Family Keeps Up Fight for Second Autopsy in Death of Irish Woman Found on U.S. Yacht | Crime Alert 6AM 09.30.2025
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 30 September 2025
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Summary
The loved ones of 33-year-old Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra — originally from Carlow, Ireland — are calling for an independent autopsy after her body was discovered aboard a boat docked at the Montauk Yacht Club in East Hampton, New York, on August 5th.
The family says they hope a second post-mortem exam will shed more light on what led to the young woman’s sudden and tragic death.
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| 0:00.0 | Crime Alert, I'm Nancy Grace, breaking crime news now. |
| 0:03.4 | Fashion designer Martha Nolan Ossatteras, COD, cause of death. |
| 0:07.9 | Overdose. |
| 0:08.9 | But wait a minute. |
| 0:11.1 | The investigation is not over yet. |
| 0:14.4 | Her family's not buying it. |
| 0:16.2 | And they're calling for a second autopsy. |
| 0:19.0 | What about it, John Limley? |
| 0:20.4 | Nancy authorities on Long Island are investigating the mysterious death of New York fashion designer |
| 0:26.6 | Martha Nolan, an Irish native whose body was discovered aboard a 54-foot yacht in Montauk on August 5th. |
| 0:34.6 | Police say Nolan, founder of a boutique clothing line, was found unresponsive |
| 0:39.8 | around midnight at the Montauk Yacht Club. Bystanders attempted CPR, but first responders |
| 0:46.4 | pronounced her dead at the scene. An autopsy conducted the next day revealed no signs of violence. |
| 0:53.1 | Suffolk County officials say the final cause of death |
| 0:55.9 | is pending further investigation, with toxicology results still outstanding. A second autopsy may also |
| 1:03.4 | be conducted at the request of her family before her remains are returned to Ireland. Homicide |
| 1:09.8 | detectives have met with Nolan's relatives represented by attorney Arthur Idala. |
| 1:15.2 | He disputes speculation that a drug overdose was involved and says the family is waiting for a full accounting from investigators. |
| 1:23.5 | Police confirm they are conducting a broad inquiry, including what they call a technological analysis of Nolan's communications. |
| 1:32.4 | Retired NYPD Sergeant Joseph Jacqueline told our friends with CBS News that while no evidence of foul play has been reported, |
| 1:41.6 | every unexplained death should be treated as suspicious until toxicology |
| 1:46.4 | and other reports are complete. The yacht's owner described as both a business associate and |
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