This is why you shouldn’t joke about death. A NYC fashion designer’s friends joked over text that “maybe she’s dead.” Hours later, authorities would discover her body at the Montauk Yacht Club.

33-year-old Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, a NYC fashion designer, went to the club to meet with investor Christopher Durnan. This was on August 4. The designer wanted to discuss expanding her swimwear company, via New York Post.

“If you guys are looking for more money, let’s sit down and talk about it,” Durnan wrote in a text to Nolan-O’Slatarra.

So, the NYC designer met with Durnan. The two ended up taking a ride on one of his boats to drink champagne and watch the sunset. Meanwhile, her friends became concerned when the NYC designer didn’t respond to their texts.

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