It has been ages since I posted anything at this blog. Facebook really started trending right after I created this blog about Natalie Wood's death, so like millions of people in this world with a story to present and follow, I took my updates to Facebook. There, I have a Natalie Wood Homicide Case Page (which is exactly the status of the case since November 2011 when the case was reopened, and YES, my efforts contributed tremendously to getting Natalie's 30-year CLOSED case RE-OPENED.  Here is a link to my Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/Natalie-Wood-Homicide-Case-376638249391213/?ref=bookmarks

Since the case was re-opened, I began a journal, following every development along the way. The events that have occurred since then are riveting, and I intend to follow-up with information that picks up where my book "Goodbye Natalie Goodbye Splendour" left off. I am closing in on a publication date.    

Update

Someone asked the following question on my FB page, which I use only for published articles and then comments can be made, so I am moving the question to here....I know I have neglected the blog for months but there is also reason for that. There is reason for everything I do or do not do regarding Natalie's case.
Here is the question: What if RJ gets arrested and there is a trial. Do you think that an unbiased jury could be formed? It seems that so many women fall all over RJ. Look what happened in the O.J. Simpson case!!! Just because of his celebrity he got away with murder! What if the jurists feel sorry for RJ because of his age 85/86? Just wondered what everyone thinks about this? *****JUSTICE 4 NATALIE*****

Here is the answer I gave on FB: There is a lot going on that cannot be discussed openly, which is why mainstream media keeps a distance, too. Don't worry, for those interested in truth and justice for any victim, especially for this particular decades-long saga, the truth will be revealed for Natalie's legacy. That's what matters. This iconic woman did not "get drunk and fall off a boat." Intelligent and reasonable people already know it. The death certificate change is a step in the right dirction: NO MORE ACCIDENT. The "whodunnit" part is just as easy. But I only post NEWS items on FB...I save these type questions for my blog, so will be moving this there.

Now, for an update. There are people trying to involve themselves in things they know too little, too late, about and their interference is a hindrance, not a help. I do have a first draft of my next book ready but so many things have happened that I keep adding to it to ensure it will provide complete coverage, but I will be submitting my manuscript very soon to my agent. It includes so much pertinent information than it did last year when I finished first draft. This book will verify ALL of the initial findings of GNGS, plus offer many more details (FACTS) pertaining to Natalie's case. The outsiders (many of them on various levels) who think they've uncovered "answers" have only uncovered the unnecessary information GNGS already asked. This next book will contain the answers -- the ones that are factual, the answers that matter. I appreciate that so many people still care. Hang in there, this case isn't as complicated as many like to think it is. 

Goodbye Natalie Goodbye Splendour e-version on sale 2/16/16

I was recently notified by our publisher, Open Road Integrated Media, that GOODBYE NATALIE, GOODBYE SPLENDOUR will be featured in the Early Bird Books newsletter on 2/16/16. Early Bird Books is a daily deals newsletter that goes out to more than a quarter million subscribers. The ebook of GNGS will be downpriced to $1.99 for that day only, 2/16/16. The discount will be available at all major retailers in the U.S. So, if anyone is interested in getting the ebook version of GN...GS, Feb. 16th will be the best day to save. As those of you who've read GNGS know, it's so much more than the story of just one night.
Early Bird Books would also love to have as many people as possible sign up to receive the Early Bird Books email so that you'll always be aware of their many excellent authors and titles, and readers are always offered great savings. Here is the link:
http://www.earlybirdbooks.com/
Also, I am posting this notice only on MY Facebook page, and not at the many Natalie Wood fan groups and pages because I do not want to infringe upon any adminstrator regulations there. This is definitely a wonderful opportunity for GNGS and hopefully many more people will learn of this important story through this promotion, so if anyone would like to share this post with your friends' list or groups, please feel free to do so, and I am grateful for that support.

Interview with Circle of Insight aired July 1

https://www.spreaker.com/user/8085756/podcast-exclusive-revisiting-natalie-woo

American Media Inc. Goes Full-Frontal on Robert Wagner | FishbowlNY

American Media Inc. Goes Full-Frontal on Robert Wagner | FishbowlNY

Facebook Group - Natalie Wood: A Journey for Justice

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1546028528997925/members/

This link is to a Facebook Group dedicated to the ongoing quest for justice for Natalie Wood. Since her case was reopened in Nov. 2011, many new details have surfaced and the missing piece to the mystery continues to avoid cooperating with the new detectives on the case. Robert Wagner continues on with "business as usual" and will not provide the authorities with a drop of insight as to what may have happened the night Natalie lost her life, which is very suspicious behavior. Join the group for updates and information about Natalie's case.

33 Years ago today the world lost iconic actress, Natalie Wood, America's Sweetheart

 

It's thirty-three years ago today as I stood in my kitchen washing Sunday dinner dishes and the phone rang. It was my brother Dave calling to inform me Natalie Wood drowned. TV news reports gave no details, but confirmed Natalie was indeed gone. My heart sank for Natalie's young daughters, and for her family. I even felt terrible for her husband, actor Robert Wagner. I sure felt the loss, too, and... not only because my friend Dennis Davern worked for Natalie but also because she had been my favorite actress since I was 10 years-old. It was world-shattering news. That's how iconic Natalie was.

My phone rang all night long that night, everyone calling to ask me what happened. Until I could talk with Dennis, who was the captain of Natalie's family yacht called the Splendour, I really could give no insider details. Dennis was in L.A. -- I was in NJ, coast to coast separation. Then Dennis's brother, Paul Davern, told me he and their mother (also in NJ) had not heard from Dennis, either.
I thought for sure Dennis would call his mother, if not me. We were simply that close, and everyone seemed to know it because my phone rang for days. I decided not to call Dennis even though I immediately sensed something terribly wrong. News from media offered up a tragic accident, but there was that one report from Coroner Noguchi that mentioned an argument aboard the yacht.

It was about a month later, near Christmas time that year, when I finally connected with Dennis. It was his first night back aboard the Splendour since the night Natalie had died. He was going to sleep in the master stateroom that night and was feeling extremely uneasy. So, we talked about most everything but the tragic night Natalie died. Dennis did not want me to hang up but after three hours on the phone, I finally asked, "Den, everything's not right about that night, is it?" All he said was, "You know it, but that's for another time." So, I dropped the subject, but began a mission.

That's when I started collecting every single item released about the night Natalie died. I started making phone calls, and every word spoken about that night went into a record book, and every article went into a box...(boxes and notebooks I still have today). The mainstream media left the story alone within a month after the tragedy, but the tabloids followed Dennis constantly, and offered him large sums of money to tell "the truth." But Dennis internalized and let the truth eat away at him instead -- until about eighteen months after Natalie died. That's when he finally called me to talk about the details he had saved for "another time."

My suggestion was for him to immediately call the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, but he insisted he would be killed if he did that, that he would have to move far away from Hollywood before he could take a step like that, and that he wished he had been taken in for interrogation the day Natalie was found, but he, Wagner, and boat guest, actor Christopher Walken, were allowed to go home immediately after Natalie's body was discovered in the ocean. There was no true investigation, nor interrogations. Instead, an attorney, paid for by Wagner, had been assigned to Dennis the day Natalie was found, and Dennis was told to "say nothing."

So, Dennis was suspended in time and action. Finally, two years later he was able to break away from the West Coast and he moved East. The tragic night haunted him to physical alteration -- literally, Dennis was a destroyed being, physically and mentally, and as I vowed to help him through it, I also vowed to help achieve justice for my favorite actress, Natalie, a woman Dennis claimed was every bit the sweetheart the world had come to know her as.

