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
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
in advance how they will be able to procure concessions if they need to so that when americans are detained they can respond more swiftly and bring them home more quickly than they currently are. when was the last time the president spoke with your family? i know you were contacted by an administration official to give you all a heads-up about brittney griner s release and let you know it wasn t paul who was coming home but when was the president last in contact? i think he spoke to my sister a few months ago. what can you share about that conversation? oh, i don t know. i think elizabeth kept that to herself. the white house has been very gracious, allowing us the time to process it, the news yesterday, privately, was a risk that they took. if we had reacted badly or told the media about it we might have risked ms. griner s freedom but they trusted us and we re grateful for that kindness. you are kind as well. you re humble and gracious in the light of what your family is
did you feel like you were in a tv show at this point? yes, it felt like an episode of law & order a bad episode of it. will he was driving home from the interrogation and he was hysterical. paul s sister, ilona, had never heard him so emotional. they asked me if i killed her, he just founded so unbelievable that he was asked those questions. so, if it wasn t paul, investigators had to look for other suspects. the state police did a complete canvas of the area. anybody who had any connection to catherine novak, state police reviewed, found, interviewed. but after many months and no leads, investigators hit a dead end. the case turned cold. none of that mattered much to catherine s mom. i still miss my daughter, the same. i miss her. no matter what happened to her, i miss her. seven months after catherine