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Robert Wagner a ‘person of
interest’ in Natalie Wood death
By MICHAEL BALSAMO other undetermined fac- death and no charges
Associated Press have been filed. His publi-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly tors.” cist, Alan Nierob, declined
four decades after his wife to comment Thursday.
drowned, investigators are Los Angeles County sher- Conflicting versions of
now calling 87-year-old ac- what happened on the
tor Robert Wagner a “per- iff’s Lt. John Corina told yacht have contribut-
son of interest” in the death ed to the mystery of her
of Natalie Wood. CBS News in an interview death. Wood, Wagner and
Since 1981, mystery and Walken had all been drink-
speculation have swirled that aired Thursday that ing heavily in the hours
around the death of the before the actress disap-
actress who had been he doesn’t believe Wag- peared.
nominated for three Acad- Wagner wrote in a 2008
emy Awards and ap- ner has told the whole story memoir that he and
peared in “West Side Sto- Walken argued that night.
ry” and “Rebel Without a about what happened He wrote that Walken went
Cause.” to bed and he stayed up
She was on a yacht with during the boat trip. for a while, but when he
Wagner, actor Christopher went to bed, he noticed
Walken and the boat cap- “As we’ve investigated the that his wife and a dinghy
tain on Thanksgiving week- that had been attached to
end of 1981. After a night case over the last six years, the yacht were missing.q
of drinking, her body was
found floating in the water I think he’s more of a per-
off California’s Catalina Is-
land. She was 43. son of interest now,” Cori-
Investigators initially ruled it
an accident but reopened na said. “I mean, we know
the case in 2011 to see
whether Wagner or any- now that he was the last
one else played a role after
the boat’s captain said he person to be with Natalie
heard the couple arguing
the night of her disappear- before she disappeared.”
ance. The coroner’s office
amended Wood’s death Asked whether he believed
certificate the next year
to include “drowning and Wood was murdered, Cor-
nia said: “I think it’s suspi- In this April 23, 1972 file photo, actor Robert Wagner and his
former wife, actress Natalie Wood, pose at the Dorchester Hotel
cious enough to make us in London, England.
think that something hap- Associated Press
pened.”
After the interview aired,
a sheriff’s department
spokeswoman, Nicole
Nishida, played down the
comments, saying there is
nothing new with the case.
Investigators have said
Wagner has not been in-
terviewed since the probe
was reopened. They said
in 2013 that they had tried
at least 10 times to inter-
view him but he refused.
Wagner has denied any
involvement in his wife’s
United joins Delta in tightening
rules for comfort animals
By DAVID KOENIG ber of comfort animals has
AP Airlines Writer jumped 75 percent in the
DALLAS (AP) — United Air- last year and there has
lines wants to see more pa- been a big increase in ani-
perwork before passengers mal-related incidents.
fly with emotional-support United already bans exotic
animals — and don’t even animals and non-house-
try to bring a peacock on hold birds. Still, the fact
board. that a passenger tried to
The airline announced bring a peacock on board
Thursday that it will tight- “helped illustrate why we
en rules starting March 1. needed to revise our pol-
The changes are similar to icy,” said United spokes-
those coming at Delta Air man Charles Hobart.
Lines. Guide dogs have been
United said owners will have occasional flyers for years,
to confirm that their animal but recently there has
is trained to behave in pub- been a surge of emotional-
lic, and they will need a support animals. Federal
vaccination form signed by regulations allow them — if
a veterinarian. The vet will they’re not too big or exot-
have to vouch that the ani- ic — but airlines can ask for
mal isn’t a health or safety a doctor’s note verifying
threat to other people. that the passenger needs
The airline said the num- the animal.q