Dennis sacrificed more than many people know about. Thirty-three years later, I learn that Dennis had every right to fear for his life. And, to this day, I do what I can to preserve the truth for Natalie's legacy, and to appeal for the justice she still deserves.
Again, for those who believe something thirty-three years old should be left alone, please try to understand why this case should never be left alone until resolved. It's because Natalie was so famous that she was denied true justice, and that has nothing to do with Dennis's choices. No one should tolerate injustice in any situation where justice is denied.
The persistent sub-theme in this decades-long saga is the inconsistency of our very justice system. Robert Wagner is the only suspect in Natalie's death, which now actually comes from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department that failed Natalie in 1981. It is they who are telling the public as clearly as they possibly can at this stage of the investigation reopened in 2011 that Natalie Wood's death reeks of foul play. She did not "get drunk and fall off a boat."

For thirty-three years now, I have always believed that Natalie Wood was murdered and that her killer was the "usual suspect" -- her husband. And, I'm damn mad to this day that he got to skip over the usual steps of a typical death investigation just because he is part of the Hollywood community, and that family-oriented production companies such as Hallmark choose a homicide investigation suspect to play Santa Claus (this year). It's as if the media has not done their part to cover the gist of this new investigation either. How could Hallmark not have known? It's Hollywood propaganda at work, and expensive criminal defense attorneys working their tactics. There is no doubt, proven by physical evidence that Natalie was not alive in the water, which is sadly comforting, but also key evidence that she did not get into the water on her own. The Splendour is not a boat one "falls from." There was no "adjusting a banging dinghy," also proven improbable if not impossible in this case.

I love the attention Natalie gets from her long list of fans, and I love that people still remember her and adore her. Young people are falling in love with Natalie all over again, and she deserves it.
This photo is one I asked my son to design for me to show the original publisher of GNGS, as I liked this photo of Natalie depicting Natalie at her favorite past-time, but publishers wanted another beautiful photo of her, which I also liked. Yes, she was a mega-star, but she was also a mother of two who simply liked to spend time at the everyday things like everyday people. This is how Dennis Davern knew and remembers Natalie Wood. It's how I like to remember her today, too.

Vetting the Enquirer’s ‘New Natalie Wood Death Theory’ - FishbowlNY

Vetting the Enquirer’s ‘New Natalie Wood Death Theory’ - FishbowlNY



Natalie Wood's case is still open. Her death still intrigues the world because it remains unsolved but still has good reason to be investigated. Her death certificate was changed from accidental to undetermined for more than the new medical attention her autopsy has received. Authorities now believe Natalie may have been assaulted, and unconscious in the water, which leads to the question of how she got in the water. The bogus theory of "retying a banging dinghy, falling and hitting her head" has all but been eliminated from the scenarios and theories over the decades. Such a fall does not account for the numerous other fresh bruises found on Natalie's body. Plus, after many witness accounts of a huge argument transpiring right before her new estimated time of death, it doesn't allow for the "banging dinghy disturbing her sleep" scenario.



It's more than very possible Natalie Wood was murdered. In fact, it's probable. And that's why her case remains open. Anyone with information in any aspect of this persisting case, you can contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.  

My Interview with Donna Linn, ShowMeTalkRadio

Includes a revelation about the reopened Natalie Wood case.

http://www.showmetalkradio.com/donnaco.php
 

Tonight on REELZ

http://www.reelz.com/hollywoodscandals/

Tonight Asylum's production about Untimely Hollywood Deaths, including a segment on Natalie Wood her sis, Lana Wood, and I interviewed for, will air on REELZ. While being interviewed, both Lana and I talked about the scientific evidence of her new autopsy review that indicates Natalie Wood was not alive before being in the ocean, which leads to the question: Then how did her dead body get into the water?" Hope you can watch this important segment.

Thanksgiving 1981, Thanksgiving 2013

Wishing Everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I'm grateful for so many things, but mostly for all the good people I know and have in my life. This time of year holds so many fond memories for me, and is also, of course, a bitter-sweet occasion as the anniversary weekend of Natalie Wood's shocking death in 1981, which was also the beginning of a long and winding journey for me in an effort to give such a wonderful woman the truth she deserves attached to her legacy.

