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 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.”

“They want more details,” Aidala said. “The circumstances surrounding this are far from typical.”

Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, died on a boat docked at the Montauk Yacht Club
on August 5, according to police. Instagram/@marthanolan

“They would like to know anyone who was with Martha that evening,” Aidala continued. “Earlier that evening, at the time of the actual incident, we know one person who was there. Was anyone else around?”

The attorney revealed at a press conference Wednesday that “people are still being questioned” by homicide detectives on the East End.

“The family has had a sit-down with the Suffolk County homicide detectives. They are doing a deep, deep dive, a deep investigation. People are still being questioned,” Aidala told reporters Wednesday.

An attorney for Nolan-O’Slatarra’s family has cast doubt on speculation that she died of an overdose and further states that the family fears that if she did die of an OD, she might have been dosed. Steven Hirsch
Nolan-O’Slatarra was found unresponsive on a boat named the Ripple that was docked at the ritzy Montauk Yacht Club on Aug. 5. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post

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

“If there was any kind of drug and drug use, they want to know. Who’s doing the drugs?”

The attorney said the family is working with law enforcement and also with retired members of law enforcement to ensure the investigation is being handled properly.

Nolan-O’Slatarra lived in Manhattan and would summer in the Hamptons organizing pop-up shops for her summerwear brand East x East. scalle
Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, may have died of an overdose, but their attorney told The Post Wednesday that the Irish-born beauty’s family “did not know her to be someone who used drugs.” Instagram/Dylan Grace

Nolan-O’Slatarra was found unresponsive on a boat named the Ripple that was docked at the ritzy Montauk Yacht Club, on Aug. 5, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.

That boat belonged to Chris Durnan, 60, who is well-known locally and who owns another boat moored at the same dock, the Hell In A Bucket.


Here is the latest on the dead body found on a Montauk Yacht Club boat


Durnan owns and operates an insurance company called the Durnan Group located in Rockville Centre.

Durnan has not responded to The Post’s numerous requests for comment.

Additional reporting Jorge Fitz-Gibbon



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