In the daylight, they found this mother of two young children dead. Michael lane she lived a very courageous life. She was very bold in the things she did. Craig melvin but after the smoke cleared, a mystery lingered. Steve lungen 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. Craig melvin 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. But could she be believed . Was she out for Justice Or Revenge . Is it a perfect world . No. Will she get hers . Yes, when she dies. Craig melvin what was the lie and what was the truth . How could you miss it. He wasnt 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
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reporter: through her tears michelle spilled out gruesome details of what paul said were catherine s final words. she begged him to think of their children. and he told me that the only thing he said to her the entire time that he was fighting with her was, i m doing this for the kids. and he said that she had been wearing a hooded sweatshirt and that he finally just took the sweatshirt and wrapped it around her neck and held it until she stopped breathing. reporter: then michelle claims paul took a blow torch from the garage and set the kitchen curtains on fire. he waited for it to catch fire. and i don t think he ever told me how long he i don t think he ever told me exactly how long he sat there and waited and watched. reporter: michelle s story was a stunning betrayal of her former boyfriend and if it was true, paul had committed a vicious and calculated crime. michelle said paul told her he did it because catherine was a monster.