I chose this photo of Natalie because she was a sweet young girl driven by a stage mom who loved her dearly but also applied a pressure no young girl should have to endure. Natalie was a normal teen who sought her independence early because by her late teens, she was already so accomplished.
She was kind and generous, and if you were her friend, or a family member, you were safe. She harbored many lost souls and she gave her all to her relationships. She loved her baby sister with all her heart. She held her own in a business that can swallow up the giants as easily as the unknowns. She crossed from old Hollywood to new Hollywood with grace and dignity with a trail of classic films behind her our great-great grandchildren will one day watch.

She was fair. She was beautiful. She is timeless for the right reasons, not for the mystery of her final night. There is no longer a mystery. For decades I knew what happened to Natalie, and now a homicide department knows, too. The journey continues because, with this knowledge, we all want something to be done about what Natalie suffered, as no one should have to lose life the way Natalie lost hers. An expert department has spent two years piecing it together. They know.
This is the start of the holiday season, and I debated whether to post another sad reminder of what happened 32 years ago, but it's still important. It consumes me every Thanksgiving. Natalie was so happy to be home to start the holiday season that year. Her hard work on the set of Brainstorm was finished, she was ready to kick-off the holiday season with some Christmas shopping, and she was happy to invite a new co-star for a social cruise. She had done nothing wrong or more than have excitement and promise in her heart that long ago weekend. Her stage debut was next. And she was smiling when that bottle came crashing down in front of her, shocking and mortifying her with embarrassment.

Natalie was not only a victim the night she lost her life at the hands of another ... she remained a victim for decades later because key people were more willing to believe a sociopath than take the time to consider the truth of the matter. That finally changed but it took far too long. The deepest part of the story has yet been told, but it will be told. And soon. That's something I am especially thankful for this Thanksgiving. 

A 75th tribute to Natalie Wood, Born July 20, 1938

Collage created by Teresa Krajco

July 20, 2013: Natalie Wood would have turned 75 this day. My birthday tribute to her.

Friends: Dennis Davern and Natalie Wood aboard the Splendour.

July 20, 2013: Natalie would've been 75. I hope you will read this and maybe share it for Natalie. Maybe someone who does not know a lot about her will learn a little more, and for those who do know her, they will appreciate it.

As I told in "Goodbye Natalie Goodbye Splendour," I didn't really know much about Natalie Wood before I saw her in her classic movie "Gypsy." After I had applied eyeliner and lipstick, teased my hair, and dressed in tight Capri pants and ruffled blouse in hopes of looking a little older so I could buy a ticket along with my young teenage friends, this 10 year-old at the time was thrilled when no one asked questions at the Cherry Hill Mall ticket box office. When Natalie made "Gypsy," ratings weren’t yet attached to films, but theaters rarely allowed kids to see grown-up themed movies, and "Gypsy" was considered one of them. But I was in! I was going to see a powerful movie--my first "adult movie" and it was my first chance to see Natalie on the big screen. My knees shook and I dropped popcorn all the way to my seat! I wouldn't see other classics Natalie had already made, like "Rebel Without a Cause" and "West Side Story" until after seeing "Gypsy."

My older sister-in-law, Marcia, who lived in our home at the time was a huge Liz Taylor fan and Marcia subscribed to all the Hollywood fan magazines. I had seen photographs of Natalie in one of Marcia's magazines and had remarked just about a month before "Gypsy" of how stunningly beautiful Natalie Wood is, and I told Marcia I never thought I would ever see a more beautiful face for all of my time. I haven't.

Marcia and I would debate: who is prettier, Liz or Natalie? Liz's violet eyes and pretty face aside, in my opinion there is still no contest. Natalie wins. Although Marilyn Monroe was beautiful, too, no one mesmerized me as Natalie did. Of course I was very young and impressionable but there was something more involved, something unexplainable, but palpable as if I was somehow, someway connected to this beautiful actress on the magazine pages and up on that huge screen acting her heart out in "Gypsy." Best way to explain it is to say I felt an instant sisterhood with Natalie that I absolutely realized was a wishful-thinking figment of my imagination, yet it existed. I'm sure it existed for other Natalie fans as well.

Thus, after "Gypsy," I left the movie theater hooked. Hooked on Natalie Wood.

