Olivia Newton-John was tormented by ex-boyfriends mysterious disappearance on fishing trip

Olivia Newton-John was said to be haunted for the rest of her life by the mysterious disappearance of her ex, who vanished during a 2005 fishing trip off the California coast.The decades-long disappearance of cameraman Patrick McDermott is being revisited in Matthew Hild’s new biography of the Grammy-winning superstar, “A Little More Love.” The book explores the lasting toll the unsolved case took on the singer, beloved by generations as Sandy in the blockbuster musical “Grease.” Newton-John died in 2022 at age 73 after a long battle with breast cancer.“It’s still an unsolved mystery,” Hild told Fox News Digital.“Olivia said at one point that this would haunt her forever because nobody would ever really know what happened.

And to this day, there are reports that Patrick McDermott is believed to be alive in Mexico.“But what she finally told one of her closest friends was, ‘I don’t believe that.I believe he was killed.

I think he drowned.’ And I don’t think she ever really made peace with it, because how do you make peace with something like that?”On June 30, 2005, McDermott boarded the fishing vessel Freedom and embarked on an overnight fishing trip while Newton-John was in Melbourne. The 48-year-old’s family grew worried after he failed to attend an event with loved ones.McDermott’s ex-wife also revealed that he hadn’t picked up their 13-year-old son as scheduled.After contacting authorities, McDermott’s family learned that he had left a bag full of belongings on the boat, and his car was still parked in the lot at San Pedro’s 22nd Street Marina.According to the book, Frank Liversedge, the marina’s landing manager, said that he believed McDermott “did not disappear at sea and probably made it to shore, but left his possessions for unknown reasons.” He added, “I’ve been here 45 years as a boat captain and vessel master.

I have never lost a fisherman.”Hild said that as tabloids swarmed a devastated Newton-Joh...