With its hot bodies and pulsating dance clubs. Thats all a marketing reinvention of a much older miami beach. No, we need to go back 50 years or month when caddies with tail fins were pulling into the newest, glitziest hotel in the west. The fountain bleu. Steven gaines wrote about the era in his book fools paradise. It became a destination for the rat pack, frank sinatra, major stars were a at the fountain bleu, and lots of movies were being filmed there as well. He needed a queen to preside over his palace. He found one in a former cocacola model named bernice. With her beauty and effortless charm, bernice turned out to be the perfect host to entertain the gangsters and guests who made the fountain bleu in its day. They lived in the hotel in a penthouse suite. Then came along a young prince, ben novak, jr. Ben jr. Would be trotted out to shake the hands the likes of jfk, then it was back in the Hotel Elevator to home. Birthday cakes came from room service. And the kids who came to th
Era in his book fools paradise. It became a destination for the rat pack, the major stars and lots of movies were shot there as well. Novak was the king and he needed a queen to preside over his palace. He found one in a former cocacola model named bernice. With her beauty and effortless charm, bernice turned out to be the perfect hostess to greet the celebrities, gangsters and other guests who made it the scene of its day. They lived over the store in a penthouse suite. Along came their young prince, ben novak jr. He was a spoiled kid, a brat. Ben jr, dont call him beveragey, would be trotted out to shake hands with the likes of j jfk, then it was back up the Hotel Elevator to home. Birthday cakes came from room service. The kids who came to birthday parties were strangers, just kids passing through the hotel. The friendless boy, lost himself in the fantasy world of batman. The super hero became an obsession. Even as an adult, he was still amassing a flor to ceiling collection of batm
Now police said she was next. Someone in the shadows gunning for her. My suspicions are growing and growing by the minute. So, who was behind all this . Plenty of suspects and plenty of motives, anger, jealousy, greed. Someone had 10 million reasons to kill. We look back and said, my god, i couldnt believe what i saw. Youre not going to believe it either because in this case, there is a final terrifying twist. I see my mother with a crowbar. Hello and welcome to dateline. Ben novak jr. Was a successful entrepreneur and the wealthy son of a famous miami businessman. Then he was found bound and bludgeoned to death in a new york he tole room. Who wanted ben novak dead . In this case, there was no shortage of suspects or possible motives. But a mysterious letter would lead detectives in a direction no one expected. Here is Dennis Murphy with family affair. If ever there was a little girl lost, it was maya bod. From when i was little, i was always in the way. She survived a mother Daughter
A letter to nunes, suggesting the letter had been materially altered from the one the committee voted to release. This is a wholesale broadside against two of our respected institutions. I think it is very clear at this point that they used a memo, a dossier, paid for by the democrats, to get a warrant to spy on the campaign. We got too involved in politics with the fbi. If i am given the honor of leading this agency, i will never allow the fbis work to be driven by anything other than the facts, the law and the impartial pursuit of justice. All of this comes as the New York Times reports the special counsel is focusing on that trump tower meeting between the campaign and a russian representative last year. According to the article, mark corallo, a former spokesman for trumps legal team, quote, is planning to tell mr. Mueller about a previously undisclosed Conference Call with mr. Trump, hope hicks who, of course, is the White House Communications director. Ms. Hicks said during the ca
Plenty of suspects and plenty of motives, anger, jealousy, greed. Someone had 10 million reasons to kill. We look back and said, my god, i couldnt believe what i saw. Youre not going to believe it either because in this case, there is a final terrifying twist. I see them with a crowbar. She survived a mother Daughter Relationship quite unlike any youve ever heard. My mother is like trying to hug a cactus. You will eventually get hurt. And if the intersection of blood and money intrigues you, pull up a chair and stay awhile because theres plenty of both just ahead in this story. Its really an amazing, unusual, frightening story. What ended so badly in a darkened hotel room with the curtains drawn, has its beginnings really in the warm sands of south florida. Not the south beach of today with its hot bodies and pulsating dance clubs. Thats all a marketing reinvention of a mucholder miami beach. No, we need to go back 50 years or more when caddies with tail fins were pulling into the newe