I then elected Natalie my favorite actress for all time, and that has never changed, although I think there are many wonderful actresses since, but there has yet to be another "Natalie Wood" and there never will be. I still hadn't had a favorite actor when I saw "Gypsy." That choice wouldn't come until three years later when I was finally a real teenager and saw "Sweet Bird of Youth" starring Paul Newman. From that movie on, I also never thought I'd see a more handsome face as Paul's, and same as with Natalie, I haven't. He could also act. Guess I'm fairly loyal to choices I make like that.

I did my best to see all Natalie Wood movies after "Gypsy." "Sex and the Single Girl" wowed me but "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" in 1969 proved that Natalie was a trendsetter and an actress for all time. But, that was also a time in her personal life when things were changing. I LOVED Natalie's movies simply because Natalie starred in them, but also because she seemed real up there on the screen. Her talent not only prevailed, but her very existence somehow transfixed you.

I rarely read fan magazines back in the day, but whenever I saw an article or something in the papers about Natalie Wood, I read every word. It was as if I was rooting for her, and I didn't even know why. I had always hoped to read a fan article telling of the marriage between Natalie Wood and Paul Newman (you can call that childhood match-making I guess). Of course they never marry each other but I hadn't even known at the time of "Gypsy" that Natalie had been married to actor Robert Wagner, known as RJ, and was divorcing him. I had never heard of him. Their marriage and divorce had occurred before I was old enough to care much about Hollywood lore.

I had occasionally followed news about Natalie's personal life (her relationship with Warren Beatty, her marriage and divorce to Richard Gregson, etc.) but never in an obsessed way...just in a continuing rooting sort of way. I remember feeling happy for her when she gave birth to her first daughter, Natasha. Natalie lived abroad then, and I simply felt happy for her. Then, I didn't really hear much about Natalie for several years before seeing her radiant face on the cover of a magazine holding her second daughter, Courtney. It was then, in that article, that I had learned Natalie remarried Robert Wagner in 1972 and was looking forward to living happily ever after. That was pretty much the gist of the article. Wagner looked like a wholesome, likeable guy in the photos I saw of him with Natalie after that. I still felt happy for her. What I would later learn about Wagner taught that a picture doesn't necessarily tell a true story

There are no other celebrities I had ever felt such a "connection" with other than Natalie, let alone to take the time to root for them in their personal lives, but I'd always found myself rooting for Natalie. Natalie had many adoring fans...fans who knew a lot more about her than I did, yet I felt that palpable feeling that went beyond details and factoids about the actress. Destiny is one of those superstitious things many people don't even believe in, but on the morning of November 29, 1981, fate would bring Natalie and me together forever.

By that time, I had learned so much more about Natalie. I had learned of how superstitious she was, how diviner things meant something to her. I had known about her fear of water and of drowning, and I had known her in a way I'd never thought possible. When my close friend, Dennis Davern, started working for Natalie and RJ in 1975 as their yacht caretaker ("Captain") I asked him a lot of questions. I was stunned he was working for my childhood idolized actress. I still adored Natalie and to hear all of Dennis's anecdotes about spending weekend after weekend with her, she as his "sidekick" (or he as hers) aboard their yacht, I realized how homogenized the world must be becoming, yet I admit, I was still somewhat star struck. As real as Natalie had always seemed to me, she became even more real in the mid-70's. I had even been planning a trip to California to meet her.

Dennis had traveled from the East Coast to CA and had told Natalie about his family and friends back East, and many traveled to L.A. and had met the Wagners through Dennis. Dennis had given me the yacht phone number and the Wagner home phone number in case I ever needed to call him, as that's where he spent most of his time while working for the Wagners. I admit, there were several times I wanted to dial the Wagner home in hopes Natalie might answer and chat with me for a few minutes. But, I knew better to bother anyone out of pure fan-hood. One night, when I absolutely really did have to call, it was RJ who answered. He pleasantly told me I could reach Dennis at the yacht. They had trusted Dennis that much. He had become like a family member to the Wagner family. When he had worked some charters for various other stars, I hardly asked a question, but I liked hearing about Natalie, and was always happy to hear reports of her happy life. Sometimes she got mad at Dennis, too, but she would get happy with him again fast enough. Dennis always said she was the most spectacular, professional, and most beautiful woman he could ever meet, because none other existed like her.

