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A yacht captain, said Friday that he lied to authorities about the mysterious death of Natalie Wood, and blames the late actress's husband, Robert Wagner, by drowning on the coast of Southern California.Thirty years after his drowning ruled an accident, has opened a murder investigation into the death of Oscar-nominated actress.

Wood drowned after spending several hours drinking at Catalina Island, and a yacht with her husband Robert Wagner, actor Christopher Walken and loved the ship's captain Dennis Davern.

Davern told NBC "Today" show Friday that he had erred by not telling the truth about the events that led to his death, and called homicide investigators in Los Angeles County Sheriff to reopen the file.

"It was the fight between Natalie Wood and her husband Robert Wagner, which eventually led to his death?" Host of a morning, David Gregory asked.

"Yes," said Davern.

"What do you mean?"

"As I said, investigators will decide," said Davern.

Davern said he believed that Wagner deliberately wood research death low profile and has done all he could do. When pressed to support Gregory details Davern, the captain said it was the duty of researchers.

Wagner rep Alan Nierob issued a statement on the matter: "While one in the family heard Wagner Department Los Angeles County Sheriff on this issue, they fully support the efforts of the Department of Los Angeles County Sheriff and the confidence that 'they will assess whether new information on the death of Natalie Wood Wagner is valid and comes from a credible source or sources other than just try to enjoy the 30-year anniversary of his tragic death " ,

Davern was not immediately available for comment.

Sister Natalie Wood, Lana, TMZ said Thursday she thinks Wagner withheld information from the authorities after the drowning. This appears to contradict earlier statements by Lana Wood, Wagner had nothing to do with the death of his sister.

Los Angeles County sheriff talk to reporters Friday about the decision to take another look at the wood the night the disappearance of November 29, 1981. The sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said Thursday that renewed investigation was prompted by new information not specified in the case of wood.

The Los Angeles Times cited Sheriff Lee Baca said in recent comments Davern, who was interviewed for the book project 2000 Vanity Fair article and comments are discussed and a new print edition of the "48 Hours Mystery" episode that focus on scandals in Hollywood.

In Vanity Fair, Davern is quoted as saying that timber and Wagner fought in their hand luggage before the actress disappeared. Responsible for the coroner ruled his death an accidental death, perhaps caused by the sliding of the boat while trying to moor a boat.

But the sister Lana Wood told TMZ the actor was deathly afraid of water.Coroner officials said the wood was "perhaps trying to board the ship and fell into the water and hit his face."

This is not the first time Davern contradicted statements he and others made to investigators after the death of Woods, and the magazine says that he told his story through the tabloids and there was an agreement to purchase a book from years.

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Police officials also hope the public tips that can shed new light on how the wood eventually drown.

Wood, a three-time Oscar nominee famous for roles in "West Side Story, '`' Rebel Without a Cause "and other Hollywood hits, was 43 when she died. She and Wagner, star of TV series "Hart to Hart" was married twice, first in 1957, before divorcing six years later. They remarried in 1972.

Wagner wrote an autobiography in 2008, which he blamed the death of his wife.

Wood said the disappearance of the night, during which the couple, and Walken in the restaurant and drank a boat. Wood went to the cabin during a discussion between a husband and Walken. Wagner, the last time he saw his wife, his bathroom mirror fixing their hair, and he closed the door.

Wagner wrote that, despite several theories about what brought the wood in water, which he feared was impossible to know exactly what happened.

"Nobody knows," he wrote. "There are only two options: either he was trying to escape from a topic, or was trying to tie the boat But the most important thing is that nobody knows exactly what happened.".

Later in his book Wagner wrote: "I blame myself? If I had been there, I could do something. But I was not there. I do not see."

He wrote that he never returned to the island of Catalina.

Phone messages and e-mail to the Associated Press Walken publicist were not immediately returned Thursday. Walken and Wood were co-stars of "brainstorming," which was definitely the role of the actress on the big screen.