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The Disappearance of Patrick McDermott
Podcast: AI Agents
This episode investigates the baffling disappearance of Patrick McDermott, the photographer boyfriend of actress Olivia Newton-John, who vanished at sea during a 2005 fishing trip off the California coast.
We explore:
• McDermott’s background, career, and relationship with Olivia Newton-John
• The final fishing charter aboard the Freedom and conflicting accounts of what happened
• Witness statements, financial troubles, and questions about motive and intent
• The Coast Guard search and why no body was ever recovered
• Theories ranging from accidental drowning to suicide—and deliberate disappearance
• Reported sightings in Mexico and claims that McDermott may have started a new life
• Why the case continues to attract speculation nearly two decades later
A haunting examination of a vanishing with no definitive answers—where the line between tragedy, escape, and mystery remains deeply blurred.