To this day, there are controversies surrounding Natalie Wood's death. Back then, it was ruled an accident, but many speculate that there was more to the story. For one, Wood's sister insisted that she wouldn't go out into the water in a dinghy as she was extremely terrified of water and wouldn't even swim in her own pool, as reported by Biography. Robert Wagner suspected that Wood may have had a hard time sleeping with the dinghy constantly hitting the yacht, and she might have gotten up to secure it and accidentally fell into the water. Others, however, suspect that foul play was involved.

The coroner officially ruled Wood's death as an accident and, as her death certificate reads, a "probable drowning in the ocean." In 2011, however, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reopened the investigation into Wood's mysterious death. Since the incident, more information has come to light, including a source who said that Christopher Walken allegedly heard Wood and Wagner fighting that night, per Vanity Fair. Furthermore, help wasn't immediately called when Wagner discovered his wife missing. It wasn't until a few hours later when the incident was reported. New witnesses — a few people who were in their own boats at that time — also came forward and said they heard arguing and a woman shouting for help on that fateful night. These circumstantial pieces of evidence suggest that Wood's death may not have been a simple drowning incident.

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