The Disappearance Of Olivia Newton-John’s Lover
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On June 30, 2005, Korean American cameraman Patrick McDermott went missing from an overnight fishing trip off the coast of Los Angeles. 

Initial investigations proved difficult with no other passengers or crew members having noticed his disappearance, but when the media realised that the missing man was also the on-again off-again boyfriend of superstar Olivia Newton-John, a whirlwind of speculation began. 

Did Patrick fall overboard? Was he murdered? Did he take his own life? Or, as has been rumoured for the past 17 years, did he fake his own death to start a completely new life?

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**Guest: **Poppy Damon

You can listen to her podcast Casefile Presents: Pseudocide here).

**Host: **Gemma Bath)

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