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
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
asking questions. choosing instead to accept they might never know what really happened to her. to take catherine s perspective, she would look for the positive side, the good things. and she would want us to move on. and that s what we try to do. we made our peace with it. and we went on living. but as time went by, in the last little town of narrowsburg, dark suspicions were whispered from neighbor to neighbor. and one name kept coming up, catherine s estranged husband paul novak. her close friend, sue muller. i was angry as time went on, and as i thought more and more about it, and i thought paul might be involved. as she looked back, she was particularly haunted by the way paul acted the day of catherine s memorial service. the whole congregation was sobbing so loud. i mean, the pastor couldn t even finish her sermon. i went up to him and i held him and was struck by how he didn t
catherine novak s body had been discovered among the blackened ruins over big red house. but the passage of time didn t make ruins it any ruins easier for her mother. you know it s a thing that never happens to you it always happens to someone else. it isn t happen to you. you don t lose a child like that. in such a horrible way, a fire. catherine s brother michael and his wife joanne had stopped asking questions. choosing instead to accept they might never know what really happened to her. to take catherine s perspective, she would look for the positive side. the good things. and she would want us to move on. and that s what we try to do. we made our peace with it. and we went on living. but as time went by, in the last little town of narrowsburg,