36. The Natalie Wood Thanksgiving Tragedy

In 1981,  Hollywood darling Natalie Wood invited friends to spend the after-Thanksgiving weekend with her and her husband Robert Wagner on their yacht Splendor.  Most invitees declined due to bad weather but current co-star Christopher Walken joined them.  The weekend was booze-filled leading to arguments among the three. Tragedy struck when Natalie disappeared from the boat and the next morning her body was found face down in the water.

Intro and Outro Music: Isaiah Hildreth
Narrator: Curtis Hildreth

Sources:

Wood, Lana. Little Sister: My Investigation Into The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood. Dey Street Books, 2021.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/natalie-wood-death-new-audio-recordings_n_1885593

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Wood#:~:text=She%20had%20been%20on%20a,how%20she%20entered%20the%20water

https://nypost.com/2021/11/04/natalie-woods-sister-says-robert-wagner-killed-the-actress/

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a32420871/natalie-wood-death-true-story-timeline/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/718248234/?terms=natalie%20wood&match=1

https://allthatsinteresting.com/natalie-wood-death

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