The Los Angeles County Sheriff 's office reopens the case . Persons with additional information have contacted investigators . Robert Wood drowned off Catalina Island near Los Angeles in 1981 . `` My sister was not a swimmer and did not know how to swim , and she would never go to another boat or to shore dressed in a nightgown and socks , '' said Lana Wood . A news conference is scheduled for Friday night in Hollywood .
The Los Angeles County Sheriff 's office reopens the case . Persons with additional information have contacted investigators . Robert Wood drowned off Catalina Island near Los Angeles in 1981 . A news conference is scheduled for Friday night in Hollywood .