LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The unexplained disappearance of Patrick McDermott, which involved Olivia Newton-John, continues to baffle many. For nine years, the cameraman dated Olivia. He disappeared in June 2005. He disappeared after having taken part in a night fishing expedition with 22 other people.
WILD theories on Olivia Newton-John’s death
Olivia Newton-John, the star of “Grease”, died on August 8 at the age of 73 at her ranch in Southern California, surrounded by her loved ones. In a statement posted to the singer’s Instagram page, her husband John Easterling pleaded for public privacy during this difficult time.
While on the boat, Patrick disappeared, but no one noticed until the boat reached dry land. At the time, he was 48 years old. One of the many ideas surrounding his disappearance is that he could have pretended to die to start over in Mexico and evade taxes. According to a 2009 interview with Women’s Weekly, Newton-John said, “I don’t think I’ll ever be completely at peace with this.” “I believe a question mark will always exist.”
After Olivia divorced in 1995 from her first husband, Matt Lattanzi, they started dating and have been together for nine years. When Patrick disappeared, Olivia was in Australia for a promotional tour. His car keys, passport and wallet were discovered on board his fishing boat, “Freedom”, by the crew. At the Los Angeles Marina in San Pedro, his automobile was discovered parked. It was only after he failed to show up for a family reunion on July 6 that someone realized he was gone. On July 11, the police were finally called.
Before meeting Olivia, Patrick was already married and the father of a son. He was ordered by the court to pay $8,000 in retroactive child support. After declaring bankruptcy and having debts of over $30,000, people began to assume that he had faked his death to escape. “We found no evidence of criminal conduct, suicide, accident or prank in McDermott’s disappearance,” the Coast Guard said after an investigation.
A three-year investigation into the boat revealed that no count had been made on the day of the excursion, which is why Patrick’s disappearance was not reported. Both examinations concluded that he may have been lost at sea all night and drowned as a result. Since then, he is believed to have died.
However, an official at the San Pedro marina where Patrick boarded the vessel claimed he did not believe he was deceased. He told the Herald Sun in 2005: “I think the person got off the boat, but I could be wrong. “He got off the boat, although he could have been abducted by aliens in the parking lot.” He continued, “Listen, if you really want to jump, jump when no one is watching and you will never be seen. A fisherman on board claimed to have met Patrick only 3.5 hours into the trip. However, he never saw him again. Fisherman Tony Mayo reportedly said: “I kept an eye on him all day but never saw him.
Less than a year after Patrick disappeared, at least six witnesses have come forward to say they saw him alive in Mexico. Then, in 2010, it reappeared in Mexico. It was claimed that the images of a man and a woman published in 2017 by New Idea magazine were of Patrick and his new girlfriend in Mexico. However, a Canadian couple later identified themselves as the one in the photo. At the time, a private investigator claimed to have located Patrick, according to CBS. “Patrick probably now works for a famous family there in the yachting business,” he continued.
Later, in 2008, Olivia married John Easterling in an Inca ceremony in Peru. He was lost at sea, and no one really knows what happened, she told 60 Minutes in 2016. She added: “People naturally wonder. Because these worries are present whenever you encounter adversity. You have to accept and let go of these things in life. Questions naturally arise since we are human. You see, I continue to live.
Meanwhile, Olivia has developed a special friendship with Patrick’s ex-wife after his disappearance. Even after Olivia’s passing, Yvette Nipar wrote a memorial to her, telling her, “My dear friend, I will mourn you forever.” She shared a photo of herself and Olivia that she first shared in 2019 and added this caption.
Chance was the name of the son Patrick and Nipar had together after two years of marriage. In 2012, Nipar pressured Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to stop marketing a book claiming Patrick was still alive. Nipar addressed the millionaire about “well-known serial liar” Philip Klein for his book, “Lost at Sea,” saying, “My son has been through enough emotional pain on this.” Former actress Nipar posted on social media that she would be writing a book called “What Are The Chances?” about the incident.
