Hollywood is known to have a close relationship with creepy and tragic deaths, with some of the last century’s most infamous legends dying in macabre ways.
What is not normal, however, is that psychics are involved long before the event occurs.
Unfortunately for Natalie Wood, this is where her story begins and ends.
If you don’t know about Wood’s tragic case, you should read it.
Brought to the spotlight in the 1940s by her fame-hungry mother, Wood was a child star like no other.
Having won numerous titles from the age of seven to adolescence, she was known as an industry professional from the beginning.
of west side story The star followed her mother’s quirky advice and landed her first role in director Irving Pichel’s lap. Director Pichel quickly scooped up her two uncredited roles before directing her. tomorrow is forever.
It wasn’t long before she starred in famous movies Miracle on 34th Streetwas one of the most popular films of 1947.
Natalie Wood has been afraid of water all her life. Ron Eisenberg/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)
However, her personal life remained dark.
Around this time, her mother decided to seek the help of a psychic to predict Wood’s future, but the results were not what anyone expected.
Instead of prophesying fame and fortune, she prophesied death.
But the important thing to remember is the cause of death.
She was told that “dark water” would kill her, which led to a lifelong fear of water, and even her own swimming pool.
It is reported that Wood never learned how to swim because he was so afraid of drowning.
Fast forward to 1981, and Wood was dining on a boat near Catalina Island with her husband Robert Wagner and co-star Christopher Walken.
At some point during the night, Wood fell into the water and drowned.
However, her case was reopened, and many suspected that Wagner had played a role in her death, as Wood was extremely afraid of water.
Her husband was the person with an interest in her death.Saxon/Images/Getty Images
The case received renewed attention in 2013 when the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office changed the cause of death to “drowning and other undetermined factors,” but Wagner was never charged with her untimely death, and Walken was never charged. There was no evidence linking it to any crime.
The LA Times said a revised report found evidence of abuse from the night she drowned, and CBS News said Wagner was considered a “person of interest” when the case was reopened in 2018. Even reported.
However, the psychic’s prediction somehow came true in the end.
We will never know whether this was due to a prophecy told to the actress, which made her scarred and afraid to learn how to swim, or whether it was just a terrible tragedy.
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