Hit Man Sentenced To 17 Years In Hotel Heir Murder
A hit man was sentenced Thursday to more than 17 years behind bars for killing South Florida millionaire Ben Novack Jr. and his mother under the direction of the millionaire's wife.
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A hit man was sentenced Thursday to more than 17 years behind bars for killing South Florida millionaire Ben Novack Jr. and his mother under the direction of the millionaire's wife.
It's sentencing day for the hitman who admitted killing South Florida millionaire Ben Novack Jr. and his mother.
One of the men involved in the 2009 killing of a South Florida millionaire has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Ben Novack was the heir to a Miami Beach Hotel fortune. And now his wife is serving a life sentence for his brutal murder. Saturday night at 10, "48 HOURS" will tell the tragic story with exclusive interviews. CBS4 Investigator Jim DeFede reports.
Narcy Novack, the South Florida woman who was convicted of hiring hit men to beat her husband and mother-in-law to death has been sentenced to life in prison.
Narcy Novack, the South Florida woman convicted of orchestrating the killings of her millionaire husband and his mother, will be sentenced on Monday. She, however, may not be in the courtroom to hear it in person.
Narcy Novack, the South Florida woman convicted of orchestrating the killings of her millionaire husband and his mother, should spend the rest of her life in prison, according to federal prosecutors.
Narcy Novack has been convicted by a New York state jury of orchestrating the killings of her husband, Ben Novack, and her mother-in-law, