NY- Designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, found unconscious, then died, @ the Hamptons Montauk Yacht Club, 5 August, 2025.

[CityKid]

Just a guess, but I'm wondering if some of the drug itself was available at the scene for testing and didn't require autopsy testing.

jmopinion

eta: for clarity, this refers to another case on LI, not Martha.

The 2021 NoFo/Shelter Island case had a number of scenes, so it sounds likely that one/some of them had evidence available.

 

[Inthedetails]

The 2021 NoFo/Shelter Island case had a number of scenes, so it sounds likely that one/some of them had evidence available.

In Martha's case, the scene was obviously a toss away from water. Just wondering about that now. imo

jmopinion

 

[303gmf]

I meant as part of an investigation into a death that occurred on his property when he was present.

Duh, my bad CK
Of course you know

 

[katydid23]

In the real world her little businesses weren't even a glitch on the fashion radar screen.

If this 60 yr old guy is wealthy then that could explain why she was out on a "business" meeting (according to her bf) at midnight.

imo

He may have been an investor in her business, which makes it a 'business meeting' ----even though it's a naked midnight business meeting.

 

[MrsWatson]

Revealed: Cause of death of glam bikini designer found on Montauk boat

The Daily Mail can exclusively reveal how New York City swimwear designer Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra died in the Hamptons last week.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Sources say 33-year-old Martha headed to the ritzy Montauk Yacht Club on the evening of August 4 to speak with insurance mogul Christopher Durnan, 60.

Durnan - a guitar-playing widower linked to several boats named after Grateful Dead songs - is believed to have invested more than $200,000 in the Irish beauty's bikini boutique.
But she was declared dead at the scene on August 5 with sources now telling the Daily Mail that Martha likely succumbed to a suspected drug overdose - of cocaine or other narcotics.

Photographs taken the next morning revealed a dusting of mysterious white powder across a seat on the 50ft cabin-cruiser, which has the Grateful Dead's 'Steal Your Face' emblem - a lightning bolt inside a skull - on its stern.

 

[dotr]

Drug task force investigating death of woman in Montauk, source says

She was found dead on a boat docked at the Montauk Yacht Club last week, officials said.

www.newsday.com

 

[dotr]

NYC designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra’s tragic death on Montauk boat eyed as suspected accidental drug overdose: sources

The 33-year-old Irish beauty was found unconscious at the ritzy club on Aug. 5 aboard a boat named “Ripple.”

nypost.com

Aug. 12, 2025, 3:38 p.m. ET
'The death of Manhattan swimwear designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra at the upscale Montauk Yacht Club is being eyed as a possible accidental overdose, sources said Tuesday.

The 33-year-old Irish beauty was found unconscious at the ritzy club on Aug. 5 aboard a boat named “Ripple” – one of at least two Grateful Dead-themed crafts owned by insurance mogul Christopher Durnan, sources tell The Post.

An autopsy is pending to determine Nolan-O’Slatarra’s official cause of death – although sources said it was a suspected drug overdose''.

 

[Roadette]

I know we all probably assumed this was the most likely drug when they said likely drug overdose, but it sounds like the OD might have been cocaine. I’m trying to paste the article, but it’s not working with our forum’s coding. Author is Christopher Koulouris in case I can’t find a way to paste this properly.

Also, going to state nothing but facts with this one. It appears the crime scene has sailed away...

Martha Nolan Cause of Death: NYC Designer Met Insurance Moghul Christopher Durnan Before She Was Found Dead on Boat in Montauk Yacht Club

 

[Sillybilly]

Above article is International Business Times, Singapore. The article seems pretty factual and informative, so we are allowing it in this particular discussion.

 

[Inthedetails]

I know we all probably assumed this was the most likely drug when they said likely drug overdose, but it sounds like the OD might have been cocaine. I’m trying to paste the article, but it’s not working with our forum’s coding. Author is Christopher Koulouris in case I can’t find a way to paste this properly.

Also, going to state nothing but facts with this one. It appears the crime scene has sailed away...

Martha Nolan Cause of Death: NYC Designer Met Insurance Moghul Christopher Durnan Before She Was Found Dead on Boat in Montauk Yacht Club

An executive and the son of the founders of Durnan Group Inc. in Rockville Centre, he [Durnan] has been a notable figure in Montauk business and social circles....

she was dating Nicholas DiRubio — a 34-year-old sales executive and former college football player — according to The Irish Independent and The Daily Mail....

Relatives have also rejected portrayals of her as a “party animal,” describing her as hardworking and principled.''

Martha Nolan spent final moments on insurance mogul’s Montauk boat, report says

Irish fashion designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, was found dead aboard a yacht at the Montauk Yacht Club after meeting investor Christopher Durnan. Police say the cause is pending toxicology results.

greaterlongisland.com

 

[Inthedetails]

Note: this publication uses O'Slatarra as Martha's last name, though she went by the last name Nolan.

