Olivia Newton-John and Patrick McDermott (Getty Images) |
SAN PEDRO -- Private investigators say Olivia Newton-John's long lost boyfriend is alive and well and living in Mexico.
Four years after being presumed dead, Patrick McDermott, has reportedly resurfaced.
The bankrupt cameraman, dated Newton-John for nine years before he vanished during in fishing trip off the coast of San Pedro in 2005.
Police had suspected he fell overboard, after finding only his wallet and keys on board.
But new evidence has renewed speculation that the 48-year old faked his own death to avoid mounting debt.
Investigators say before disappearing, McDermott secured a second passport under his birth name, Patrick Kim, and emptied two bank accounts.
Investigators have also reportedly received multiple communications from people claiming to represent McDermott.
In the most recent fax, McDermott's supposed rep wrote, "Pat has asked that I portray to you his innocence. Pat has committed no crime. Pat simply wishes to be left alone. Let him live his life in peace and harmony. He is safe and has started anew again in a new place both physically and mentally. Stop this search immediately."
The investigators believe McDermott is currently working as a deckhand in the small Mexican fishing town of Sayulita.
McDermott is divorced from former actress Yvette Nipar, and reportedly owes a significant amount of back child support for their now teenage son.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Coast Guard says it will not reopen the investigation into McDermott's disappearance.
"The Coast Guard Investigative Service closed its case Sept. 15, 2006, and did not find any evidence of criminal action, suicide, accident or hoax in the disappearance of McDermott," officials said in a statement. "A separate marine safety investigation followed, looking into the operation of the fishing vessel itself and was closed Oct. 30, 2008. A marine safety investigation is standard in cases of loss of life in the marine environment."
Four years after being presumed dead, Patrick McDermott, has reportedly resurfaced.
The bankrupt cameraman, dated Newton-John for nine years before he vanished during in fishing trip off the coast of San Pedro in 2005.
Police had suspected he fell overboard, after finding only his wallet and keys on board.
But new evidence has renewed speculation that the 48-year old faked his own death to avoid mounting debt.
Investigators say before disappearing, McDermott secured a second passport under his birth name, Patrick Kim, and emptied two bank accounts.
Investigators have also reportedly received multiple communications from people claiming to represent McDermott.
In the most recent fax, McDermott's supposed rep wrote, "Pat has asked that I portray to you his innocence. Pat has committed no crime. Pat simply wishes to be left alone. Let him live his life in peace and harmony. He is safe and has started anew again in a new place both physically and mentally. Stop this search immediately."
The investigators believe McDermott is currently working as a deckhand in the small Mexican fishing town of Sayulita.
McDermott is divorced from former actress Yvette Nipar, and reportedly owes a significant amount of back child support for their now teenage son.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Coast Guard says it will not reopen the investigation into McDermott's disappearance.
"The Coast Guard Investigative Service closed its case Sept. 15, 2006, and did not find any evidence of criminal action, suicide, accident or hoax in the disappearance of McDermott," officials said in a statement. "A separate marine safety investigation followed, looking into the operation of the fishing vessel itself and was closed Oct. 30, 2008. A marine safety investigation is standard in cases of loss of life in the marine environment."
