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
all rise, sullivan county criminal court is now on august 12th, 2013, the trial of paul novak began at the sullivan county courthouse. the district attorney opened the case. the evidence will show that as catherine begged for and fought for her life, the defendant ended her life. murdering her, in the basement of her own home. prosecutors set out to prove that paul orchestrated this murder down to the last detail. he was planning this for a period of weeks, maybe more in his own mind. on how to rid himself of catherine. he s a murderer. he s a sociopath. he planned, he executed, and he killed catherine novak in cold blood. their star witness was paul s ex lover, michelle lafrance. the jury heard every minute of those police interrogation tapes of michelle describing
that paul orchestrated this murder down to the last detail. he was planning this for a period of weeks, maybe more in his own mind. on how to rid himself of catherine. he s a murderer. he s a sociopath. he planned, he executed, and he killed catherine novak in cold blood. their star witness was paul s ex lover, michelle lafrance. the jury heard every minute of those police interrogation tapes of michelle describing the details of how he killed his wife. he told me that they were fighting and that they were rolling around on the basement floor for about 45 minutes. and that s why he was so late. and she was screaming and begging for her life. and the jury didn t have to just take her word for it, prosecutors called scott sherwood, paul s partner from work to the stand. they told the jury he had been interrogated by police and showed them the tape. let s go from the beginning.