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Robert Wagner Marks 44 Years Since Natalie Wood’s Death With Instagram Tribute

His Instagram note renews attention to a case reclassified as suspicious in 2018 with no charges filed.

Overview

  • Wagner, 95, shared a black‑and‑white photo from the 1973 Oscars with the caption, “Thinking of Nat today… Forever missed, forever cherished. More than love.”
  • Natalie Wood drowned in 1981 near California’s Catalina Island at age 43 while on the yacht Splendour with Wagner, Christopher Walken and skipper Dennis Davern.
  • The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reopened the investigation in 2011 and later amended the cause to “drowning and other undetermined factors.”
  • Wagner was identified as a person of interest in 2018, has consistently denied involvement, and has not been charged.
  • Family and fans posted remembrances, including daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner, who shared a tribute on her mother’s official Instagram.