Why is Natalie Wood's death case being reopened?

Almost 30 years to the day after her untimely death, investigators are revisiting the "accidental drowning" of the West Side Story star

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The investigation into the death of actress Natalie Wood has been reopened, announced the L.A. Sheriff's Department late Thursday, citing new information. The West Side Story star drowned 30 years ago, on Nov. 29, 1981, off the coast of California during a weekend of yachting with her husband, Robert Wagner, and friend Christopher Walken. Though her death was originally ruled an accidental drowning, questions surrounding the incident have lingered over the last three decades. Here, a guide to the case and why it's being reopened:

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