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b"After breaking up with longtime girlfriend Olivia Newton John, Patrick McDermott set sail on an overnight fishing trip in June of 2005. When he didn\\u2019t get off the boat the next morning, officials presumed he fell overboard. But then the tabloids speculated whether McDermott had faked his death. Potential sightings of McDermott fueled the story. Journalists and private investigators scoured Mexico on tips he was living a new life. But were they reshaping the facts of an accident at sea for their own purposes - regardless of the cost to McDermott\\u2019s loved ones?\\n\\n\\u201cPseudocide'' is the term for faking one\\u2019s death. It\\u2019s also the name of the Spotify exclusive podcast hosted by Alice Fiennes and Poppy Damon. The team explores McDermott\\u2019s upbringing, his relationship with a superstar, and his fatal voyage at sea. They also question those who advanced stories about his secret whereabouts - often based on flimsy accounts."