reporter: he planned to be their great friend, sociable, gregarious, larger than life. then said neighbors once chris was arrest head seemed nervous. and now he was gone. and so they wondered, was david novak running from something? the loft friends began re-examining all the stories david told them over the years, particularly about his criminal past. we started comparing notes and stories and wow, david told me a different version of that. reporter: they d been lying, to put it rather bluntly. not the truth. reporter: the brief stint for mail fraud, turned out there was more to that store pep novak confessed to a con that played out like a cinematic thriller. he ran an insurance scam. then as it caught up with him, he attempted to escape by faking his own death. ditched his airplane in puget sound. he faked his death in order to avoid insurance audit. that was not a crime of passion.
he said it s just time to go. reporter: he planned to be their great friend, socialable, gregarious, larger than life. then said neighbors once chris was arrest head seemed nervous. and now he was gone. and so they wondered, was david novak running from something? the loft friends began re-examining all the stories david told them over the years, particularly about his criminal past. we started comparing notes and stories and wow, david told me a different version of that. reporter: they d been lying, to put it rather bluntly. not the truth. reporter: the brief stint for mail fraud, turned out there was more to that store pep novak confessed to a con that played out like a cinematic thriller. he ran an insurance scam. then as it caught up with him, he attempted to escape by faking his own death. ditched his airplane in puget sound.
your loft, you ve got all this investment here. why are you leaving? he said it s just time to go. he planned to be their great friend, sociable, gregarious, larger than life. then said neighbors once chris was arrested he seemed nervous. and now he was gone. and so they wondered, was david novak running from something? the loft friends began re-examining all the stories david told them over the years, particularly about his criminal past. we started comparing notes and stories and wow, david told me a different version of that. they d been lying, to put it rather bluntly. certainly not full truths. the brief stint for mail fraud, turned out there was more to that story, a lot more. novack had confess today a con that played out like a cinematic thriller. he used a private flying club he ran to run an insurance scam.
dolezsar. it was planted just weeks after chris was arrested. loft residents dave and lisa mccammon were having dinner with their best friends the novaks. he announced we re moving. and we were astounded. i remember saying to him, what? you ve put all this money into your loft, you ve got all this investment here. why are you leaving? he said it s just time to go. reporter: he claimed to be their great friend, sociable, gregarious, larger than life. then said neighbors once chris was arrested, he seemed nervous and now he was gone. and so they wondered, was david novak running from something? the loft friends began re-examining all the stories david told them over the years, particularly about his criminal past. we started comparing notes and stories and wow, david told me a different version of that. reporter: they d been lying, to put it rather bluntly.