But I started learning some things about Natalie's family (blood family, that is) that I thought was strange. For instance, how RJ didn't want Natalie's relatives aboard the boat. I wondered if it was all as "happy ever after" as I wanted to believe for Natalie. I heard about how RJ drank heavily, and about how it concerned Dennis, but all in all, the Wagner family seemed to be living the dream life with their three daughters (Natasha from Natalie's previous marriage, Katie from Wagner's previous marriage, and their daughter together, Courtney).

On the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend of 1981 when I heard that Natalie had been found dead in a cove off Catalina Island, my stomach twisted into a ball of pain for all involved. My sympathy was tenfold for her loved ones, and my heart ached for Dennis because I knew firsthand how fond Dennis was of Natalie. My first thought was that a boating accident had occurred, and without immediate details being aired, I could only wait to hear more with the rest of the world. When I didn't hear from Dennis within 48 hours, and learned that neither had his mother or brother heard from him (yes, we were and are that close that a phone call was totally expected in the wake of such a tragedy), I knew immediately that something "was not right."

Now, a person at that point and time, out of respect, probably should not come out and say, "Something isn't right here," but I remember that I did say it. It wouldn't be until decades later that I would learn many of Natalie's fans had felt and said the same thing, and they weren't in the position of expecting a phone call from Dennis, so many things about Natalie's death glared suspicious from day one, for many people. How professionally trained detectives did not see what so many other average people "saw" will forever escape my comprehension, but that's a story for another day.

It's strange, but from the day Natalie was found lifeless, I felt something that can only be described as a "blanket of obligation" that had fallen over me. Even back in 1981, I knew it was not only for Natalie but for all of her fans who knew her as I had "known her." Natalie had that magical quality only few people possess. Sure, maybe some younger people from newer generations may not understand it, but for all of us from back in the day when Natalie lit up the world (she did!) well, we do understand it.

For the people who told me I could never accomplish anything for Natalie, and/or who had negative comments about my book, asking questions such as, What gives her the right to write a bio about a woman she never knew?... I respond only by saying that I had every right to write about Natalie, and I had every right to investigate her death. I did not write a bio. I wrote a journal. Not only did I have the right to do so, I also knew that I was the ONLY PERSON who could give the story the truth and comprehension it deserved, and I felt OBLIGATED to do so. That is NOT a pompous statement: it is a fact. Dennis was going to take his witness account of what led to Natalie's death to his grave because he was such a torn man after Natalie's death. The right thing to do had eaten away at him, destroying him in a way many people would never be able to understand, but I was there--helping to bring my friend Dennis "back to life." I didn't think he would ever make it. So, not only was I in a position to help Natalie, I was in a position to help my friend. I wanted to accomplish BOTH.

As for "knowing Natalie," well, I knew her well. Natalie possessed what's known today, and very scarce still, as the "X-factor" -- her glorious talent aside, she transcended time: she looked at YOU when she worked, not at a camera. She saw YOU while you were watching her. It's in her films and in her photographs. Thus, you saw her, too...you "knew" Natalie. Her emotion spoke to YOU. In interviews and in public, no one has ever appeared more honest and giving of herself than actress Natalie Wood. She WANTED you to KNOW HER. She invited you to KNOW HER. Thus, we KNEW HER. Within Natalie's inner circle, many who deserted her memory after death, no one was ever more understanding and giving than Natalie was to those she respected and loved. As a mother, she loved her children with the truest mother-heart ever. As a daughter, she honored her parents. As a sister, she wanted nothing but the best of happiness and ease for her family. She was one of the most unaffected female stars ever, despite she is at the top of that heap. And her life was not easy. She worked since leaving toddlerhood. She WORKED. Being an actress in films is not an easy job. It's before-sunrise hours to burning the midnight oil on most scheduled days to stay within a film's budget, and Natalie was pure professional, not one of those conceited, needy actresses we've all heard about. Natalie worked her entire life. At one point, she could have given it all up. Her desire was to be a wife and mother, yes, as she loved her home life, but her creative side also tugged at her and she wanted to explore her talents. She was dedicated to her fans. She was to debut on stage in Anastasia but she had been robbed of that opportunity after inviting her co-star in "Brainstorm," Christopher Waken, for a cruise upon the family yacht. She had been robbed of motherhood. She had been stolen from her loving family and circle of friends, and from her fans. Stolen by a jealous rage.

