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Family push for second autopsy for young Irish designer found dead on yacht in United States | Crime Alert 6AM 08.19.25 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Alert.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Missy Grace, breaking crime news. Now. Fashion designer Martha
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  Speaker 2: Nolan Ossara's cod cause of death overdose. But wait a minute,
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  Speaker 2: the investigation is not over yet. Her family's not buying it,
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  Speaker 2: and they're calling for a second autopsy.
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  Speaker 1: What about it? John Lemley Nancy. Authorities on Long Island
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  Speaker 1: are investigating the mysterious death of New York fashion designer
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  Speaker 1: Martha Nolan, an Irish native, whose body was discovered aboard
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  Speaker 1: of fifty four foot yacht in Montalk on August fifth.
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  Speaker 1: Belie Say Nolan, founder of a boutique clothing line, was
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  Speaker 1: found unresponsive around midnight at the Montauk Yacht Club. Bystanders
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  Speaker 1: attempted CPR, but first responders pronounced her dead at the scene,
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  Speaker 1: and autopsy conducted the next day revealed no signs of violence.
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  Speaker 1: Suffolk County officials say the final cause of death is
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  Speaker 1: pending for their investigation, with toxicology results still outstanding. A
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  Speaker 1: second autopsy may also be conducted at the request of
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  Speaker 1: her family before her remains are returned to Ireland. Homicide
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  Speaker 1: detectives have met with Nolan's relatives, represented by attorney Arthur Idalla.
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  Speaker 1: He disputes speculation that a drug overdose was involved, and
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  Speaker 1: says the family is waiting for a full accounting from investigators.
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  Speaker 1: Police confirm they are conducting a broad inquiry, including what
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  Speaker 1: they call a technological analysis of Nolan's communications. Retired in
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  Speaker 1: YPD Sergeant Joseph Jackalone told our friends with CBS News
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  Speaker 1: that while no evidence of foul play has been reported,
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  Speaker 1: every unexplained death should be treated as suspicious until toxicology
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  Speaker 1: and other reports are complete. The yachts owner, described as
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  Speaker 1: both a business associate and significantly older than Nolan, reportedly
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  Speaker 1: alerted nearby voters to call nine to one one. Authorities
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  Speaker 1: have not ida identified him as a suspect. Martha Nolan
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  Speaker 1: was forty four and in the midst of a divorce
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  Speaker 1: at the time of her death.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks John for the latest crimestice news. Go to crime
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  Speaker 2: online dot com and please join us for our daily podcast,
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  Speaker 2: crime stories, more crime and justice news after this Now
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  Speaker 2: with the latest crime and justice breaking news Crime Online
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  Speaker 2: John Limley.
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  Speaker 1: A deadly mass shooting at a Brooklyn nightclub unfolds at
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  Speaker 1: chilling scene in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Around
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  Speaker 1: three thirty am, multiple gunmen opened fire inside the Taste
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  Speaker 1: of the City Lounge and Crown Heights. The violence left
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  Speaker 1: three people dead, including a nineteen year old, and nine
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  Speaker 1: others wounded. Emergency responders recovered dozens of shell casings and
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  Speaker 1: of firearm before this scene was cleared. Police are investigating
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  Speaker 1: whether this was gang related, and so far no arrests
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  Speaker 1: have been reported. The NYPD described the attack senseless, and
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  Speaker 1: local officials expressed a deep concern over gun violence in
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  Speaker 1: the community. Turning now to Arkansas, where teacher Andrew James
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  Speaker 1: McGann has pleaded not guilty to two counts of capital murder.
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  Speaker 1: He stands accused of fatally stabbing a couple forty three
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  Speaker 1: year old Clinton David Brink and forty one year old
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  Speaker 1: Kristin Amanda Brink. The couple were hiking with their children
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  Speaker 1: at the time in Devil's Den State Park July twenty sixth.
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  Speaker 1: The children were unharmed arrested four days later at a
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  Speaker 1: Springdale barber shop. McGann was linked to the crime through
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  Speaker 1: DNA evidence and is being held without bond. His next
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  Speaker 1: court appearance as scheduled for November fourteenth. No motive has
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  Speaker 1: been yet disclosed. In our final story, a serious escalation
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  Speaker 1: and the investigation of a high profile political attack in Minnesota.
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  Speaker 1: Vance Bolter, accused of posing as a police officer in
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  Speaker 1: an orchestrated mid June assault that left former House Speaker
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  Speaker 1: Melissa Hortman and her husband dead and state Senator John
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  Speaker 1: Hoffman and his wife critically injured, now faces upgraded state charges.
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  Speaker 1: These include two counts of first degree murder and four
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  Speaker 1: counts of attempted murder in addition to the six count
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  Speaker 1: federal indictment for murders, stalking, and firearms violations. Authorities say
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  Speaker 1: Bolter plan the attacks over several months and targeted lawmakers specifically.
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  Speaker 1: The Federal Justice Department is taking the lead in prosecution
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  Speaker 1: and is considering pursuing the death penalty, a punishment not
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  Speaker 1: available under state law.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks John for the latest crime and justice needs. Go
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  Speaker 2: our daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best
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  Speaker 2: to find missing people, especially children, and solve unsolved homicides.
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  Speaker 2: With this crime alert, I'm Nancy Grace.