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Family of Irish bikini designer found dead on yacht met with homicide detectives: lawyer
Police suspect drug overdose in the death of the 33-year-old designer, with toxicology results pending and family disputing drug use, while investigation seeks drug suppliers.
- Martha Nolan O'Slatarra, a 33-year-old Irish fashion designer, was found dead on a private yacht in Montauk, New York, on August 5, 2025.
- Her sudden death followed an ongoing legal dispute over accusations of business theft and occurred while her divorce was being finalized, with investigations still open.
- Emergency responders and local law enforcement reached the high-end yacht club where she was found unresponsive; she was declared dead at the scene, and early investigations ruled out violence, pointing instead to a probable drug overdose.
- Authorities stated toxicology results will take months, with police expressing confidence she died from overdose but withholding confirmation of discovered drug evidence or foul play.
- Her family has hired attorney Arthur Aidala, requested privacy, and plans to announce funeral details soon while seeking a second postmortem to clarify the cause of death.
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Bikini Designer’s Hamptons Yacht Death Deepens With Eerie New Details
The mysterious death of a Manhattan-based swimwear designer aboard a yacht is drawing fresh questions after new details surfaced about her final hours. Authorities discovered the body of Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra on a vessel at the Montauk Yacht Club, based in the Hamptons on the Long Island peninsula, just after midnight on August 5. The cause of her death remained inconclusive following a post-mortem. According to a new account in the Daily Mail…
Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra’s Family Searching for ‘Details' After Her Death
Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra’s family is still searching for answers after her death at age 33. “They want more details,” attorney Arthur Aidala told The New York Post on Wednesday, August 13. “The circumstances surrounding this are far from typical.” Aidala continued, “They would like to know anyone who was with Martha that evening. Earlier that evening, at the time of the actual incident, we know one person who was there. Was anyone else around?” A…
Family of NYC designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra searching for ‘more details’ into who she was with night of Montauk death
Attorney Arthur Aidala pushed back against speculation that Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, died of an overdose and told The Post Wednesday that the Irish-born beauty's family "did not know her to be someone who used drugs."
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