I have no doubt that Natalie would still be starring in movies to this day, and that she would be an Academy Award winner. Acting was her life within her wonderful life.

So, for anyone who ever wants to say I didn't know Natalie, or that her fans, didn't "really know" Natalie, they are wrong. Natalie did not personally know her fans, but she sure gave her all for them. She was always caring and appreciative of her fans but maybe she didn't know how much we all really cared about her. We ALL wanted the truth of Natalie's legacy to be known. We ALL wanted Natalie to receive justice. So many of us signed the petition started by attorney Vincent DeLuca, who also "knew" Natalie. The petition and my "appeal package" went together and ended up in the hands of two VERY WORTHY and DEDICATED homicide detectives. Natalie's death is classified no longer as an accident because of all the dedication for Natalie. She may never have believed how many people were rooting for her, but I'm sure she would be honored and pleased.

There were times my agent or business people would tell me to not mention how much I admired Natalie Wood, that I might come off as an obsessed fan, as if my search for her justice wasn't related to the big issue of how celebrities are handled with kid gloves in scenarios that would put everyday, ordinary people away for life. I was never "obsessed" with Natalie, but I sure was obsessed with justice for her, and I was completely objective when preparing the package for the reopening of her case plea. I included people that I otherwise preferred to not include, but I also wanted and needed for the professionals to weed them as well, so I was THAT objective! And, the professionals DID weed them!

That's how I felt when that "blanket" had covered me... a blanket of obligation to get to the truth about Natalie's death. I was never going to buy that she had drunk too much and fell off a yacht. I knew her too well!!!! I also knew my friend Dennis too well. I knew he would tell me what he knew as soon as he could. Even if it had taken decades, I knew I would learn the truth about Natalie's death, and believe me, I worked for that truth as well. I worked from before sunrise to after midnight on many nights of many years, just as Natalie had in her many films she left for our enjoyment. When I had watched Natalie up on that movie screen in "Gypsy," who would've ever thought that I would one day be the person to uncover the truth about her mysterious death? It took a long time, but I got there. I got there for Natalie, for Dennis, and for every average person who would not have been saved by celebrity privilege the way it went down the weekend Natalie lost her life. After GNGS was published, there was still more work to be done, but by that time there was a vigor I could not escape. For those who ever asked "why bother?" I simply suggest they consider how they would feel if such a bizarre death happened in their own family: would they then be so cavalier about someone who wanted to help get to the truth? In my endeavors, thankfully, after GNGS was published, finally there was a lot of help. Thank you to all of Natalie's fans who have helped me. Your support for truth and justice for Natalie's legacy, as her case continues, is always and forever appreciated by this person who fought hard for her, with NO regrets.

I wish Natalie had survived the sinister weekend of November 1981 to be able to celebrate her 75th.

Natalie's Death NOT Classified as accidental. Announcers Need to UPDATE!

This afternoon I happened across "Rebel Without a Cause" on TCM and stopped to watch the second half of it. It was Natalie's "breakout" movie, the one that brought her to "adulthood" on screen. Frankly, I think she had reached "adulthood" long before in real life, but in any case, at the end of the movie an announcer talked briefly about the early deaths of the movie's lead actors, and when he got to mentioning Natalie he said she had drowned accidentally. So when will this idle and IGNORANT claim about Natalie's death STOP? Natalie did NOT die accidentally and even her death certificate has been OFFICIALLY changed to indicate so. ACCIDENT HAS BEEN REMOVED!!!! NO "accident" -- it's UNDETERMINED now because a legal medical review questions "accident" and now a homicide division continues to investigate MURDER, so maybe announcers should get with the program and start to call Natalie's death what it really is: AN ONGOING HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION. Natalie needs her fans more than ever.

