Robert the Doll

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http://robertthedoll.org/

https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/key-west/robert-the-doll

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KutwG-f6Kc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(doll)

Fort East Martello Museum Archives

"Robert the Doll: The True Story" by David L. Sloan

Florida Keys History Museum Records

Steiff Company Historical Records

"Haunted Key West" by Brad Bertelli

Ancestry.com - Otto Family Records

Newspapers.com - Archives of the Key West Citizen

"Ghosts of Key West" by David L. Sloan

"Haunted Objects: Stories of Ghosts on Your Shelf" by Christopher Balzano

"The World's Most Haunted Dolls" by Peggy Brant

Historical Society of the Florida Keys

Paranormal Research Society - Key West Chapter

Personal testimonies from museum visitors and staff, documented by the East Martello Museum

"Haunted Dolls: Their Eyes Follow You" by John Harker

and of course Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, Newspaperarchives, FamilySearch.org

 

 

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Below is a  list of resources  used during the research and telling of this story. (partial)

Episode Sources

1. Books:
   • Finstad, Suzanne. Natasha: The Biography of Natalie Wood. New York: Random House, 2001.
     • This biography is one of the most detailed accounts of Natalie Wood’s life. It includes in-depth interviews with her family, friends, and colleagues, and covers her complex relationship with her mother, Maria, her marriage to Robert Wagner, and her career highs and lows. This book provided background on Natalie’s family, her early life, and the pressures she faced, as well as details about her first and second marriages to Wagner.
   • Davern, Dennis and Rulli, Marti. Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendour. Medallion Press, 2009.
     • Co-written by Dennis Davern, the captain aboard Splendour during Natalie’s last weekend, this book provides Davern’s account of the events surrounding her death, Wagner’s involvement, and his later testimonies. It was a primary source for understanding Davern’s relationship with the couple and details of the fateful Thanksgiving weekend.
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