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Robert Wagner Marks 68 Years Since First Wedding to Natalie Wood With Instagram Tribute

No new investigative steps have followed the sheriff department’s 2022 decision clearing him in Wood’s death.

Overview

  • On Dec. 28, the 95-year-old posted a wedding-day photo on Instagram, writing, “Remembering this special day 68 years ago... More than love!”
  • Wagner and Wood first married on Dec. 28, 1957, divorced in 1962, remarried in 1972, and remained together until her death in 1981.
  • Wood drowned in November 1981 after a yacht trip near California’s Catalina Island with Wagner, Christopher Walken, and skipper Dennis Davern, and the death was initially ruled an accidental drowning.
  • After Davern’s 2011 claim that the couple argued that night, authorities reopened the case and labeled Wagner a person of interest before the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department cleared him in May 2022.
  • Wagner has continued public remembrances, including a Nov. 29 tribute on the 44th anniversary of Wood’s death, and he became guardian to her daughter Natasha after 1981.