Kevln Michael McGeever fled from hospital this week as questions mounted over his claims of being kidnapped and held captive for months,
This week, a faith healer friend of the tall-tale tycoon refused to say if he was the mystery Mullingar pick-up driver.
"I do know Kevin McGeever," said Robert Heavey, who is reputed to have 'the cure' for strokes. "I visited him in hospital and I have his phone number. He's not staying here," he told the Sunday World.
Asked if his blue Opel Vectra car was the one used to collect malnourished McGeever, the Co.Kildare-based builder replied: "No comment,"
It is understood Heavey got to know the Mayo man through his partner Siobhan O'Callaghan,currently in the care of the Harold's Cross hospice as she is terminally ill with cancer.
Twist
Meanwhile, the deepening mystery over what happened to the 68-year-old developer, who was missing for eight months, took another twist this week as he disappeared again.
The riches-to-rags multi-miIlionaire claimed he'd been chained,starved and held hostage in a container, when he turned up bare-foot and malnourished on a road in Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim, on January 29.
But the Galway-based business man with 'thief' written in indelible ink on his fore-head,made no complaint to gardai before being discharged from hospital and left no forwarding address.
Wanted by Interpol, McGeever is now the subject of a Criminal Assets Bureau investigation here.
Earlier this week, gardai appealed to businesses and homeowners to contact them if they had CCTV footage of the vehicle used to transport McGeever to Ballinamore.
"He has gone to ground," a garda source said. "You might think he would want to stay in touch with gardai given what he says he's been through, but apparently that's not the case. "We are not looking for him as we don't have a criminal complaint against him, and we are currently trying to establish if a crime was committed as to the alleged abduction."
The garda source said that they are not pursuing an allegation of assault against McGeever, which was levelled by one of his former contractors several years ago. Kevin Michael McGeever is currently the subject of a series of civil actions taken by investors in the Shami Tower in Dubai, and contractors who worked on his Craughwell mansion who allege they were not paid. At least 50 Irish people invested in apartments through McGeever's Mullingar-based company KMM, at a cost between €100,000 and €1m, in a sports city development that was never completed.
Pressure
More incredible details about McGeever'$ mega-rich lifestyle have been obtained by the Sunday World.
His Craughwell, Co. Galway home was fitted with lavish servants quarters, a fully-fitted gym,and bespoke outdoor facilities.
Documents show a gazebo for outdoor entertaining, was built behind the mansion and cost a staggering €129,237.97 to kit out. Our source also described the pressure McGeever was under before his disappearance.
"Everyday there'd be some confrontation," a source said. "You'd see fellas thumping the desk, or walking into the house and taking their goods back.
"The words 'McGeever Pay Up'were spray painted in red on the wall outside at one point. There was a picket at another stage."McGeever had become so paranoid about his personal security that he hired three Brazilians based in Gort to provide 24-hour security.
