7:55 pm - 07/06/2012
Natalie Wood's death certificate has been changed from "Accident" to "Undetermined" ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the L.A. County Coroner filed documents making the change late last month.
Members of Wood's family tell TMZ ... detectives from the L.A. County Sheriff's Department -- which has reopened the death investigation -- paid them a visit earlier today informing them of the change. They tell us ... detectives told them the change was made in part because some of the bruises on Wood's body were inconsistent with death by drowning.
Family members add ... they were told at this point authorities can't prove definitively Wood's death was accidental or the result of foul play. Detectives did tell family members Wood's death was definitely from drowning, but the way she ended up in the water is unclear.
Wood died November 29, 1981 after an alcohol-fueled party on a boat off Catalina with Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken on board.
Law enforcement sources tell us their investigation is still active.
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I wonder if they will ever figure out exactly what happened that night.
Natalie Wood's death certificate changed
Natalie Wood's death certificate has been changed from "Accident" to "Undetermined" ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the L.A. County Coroner filed documents making the change late last month.
Members of Wood's family tell TMZ ... detectives from the L.A. County Sheriff's Department -- which has reopened the death investigation -- paid them a visit earlier today informing them of the change. They tell us ... detectives told them the change was made in part because some of the bruises on Wood's body were inconsistent with death by drowning.Family members add ... they were told at this point authorities can't prove definitively Wood's death was accidental or the result of foul play. Detectives did tell family members Wood's death was definitely from drowning, but the way she ended up in the water is unclear.
Wood died November 29, 1981 after an alcohol-fueled party on a boat off Catalina with Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken on board.
Law enforcement sources tell us their investigation is still active.
Source
I wonder if they will ever figure out exactly what happened that night.
Many, many years ago on ONTD there was a post about Hollywood conspiracy theories. I'm not saying I actually believe any of it was true, but it stuck in my mind because I had never heard that there were any questions regarding Natalie Wood's death until that post. Granted, I had never had any interest in reading up on it either, until I started seeing her family in the news begging for the truth about her death.
I don't remember when it was posted and I think it might have actually been a source in the post (tbh I just do not remember), but the conspiracy was that Walken was spotted miles away, across town in a hotel room with Natalie the night she died. I don't really remember anything else, just that Natalie's death wasn't an accident but was made to look like one to cover up the real reason she was killed. If anyone can find that post, I'm sure it would be a really interesting read in light of the current situation. I love a good conspiracy!
drunk and on painkillers she still would never had left her bed in the middle of the night to go check the dinghy or whatever bullshit robert said.