Natalie Wood death to be ruled not accidental: Sources

One of the reports from January

Natalie Wood Author Comments on Bombshell Tabloid Report - FishbowlLA

Natalie Wood Author Comments on Bombshell Tabloid Report - FishbowlLA

KNBC News Report on updates for Natalie Wood's death investigation.

Excellent report to watch and read:

Robert Wagner Was a ''Shocked Man'' After Natalie Wood's Death, Then-Assistant Sheriff Recalls | NBC Southern California

Yes, it was a scattered, tragic, confusing scene the morning of Natalie Wood's death, and it is understandable that everyone (including Edmonds and Rasure) would sympathize with Wagner for his loss. Given what we know through all the years since, however, is sympathy a defense for all the oversights? I would like to hear Rasure say, "I'm sorry I overlooked so many things," instead of "I still think I did a good job." My comment to Rasure, "No, Duane, you didn't. And it's not okay!" because....

Natalie Wood -- this iconic, beautiful, talented actress who dearly loved her daughters and tried to balance a life that would make everyone in her surroundings a happy being -- has become known over the years as "the actress who flirted and got drunk and fell off a boat."

THAT, is NOT what happened the night Natalie died, nor a correct portrayal of Natalie Wood who deserves the truth  attached to her legacy. Dennis Davern and Natalie's sister, Lana Wood, have also been written and talked about in a derogatory manner as the scapegoats for the complete neglect surrounding the weekend Natalie died, and Lana Wood was not even aboard the ill-fated cruise!  Robert Wagner has certainly done his number on Lana. How convenient to smear the only relative of Natalie's who cares about what REALLY happened!

Duane Rasure has followed Dennis -- to this day -- in the media (the ONLY resource we ever had to get the truth known) calling him a "drunken liar." Why? Why smear Dennis and slander him when Wagner was just as drunk? (had things been done by the book and testing completed, Rasure would've known that) and why, after learning years later how the wine bottle REALLY ended up on the main salon's floor, does Rasure not come out and say, "I was lied to by ALL?"

As for Dennis, Wagner has said little about him over the years (don't poke the bear?) until the case was reopened in Nov. 2011...then, he had his spokesperson claim he "welcomed the case reopening" but in an aside accused Dennis of exploiting the tragedy. My comment to Wagner: if that's what you really believe, RJ, then put your money where your mouth is instead of giving it to a criminal defense attorney, and tell the investigating detectives what you know, or even what you DON'T know, about the night your wife died!"

Natalie Wood Case Interview, Sat. Feb 9, 10 AM est.

I will be the guest at On The Grid Internet Talk Radio, Sat., Feb. 9, 2013 at 10:00 am EST.

I was told by host & producer, Debbie Barth, the title of this show is “Marti Rulli Shares Updates on The Natalie Wood Case” as we will talk about the latest developments in the ongoing investigation of the death of Natalie Wood.

This show's approach is conversational and listeners are highly encouraged to call in and join the conversation.  The call-in number is (323) 792-3071.  There is always someone in the chat room interacting with guests. 

The show is a one-hour show, starting at 10:00 am E.ST. and ending at 11:00 am EST. 

website: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onthegrid.

Hope you can listen in and/or participate

Goodbye Natalie - Goodbye Splendour - What Really Happened? 11/26 by OnTheGrid | Blog Talk Radio

Goodbye Natalie - Goodbye Splendour - What Really Happened? 11/26 by OnTheGrid | Blog Talk Radio

This is the interview with Debbie Barth just after the Wood case was reopened in Nov. 2011. I will be Debbie Barth's guest once again on Feb. 9th, 2013 at 10 AM est. (link to be posted) to talk about the most recent developments in the Natalie Wood homicide case.

Excellent ABC News video

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/robert-wagner-refuses-speak-police-natalie-wood-case-18257386