Gary Martin DeVore (September 17, 1941 – June 28, 1997) was an American screenwriter, best known for witty action films and for the mysterious circumstances of his 1997 death.
[1] DeVore married the singer Maria Cole (1969–1978)[1] and the actresses Sandie Newton (1981–1985),[1] Claudia Christian (1988–1992), and Wendy Oates (1996–1997).
[3] After police had retrieved the vehicle from the water, it was found that his laptop containing the script (titled The Big Steal) was missing, as was his gun.
The discovery of DeVore's vehicle was considered suspicious, as the aqueduct was searched shortly after his disappearance was reported and nothing unusual was discovered.
[5] Police concluded that for DeVore to crash his vehicle in this location meant that he would have had to have driven 3 mi (4.8 km) against traffic without being seen.