Has Olivia Newton-John's Long Lost Love Surfaced, Via Fax?

Aug. 10, 2009 — -- A private investigator searching for Patrick McDermott, the 48-year-old ex-beau of singer Olivia Newton-John, who vanished in 2005, said a letter faxed to him confirmed their suspicions that McDermott is alive and well.

McDermott had been presumed drowned after he disappeared from a boat during a fishing trip off the coast of San Pedro, Calif., four years ago. But private investigator Philip Klein said the the fax, which he said was sent to him in February and was subsequently verified, requested the search be ended immediately and begged for McDermott to be left alone.

Klein told ABC News.com that the fax came from a McDermott "representative," and read in part: "Pat has committed no crime. He simply has gone to a new life without the hassles of California or the spotlight to which he lived for years,"and is simply signed "Cacma D." "Pat has no ill will to anyone. Pat simply wishes to be left alone."

But Klein, CEO of the Texas-based Klein Investigations and Consulting, said that is not what he was hired to do.

"Our client wants to find him," he said. "We need to bring conclusion to this case."

Klein, who was hired to find McDermott by a network television news show, said he has confirmed that the letter did not come from McDermott himself but from someone who has a "friendship/business" relationship with the former Hollywood gaffer.

Klein said the fax also accused him and his investigators of trying to damage McDermott's reputation.

"If you continue this madness that you have created by your accusations, Pat will hold you accountable for your actions," the letter read. "He is safe and has started anew again in a new place, both mentally and personally. Please be a friend."