Mr Durnan, a 60-year-old millionaire, had already invested $250,000 in East x East, Ms Nolan’s sunglasses and swimwear brand.

The company needed more money to grow, and so, the pair met that evening to discuss further investment.

As the sun set, the pair shared Champagne and talked business out on the water.

But later that night, Ms Nolan’s friends grew uneasy. Messages in their group chat went unanswered.

“I’m sure her phone died. Or maybe she’s dead,” one friend joked. A throwaway comment that, in the moment, felt harmless.

But an hour or so later, she actually was dead.

Several months on, why are there still more questions than answers?

What do we know about the man who was on the boat with her that night?

And how did a hopeful attempt to build an American dream turn into her fa

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