Paddy Moriarty: Home of man who disappeared in outback town of Larrimah goes up for sale – but here’s why potential buyers should think twice

The empty house of the man who disappeared in the small outback town of Larrimah is now up for sale, but some fear his would-be killer still lives nearby.

Patrick ‘Paddy’ Moriarty’s home ‘Paddy’s Place’ is being sold by Real Estate Central and an on-site auction will take place at 11am on Tuesday 7 May.

The now world famous 4,200 sq m Northern Territory property at 37 Stuart Highway with “prime motorway frontage”, will be advertised online from April 8.

The home had been in the hands of the Public Receiver before the real estate agency was hired to market the property last month.

The Irish-born retired rancher had no known relatives in Australia.

However, Paddy’s Place may not be the only upcoming auction: other properties in Larrimah are also about to hit the market, reports the New Testament News.

An anonymous source said There was an expression of interest in purchasing the Pink Panther Hotel, which used to be owned by Barry Sharpe.

“There has been talk of interest in the city,” they said.

The source also said they knew two other Larrimah residents who were currently in talks to auction off their properties.

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, nor has anyone been charged with Moriarty’s murder.

At the time, Mr. Moriarty’s disappearance was widely covered by the media due to speculation that he may have known the killer.

However, the case has gained traction in recent times with the release of an HBO documentary Last Stop Larrimah, which is on Netflix.

At a 2022 coronial inquest, Moriarty and his dog Kellie were found to have been “murdered in the context of, and probably due to, the ongoing dispute he was having with his nearest neighbours” when he disappeared.

Coroner Greg Cavanagh believed that crimes had been committed in relation to Moriarty’s death, but the Coroner’s Act meant he was not allowed to find that any “particular” person could be guilty.