
Book Summary
The premature death of Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Wood in 1981 off the coast of Catalina Island, California, has become one of Hollywood’s most controversial unsolved mysteries. In this unique book, Sam Perroni details his investigation of this case as he uncovers new information and insights to produce the most far-reaching and in-depth examination of the case to date. Utilizing official records and photographs, never-before revealed confidential documents, and dozens of interviews with witnesses and forensic experts, Perroni exposes a glossed-over investigation by the local law enforcement agencies and the entrance of powerful Hollywood insiders that helped suppress the truth for four decades.

Meet the Author
Sam Perroni is a former trial lawyer and Adjunct Professor of White-Collar Crime and Trial Advocacy, William H. Bowen School of Law in Little Rock, Arkansas. He served for five years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, with the last three years being devoted almost exclusively to prosecuting complex criminal cases.
“After four decades, there is still more to learn about Natalie Wood’s tragic drowning. Brainstorm is one man’s passionate quest to unearth the truth.”
–BETH KARAS, Host of Oxygen’s Snapped: Notorious, former prosecutor and investigative journalist