Just in case you haven’t heard, are brain dead, or do not own a TV, thirty years after it was ruled an accident by the authorities, the new authorities are reopening the investigation of the drowning death of Natalie Wood.

And everyone on the internet is blaming Robert Wagner.

For the younger readers; before Robert Wagner became famous as the spokesperson of reverse mortgages, he was one of the best looking, hottest, Hollywood Stars of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.  Just trying to avoid the “Who’s Debbie, Eddie. Liz?” kinda question!

And they’re blaming him all on the word of the captain of the yacht, Splendor, who was there the night she drowned. Dennis Davern told the cops the original story we’ve all heard for, again, 30 freakin’ years!

The boat was named after Natalie’s hit film “Splendor In The Grass”.

At the time of her death, Natalie was married to Robert Wagner, for the second time.

Wood, one of the most beautiful women of all time, was a childhood star and great actress who’s life was followed as closely as Elizabeth Taylor’s, was found floating in the bay off Catalina Island on Thanksgiving weekend in 1981.

I do know enough to know that there is no statute of limitation on murder.

But why, again, after 30 years, has Captain Dennis Davern changed his story?

Did he find Jesus?

Is he dying?

Has the guilt just “gotten to him”?

Really, Dennis, what gives?

The LA Times reported a press release from the LA County Sheriff’s Department which states:  ”Recently sheriff’s homicide investigators were contacted by persons who stated that they had additional information about the Natalie Wood Wagner drowning. Due to the additional information, Sheriff’s homicide bureau has decided to take another look at the case.”

Again, 30 years!

Conspiracy theories have abounded for years regarding the event.  Natalie slipped off the swim step while trying to stop the dinghy from bumping into the yacht and keeping her awake.  Wagner hit her on the head and threw her into the water.  Christopher Walken did it because she told him he couldn’t act. The butler did it.  Really, the list goes on.

Lana Wood, Natalie’s sister, says that RJ told the captain to leave her in the water to teach her a lesson. Davern is now saying that Wagner is responsible for her death because “we did not do enough for her”.

WE.

Hey, dumbass, that includes you!

Wagner, who will be 82 in February, released a press statement as well – through his lawyers.  ”Although no one in the Wagner family has heard from the LA County Sheriff’s department about this matter, they fully support the efforts of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and trust they will evaluate whether any new information relating to the death of Natalie Wood Wagner is valid and that it comes from a credible source or sources other than those simply trying to profit from the 30-year anniversary of her tragic death.”

Translation:  we don’t know, you don’t know, let us know, and don’t call me unless you have a warrant, and oh, BTW, Lana and Dennis are nutz!

The question in my mind about Wagner is, “Why would he kill her?”

Was she having an affair with Walken?  Would anyone want to?  Really, look at him!

Had Wagner just had enough?

Was he already in love with Jill St. John?   Who wouldn’t be?  But then again, he was married to Natalie Wood!

Is Davern just looking for fame?  And, if so, is that stupid?  This makes him an accomplice to murder.

Lana Wood has a new movie coming out, is this pre-press?

30 years later most of the world is wondering how Natalie Wood really died.  I’m not, she slipped, she hit her head, and she drowned.

Lana Wood says “Natalie deserves the truth” and she just wants what’s right for Natalie.

So do I, and I say, let her rest in peace.

Well, at least there’s one sane jury in America!

Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s personal physician was found guilty Monday of involuntary manslaughter.

He’s the Doc who plied MJ with propofol at the King of Pop’s residence.  Quite frankly, I’m sure had it not been Michael Jackson, this would not have gone to trial.

Most doctors, I am told by a physician to whom I’m very close, won’t even use the substance in their offices, much less a residence.

It was negligence, pure and simple, and the jury was right to convict him of the charges.

Sadly, a good doctor gone bad is going to jail and will lose his hard earned medical license.  He won’t spend all that much time in jail even though he was sentenced to four years.

If his time is based on the ‘Lohan Scale’, he should serve about 10 days in the slammer.  Lindsay was in jail for five hours of her 30 day sentence.  That’s about .00694%.  So, doing some quick math (aren’t you proud Charlie?) the Doc should do the same, and .00694% of four years, or 1460 days is about 10.1324 days.

Local jurisdiction rules in situations like this, and it is not always the case that the doctor is hit with criminal charges.

But, Dr. Murray isn’t the only one to blame.

There’s plenty of blame to go around.

The body guards who refused to let the family members who had enough of a conscience to try to get to the singer share some.

The hangers on and entourage who never told Michael no get plenty of the blame.

And once the people around him realized he was the meal ticket of all meal tickets, all bets were off.  Their income would be gone if he sent them away.  It was easier to say yes than protect him; they took the low road.

And of course, blame aplenty is there for the entire Jackson family, with the exceptions of his children.  Sucking at the teat of Michael’s bottomless wallet, the family watched one of the most talented entertainers of my life time, torture himself with unnecessary plastic surgery, spend uselessly and endlessly, and turn into a drug addict.

All while they lived off his fame, his talent, and his money.  LaToya Jackson flashed a victory sign as she left the court house, well, either that or she was answering the “What’s your IQ question.”

Yes, there’s plenty of blame to be sure, and it’s not just the “Thriller Killer’s” fault.

The list is endless.

Hazel Baker died this weekend.

She was the librarian at my High School.

Every one loved her.

And she loved everything that was Germantown-Farmersville-Valley View.

She was there forever.  I really don’t know when her first year was at Germantown High School, but I do know that she was my sister, Judy’s Senior English Teacher, and Judy graduated 51 years ago!!

She taught my brother, Charlie as well.

Buy the time the last three of us went through HS, Hazel Baker had become the school Librarian.   When Zola, my sister showed UP, she said, “Ah, Charlie’s your brother.”  Zola wasn’t sure what that meant.

She said that to me as well when I showed UP, and I’m sure Al got the same thing.  She loved Charlie.  And quite frankly, she loved every body at school.

She ran the Student Council!

She took no crap!

She took no prisoners!

She took her time, she helped us all find what we needed in the library, and she talked to us, worked with us, planned with us, and encouraged us.

She’d probably get fired today!

She went to Morehead College in Kentucky, and was very, very proud of it.  Her hair style didn’t change in my lifetime, and she always had a classy, classy car;  a Buick Electra 225 in my day!

I don’t know how old she was, I don’t know where she was born, I don’t know where she died, or how.

But I do know, that everyone in Germantown and Farmersville, Ohio is a bit sadder this week, and The Thousand Points of Light are now only 999.