In the daylight, they found this mother of two young children dead. Michael lane she lived a very courageous life. She was very bold in the things she did. Craig melvin but after the smoke cleared, a mystery lingered. Steve lungen we knew she did not die in that fire. She died before the fire. Who do you look to as the suspect . Obviously, the spouse is the first person you look to. Craig melvin but her husband had a clear alibi, and he passed a lie detector test. Eventually, the case grew cold until this witness came forward with a tale of Love And Lust gone wrong. But could she be believed . Was she out for Justice Or Revenge . Is it a perfect world . No. Will she get hers . Yes, when she dies. Craig melvin what was the lie and what was the truth . How could you miss it. He wasnt there. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Paul and Catherine Novak wanted to escape the Hustle And Bustle of the big city. They found peace and quiet when they moved into what catherine dubbed the Big Red House
it felt like law & order . the fire broke out before dawn. in the daylight, they found this mother of two young children dead. she lived a very courageous life. she was very bold in the things she did. but after the smoke cleared, a mystery lingered. we knew she did not die in that fire, she died before the fire. who do you look to as the suspect? obviously the spouse is the first person you look to. but her husband had a clear alibi and he passed a lie detector test. eventually, the case grew cold until this witness came forward. with a tale of love and lust gone wrong. he finally just took the sweat shirt and wrapped it around her neck. but could she be believed? i was sleeping around. i think i slept with half the town. was she out for justice or revenge? is it a perfect world, no? will she get hers, yes? and she does. what was the lie? and what was the truth? how could you miss it? he wasn t there! hello and welcome to dateline . paul and c
until this witness came forward. with a tale of love and lust gone wrong. he finally just took the sweat shirt and wrapped it around her neck. but could she be believed? i was sleeping around. i think i slept with half the town. was she out for justice or revenge? is it a perfect world, no? will she get hers, yes? and she does. what was the lie? and what was the truth? how could you miss it? he wasn t there! hello and welcome to dateline . paul and catherine novak wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of the big city. they found peace and quiet when they moved into what catherine dubbed the big red house. but soon a roaring fire would ravage the couples home, and when the flames subsided one of them would be dead, leaving investigators wondering if the blaze was a tragic accident or something more sinister. here is andrea canning with secrets and lies . on a frigid december morning in 2008, in a tiny, picturesque town along the banks of
still, there was an age old motive, money to explain away. and in our interview, paul himself had a answer to that. are you having any financial issues at this point? at that point, i was in a better financial situation at that point suit previously. because i ended up getting a second job at a hospital in queens, for which i was high-paid. then he had his most crucial witness, paul s landlord. the defense wanted to use him to undermine a key point in the prosecution s case. scott and paul drove home to paul s house. you went straight to paul s house when you came back? yes. but on the stand, paul s landlord disputed that, he said he was setting photo shoot did not lay eyes on any of them. how could the man be out there and never sees scott sherwood or paul.
came forward. pointing a finger at catherine s estranged husband, paul. so, who was this mystery witness? a woman from paul s past? his ex girlfriend, michelle. michelle, who was the defendants alibi in 2008, has now come forward and said paul was not home. and that paul went to narrows burke, and paul killed katherine. what was that phone call like? it was now time to get to work. this man was the district attorney. he teamed up with the former da, steve. didn t feel good that you had a break? it s a break, again be we needed more information. investigators sat michelle down to hear her story. let s start back in the beginning. okay. during a six hour interview michelle laid out which he claimed was the true story of how paul killed katherine. she said he started plotting