of murder. meanwhile, the evidence against narcy s brother was piling up. cell phone records showing him near the hotel on the morning. evidence providing a get away car. the street boss was handling everything going away with narcy s brother. and who was the boss of bosses? with a $10 million motive, there was only one answer for the cops. narcy novak had ordered the hit on her husband. obviously, he reported to narcy or worked at the direction. what started as a small suburban village investigation was now a multi state conspiracy case. the decision was made to let federal prosecutors take the complex conspiracy to trial. the suspected hitman, garcia and gonzalez, were offered a deal.
joors consider who is going to get the money and it s not just narcy. it s the daughter. there was an incomplete investigation. i m not claiming that anyone else committed this murder. the defense here is that narcy novak did not commit the murder. detectives concluded may knew nothing about ben s will until well after the murder. i didn t know my name or the boy s names were in the will. after a trial narcy and her brothers were found guilty in the death of ben novak junior and his mother. they were acquitted of one charge involving the theft of ben s diamond bracelet. for the murder they almost got away with, there was a mandatory life sentence for both. the best part wasser ber ni would rest in peace.
ben novak jr., the one-time prince of the fountain blue had been murdered. who police wondered might want ben dead? was this murder a business deal gone bad or was someone after ben s fortune, maybe someone closer to home? coming up, the investigation begins. the comings and goings of every room, every guest 450 rooms. when family affair continues. great presentation, tim. could you email me the part about geico
safe until the bank s opened in the morning. then sergeant wilson posted a guard at the hotel room being shared by the mother and daughter. before that sunday night was over, the two women would have another round of questioning with the detectives. they totally grilled me. you get mad. of course i was fighting back. they were asking you the questions, did you do this? correct. you know, one of the cops told me, we have to ask these questions. i m like, do you have to get like right here and ask the questions? a veteran west chester county detective named alison had joined the investigation and led some of the questioning. may, the daughter, what did you make of her? pretty much i got the feeling that she was being honest with me, but you never know. people are deceptive. the cops went through narcy s story once again. hoping for some overlooked detail or investigative nugget. she is a grieving all of a sudden widow. exactly. we need that information. she s the last
back to washington on sunday. there is no recession in sight. this comes after a week of turmoil on wall street with the dow dropping 8 00 points in one day. now back to dateline. welcome back to dateline extra. ben novak junior was found beaten to death. his hands bound behind his back. his wife, narcy told investigators ben liked sex games involving bondage. now narcy s daughter was convinced her mom was tied up in ben s murder. here again is dennis murphy. the cops were going through hours of hotel security cam footage looking for what, they weren t exactly sure. the footwork team of a homicide investigation was under way.