The details surrounding Natalie Wood's death have been a mystery for thirty years. The actress was partying on a yacht off the coast of Santa Catalina Island in California with husband Robert Wagner and actor Christopher Walken, and authorities concluded that she fell off the boat and drowned in the middle of the night. This morning we learn that homicide detectives have reopened the case, and the captain of the boat insists that Wagner is to blame for Wood's death.

Dennis Davern was interviewed on Today this morning, along with author Marty Rulli, who co-wrote the book Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendor with Davern. He reveals that the story is still unresolved, but that's...about it. Check out the painfully awkward interview below:

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So, it sounds like the guy was possibly looking to promote a book, right? Host David Gregory tried several times to get Davern to admit that he had further details about Wood's death, but he basically refused to respond directly, instead deflecting his answers to "the book" and then saying that "it's up to investigators to find the truth." He does admit, however, that he "made mistakes" and lied on an official report. 

According to the New York Daily News, the book reveals that Wood and Wagner had gotten in a drunken argument on the back deck. "Davern tried to stop the fight but was told to go away by Wagner. Minutes later, the actress went missing. It was then that Davern wanted to find Wood, but Wagner told him to lay off, said Rulli." These are details that were never mentioned to the original investigators by Wagner, Walken, or Davern. 

When Gregory asked Davern directly about his motives for coming forward with new information after three decades--information that potentially incriminates Robert Wagner as a responsible party in his wife's death--Davern insists it's because he wants justice rather than a profit. Yesterday the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department made a statement, sayaing Davern "made comments worthy of exploring" and that a new investigation would "take another look at the case."