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The Backstory: The sinister death of movie star Natalie Wood

8m · The Backstory with Patty Steele · 19 Mar 04:00

Talent, glamour, fame, sex, and possibly murder. What really happened to Natalie Wood more than 40 years ago? One guy who was there has been talking about her death. But nobody’s listening.

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