Who is Melissa Caddick's husband Anthony Koletti?

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Who is Melissa Caddick's husband Anthony Koletti?
Who is Melissa Caddick's husband Anthony Koletti?

ANTHONY KOLETTI'S wife Melissa Caddick went missing from her Sydney home in 2020 after police raided her house.

The fraudster, who was then declared dead in May 2023, left behind her son and husband after being exposed for stealing money from family and friends.

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Anthony Koletti was married to Melissa Caddick when she went missing in November 2020Credit: 7 News

Who is Melissa Caddick's husband Anthony Koletti?

Anthony Koletti is a hairdresser and DJ from Australia who was married to Melissa Caddick before her disappearance.

Melissa was exposed as a scammer after it was revealed that she had posed as a financial adviser and ran a Ponzi scheme, scamming her family and friends out of millions of dollars.

Koletti lost his wife and home after the exposure of Melissa's fraud and they mystery surrounding her disappearance.

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In his first UK interview, Koletti told The Sun in 2023 that his name was "blackened" after being suspected by officers over Caddick's disappearance.

He also revealed that he only received $1.95 of her fortune.

Do Melissa Caddick and Anthony Koletti have any children?

Koletti and Melissa did not share any children but they lived with Melissa's son from a previous relationship.

He was just 14 years old when his mother went missing.

The father of Melissa's son lives in Sydney but Koletti lives with, and takes care of, him.

"Being a single dad is full on but I keep going - for him," Anthony said.

What has Anthony Koletti said about Melissa Caddick's disappearance?

Melissa disappeared in the early hours on November 12, 2020, just hours after her house had been raided by the Australian Federal Police.

In February 2021, a severed foot was washed on shore on a remote beach, and it was later confirmed to be Melissa's by DNA tests.

In May 2023, a coroner ruled that Melissa is dead.

One theory indicates that she may have taken her own life by jumping from nearby cliffs, but darker rumours have suggested she cut off her own foot to put investigators off her trail.

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Koletti, who claims he knew nothing of his wife's crimes, told The Sun in 2023: "I believe she did take her life but I don't listen to all the theories

"You can't dwell on that because then you'd be in that rabbit hole forever."

He added: "Do I feel like I'll ever get answers? No, I don't.

"She's passed and that was all that mattered to me. Nothing hurts worse than the loss of a loved one, especially someone that you love 100 per cent.

"So I think the rest of it is just sort of dealing with it and making it work for everybody involved."

Koletti's story has been dramatised for ITV series Vanishing Act.

He is portrayed by Jerome Velinsky in the series while Australian actor Kate Atkinson has taken on the role of Caddick.

Alongside the drama, ITV have put together an accompanying documentary, The Real Vanishing Act: The Missing Millionairess.

Various other documentaries and podcasts have also explored Melissa's disappearance.

Adekemi Adefolalu

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