i mean, when i left catherine, i probably wasn t in love with her anymore. but i respected her and she s the mother of my children. for catherine s brother michael, the upcoming trial felt like opening an old wound. part of me wished i didn t get that phone call. because i knew how dramatic it would be to the family, and especially how traumatic it would be to natalie and nicholas. catherine s mom also knew a trial would mean more heartache for her grandchildren. no one could imagine how i feel. it s my child. i can t imagine how they would feel now with the loss of both of their parents. all rise, fulton 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.
surprise by that. and these were good for a couple of months after that. it wasn t enough. the glow of that getaway faded and life became routine again. soon polls i wondered to a much younger woman. someone from work. they had an affair and paul moved out, leaving capturing and the kids alone in the house. she was beside herself. she was absolutely hysterical. catherine s good friend and neighbor, sue muller, remember when the marriage ended. she couldn t even get her breath. she was sobbing so hard. but catherine s family, who considered her the eternal optimist, watched her move on with her life. pouring all of her love and attention into her children. she was very focused on them. very engaged in their lives. did everything with them. sounds like that s what was important in her life anyway? absolutely. she was working at her children s school and had even been on a few dates. catherine was created a life
not at all. any reason to kill your wife? no. no, absolutely not. i mean, when i left catherine, i probably wasn t in love with her anymore. but i respected her and she s the mother of my children. for catherine s brother michael, the upcoming trial felt like opening an old wound. part of me wished i didn t get that phone call. because i knew how dramatic it would be to the family, and especially how traumatic it would be to natalie and nicholas. catherine s mom also knew a trial would mean more heartache for her grandchildren. no one could imagine how i feel. it s my child. i can t imagine how they would feel now with the loss of both of their parents. all rice, fulton county criminal corps 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 michel 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.