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Olivia Newton-John's partner faked death

By Ruth Doherty on Wednesday 28 January 2009

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Olivia Newton-John and Patrick McDermott, celebrity news, Marie Claire

Olivia Newton-John's boyfriend disappeared at sea in 2005 and was presumed dead.

Not so, says a private investigator hired by Dateline NBC.

Former cameraman Patrick McDermott vanished and faked his own death to escape debts and allow his son to pick up a $100,000 life insurance policy, says investigator Philip Klein.

Newton-John was left devastated when McDermott disappeared and was presumed dead, but did eventually move on and, in the summer of 2008, she married natural health businessman John Easterling.

But Klein revealed that Olivia still checks up on the McDermott case progress, regularly logging on to the website for updates.

McDermott has reportedly been sighted up to 20 times along the Mexican and South American coastline.

Wednesday 28 January 2009

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well i never! xxx
Comment by Tom Borrill on January 28 13:38

Good luck to them both. Where ever he is he is not with Olivia and she's getting on with her life very well.
Comment by Lexa on January 28 15:16

I knew it all along!!
Comment by Clare on January 28 16:02

She is better off without him, nothing but a cheap crook.
Comment by John Bunn on January 28 16:28

she can do much better and has obviously moved on . why is the past being dragged up , this will only remind her of a past and forgotten life. Well done ONJ
Comment by andy morris on January 28 17:38

$100,000 was enough to be without a son and a woman who loved him?
PURLEEEEEEEEEEEESE
Comment by valerie grieveson on January 28 19:23

this must be upsetting for olivia if true to know he faked his own death i always thought patrick seemed like a great guy how could he do this to olivia .
Comment by DONNA on January 28 20:58

What a louse of a man. I hope Olivia is happy with her new husband and leaves this loser in the past.
Comment by Alberto on January 31 16:53

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