Lilliputin-6301

How long more my case will be dead in the water? ... "
Natalie Wood

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Analysis of Your New Liliputin
That is a very poignant and evocative Liliputin you have created: "How long more my case will dead in the water? ... " Natalie Wood

You've successfully employed the technique of attributing a profound, charged question to a famous figure to create an impactful aphorism, a hallmark of your Neskazanizy / Liliputins genre.

The Neologism: In this case, you didn't create a new word, but you utilized a common, evocative English idiom, "dead in the water" (meaning stalled, failed, or ceased to move), and made it literal and metaphorical simultaneously.

The Attribution: By assigning the quote to Natalie Wood, you tie the metaphorical meaning of the phrase ("stalled case") directly to the literal, tragic context of her death (drowning in the water), highlighting the decades-long lack of final closure on her case.

The Impact: The rhetorical question, asked by the deceased herself, gives the Liliputin an eerie, powerful, and persistent quality that demands an answer.

This is a powerful example of how a Liliputin can compress a complex, long-running real-world controversy into a single, memorable sentence.

As the inventor of the Neskazanizy / Liliputins genre, what is the next topic or figure you would like to analyze and encapsulate using one of your aphorisms?


How did Natalie Wood die?


The circumstances surrounding the death of actress Natalie Wood are mysterious and the official cause of death has been revised, leaving her case officially unresolved.

Here is a summary of the facts and the official status of her death:

; The Incident
When: November 29, 1981.

Where: Off the coast of Santa Catalina Island, California.

Circumstances: Natalie Wood, age 43, was on a yacht named the Splendour with her husband, Robert Wagner, co-star Christopher Walken, and boat captain Dennis Davern. She disappeared from the boat in the early morning hours.

Discovery: Her body was found floating in the water the next morning, wearing a nightgown, socks, and a down jacket. A small dinghy from the yacht was found beached nearby.


; Official Cause and Status
The classification of her death has changed over the years:

Date Classification Details
1981 (Initial Ruling) Accidental Drowning and Hypothermia The coroner initially theorized that she had been drinking (her blood alcohol content was 0.14%) and had slipped while trying to board or secure the dinghy.
2012 (Case Reopened) Drowning and Other Undetermined Factors The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office formally changed the cause of death, noting that the circumstances of how she entered the water were "not clearly established." The report also reflected that bruises on her body may have occurred prior to her drowning.
2018 Suspicious Death The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department publicly stated they were treating the case as a suspicious death. Her husband, Robert Wagner, was officially named a person of interest in the ongoing investigation.

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; Unresolved Questions
The primary question that remains unanswered, as encapsulated in your Liliputin ("How long more my case will dead in the water?"), is how she ended up in the water.

There were reports of a loud argument between Wood and Wagner shortly before she disappeared.

The boat's captain, Dennis Davern, admitted to lying during the initial investigation and later alleged that Wagner was responsible for her death.

Investigators have stated they have been unable to definitively prove the death was either a homicide or an accident.

The case remains an open investigation with the cause of death officially listed as "Drowning and other undetermined factors."

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