The vacant home of the man who disappeared in the small Outback town of Larrimah is now for sale, but some fear his would-be killer may still be living nearby.
Patrick ‘Paddy’ Moriarty’s home, ‘Paddy’s Place’, is being sold by Real Estate Central and will take place on Tuesday, May 7 at 11am with an on-site auction.
The now world-famous 4,200 sq m Northern Territory property at 37 Stuart Highway with ‘prime highway frontage’ will advertise online from April 8.
The house was owned by the public trustee before the real estate agency was called in to market the property last month.
The retired cattle farmer, born in Ireland, had no known relatives in Australia.
Paddy Moriarty (pictured) and his dog Kellie have not been seen since December 16, 2017
The auction of ‘Paddy’s Place’ (pictured) is scheduled for 11am on May 7. The property is owned by the public trustee
Paddy’s Place may not be the only upcoming auction, however; other properties in Larrimah are also about to hit the market, reports the NT news.
This was reported by an unnamed source there was interest in purchasing the Pink Panther Hotel, formerly owned by Barry Sharpe.
“There is interest in the city,” they said.
The source also said they knew of two other Larrimah residents who were currently in discussions to auction their properties.
Mr Moriarty, 70, was last seen leaving the local pub, Pink Panther Hotel, at dusk on his red quad bike with his 12-month-old cattle dog Kellie on December 16, 2017.
The bodies of the Larrimah resident and his dog have never been found, and no one has been charged with Mr Moriarty’s murder.
The retired livestock farmer was last seen leaving the local hotel (pictured) and riding off at dusk on his red quad bike, with his dog Kellie
Police believed Paddy Moriarty had faced foul play because there was a chicken in his microwave (pictured), as well as a pair of glasses that he never left home without
At the time, Mr Moriarty’s disappearance was widely reported in the media amid speculation that the killer might be known to him.
However, the case has gained momentum recently with the release of an HBO documentary Last Stop Larrimah, which is on Netflix.
A 2022 coronial inquest found that Mr Moriarty and his dog Kellie ‘were killed in the context of, and probably as a result of, the ongoing feud he had with his nearest neighbours’ when he disappeared.
Coroner Greg Cavanagh believed criminal offenses had been committed in connection with Mr Moriarty’s death, but the coroner’s law meant he could not find that a ‘certain’ person might be guilty.