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
waited outside. and then he came out with a bag? yes. do you know what he bought? i believe duct tape. prosecutors showed jurors what investigators found when they visited that will mark. the state police found a receipt. only one receipt out of 30 registers that had three things on it. and update, a hat and gloves. scott sherwood tells us that the defendant used tape to tape up his scrubs. and he had a glass hat and gloves on when he went in the house. and there was more physical evidence to back natalie up sherwood s account. he told police he and paul crossed the george washington bridge on the way back to paul s place and morning of the murder. was there a toll you guys went through? i would assume so. we went through i guess, it was the lower level. but there is no attendant. no attendant saw them pass. but detectives wondered, could digital eyes help place the car little boo? we did a search for the ez pass records, or toll records of that vehicle. and w
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 traumatic 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. i know 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, 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
gloves on when he went in the house. and there was more physical evidence to back natalie up sherwood s account. he told police he and paul crossed the george washington bridge on the way back to paul s place and morning of the murder. was there a toll you guys went through? i would assume so. we went through i guess, it was the lower level. but there is no attendant. no attendant saw them pass. but detectives wondered, could digital eyes help place the car little boo? we did a search for the ez pass records, or toll records of that vehicle. and we had a hit at 6:39. of that vehicle coming across the george washington bridge, lower level. that s huge. it was a highly corroborative piece of evidence to corroborate scott sherwood. what s more, there was a photo snapped of the license plate. it was evidence that almost didn t exist. prosecutors said paul had planned to pay cash that night.