Centeno said that contrary to a published report, neither he nor anyone at his New York-based firm took any actions in the court as a financial settlement step following her death. He said, “That is categorically false. To correct the record, the only action that my firm took after submitting the final divorce papers was to promptly notify the court of Miss O’Slatarra’s passing so that no judgment of divorce would be issued. I took no other legal action regarding her death. That is pretty straightforward. It’s what an attorney is obligated to do, if they learn of one of the parties’ deaths. You have to let the court know, ‘Hey, one of them died. Don’t go ahead and sign the divorce [papers]’ because that could create a real mess.”...

O’Slatarra’s boyfriend, who was reportedly Nicholas DiRubio, was reportedly out-of-town, when she was in Montauk. Reached by WWD Tuesday, DiRubio said, “No comment. Please lose my number” and hung up the phone.

Fashion Designer Found Dead on a Boat in Montauk Was Close to Divorce

The Aug. 5 death of Martha Nolan O'Slattara has caused intrigue and global media attention.

wwd.com

The source, Women's Wear Daily/WWD, is a long-standing and respected trade publication in the fashion industy.

 

[dotr]

I know we all probably assumed this was the most likely drug when they said likely drug overdose, but it sounds like the OD might have been cocaine. I’m trying to paste the article, but it’s not working with our forum’s coding. Author is Christopher Koulouris in case I can’t find a way to paste this properly.

Also, going to state nothing but facts with this one. It appears the crime scene has sailed away...

Martha Nolan Cause of Death: NYC Designer Met Insurance Moghul Christopher Durnan Before She Was Found Dead on Boat in Montauk Yacht Club

''Local sources said a crew arrived at dawn last Friday to sail the yacht away.

Another boat believed to be owned by Durnan — a five-engine powerboat called Hell In a Bucket, also referencing the Grateful Dead — reportedly left the club the previous night, the source added.

The father of two is believed to divide his time between a five-bedroom, $6 million mansion in Long Beach, New York, and an equally luxurious home in Lantana, near Palm Beach, Florida.''

 

[Inthedetails]

''Local sources said a crew arrived at dawn last Friday to sail the yacht away.

Another boat believed to be owned by Durnan — a five-engine powerboat called Hell In a Bucket, also referencing the Grateful Dead — reportedly left the club the previous night, the source added.

The father of two is believed to divide his time between a five-bedroom, $6 million mansion in Long Beach, New York, and an equally luxurious home in Lantana, near Palm Beach, Florida.''

He has a house in Montauk, too.

Greater Long Island has learned that he purchased a home at 112 Soundview Avenue in Montauk in October 2020 for $2.2 million.

Martha Nolan spent final moments on insurance mogul’s Montauk boat, report says

Irish fashion designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, was found dead aboard a yacht at the Montauk Yacht Club after meeting investor Christopher Durnan. Police say the cause is pending toxicology results.

greaterlongisland.com

 

[Roadette]

The original article from the morning was behind a paywall, but this article referenced the drug task force being called out for the case:

US drugs task force probes Irish fashion designer’s death on New York boat, reports

They are careful to disclaim that other causes have not been ruled out though.

 

[PrairieWind]

This is a sad and ugly situation all around.

 

[Roadette]

@MrsWatson is there any chance you can see behind the paywall on this one? I’m tempted to sign up for a month to read it! Dark past haunts tycoon at center of designer's death on Montauk yacht

 

[Baby baby Jane]

@MrsWatson is there any chance you can see behind the paywall on this one? I’m tempted to sign up for a month to read it! Dark past haunts tycoon at center of designer's death on Montauk yacht

Reports that boat owner bit another man during a fight at a concert in 2021.

 

[Inthedetails]

Reports that boat owner bit another man during a fight at a concert in 2021.

When he would've been 56 years old.

fwiw.

jmo

 

[Inthedetails]

The family of Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra wants to know who crossed paths with the chic designer the night she was found dead on a boat in Montauk as police continue their “deep dive” investigation into the tragic case, according to their lawyer.

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.”...

Aidala told The Post the family “absolutely” fears that their beloved daughter could have been unknowingly slipped drugs that resulted in her death.

Family of NYC designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra searching for ‘more details’ into whom she was with on night of Montauk death: ‘Far from typical’

The family of Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra want to know who crossed paths with the chic designer the night she was found dead on a boat in Montauk.

nypost.com

 

[dotr]

True enough, It would not be the first or last time a beautiful woman has been spiked in one form or another. speculation.
rbbm

Narcotics police take over inquiry into death of Martha Nolan O'Slattara

New York drug police have taken over the investigation into the death of a Carlow fashion designer.

extra.ie

'New York drug police have taken over the investigation into the death of a Carlow fashion designer.

'The focus has now shifted to finding who supplied the drugs that allegedly killed Martha Nolan O’Slatarra. The 33-year-old was found dead on a private yacht in the upmarket area of Montauk in the Hamptons, New York, earlier this month.'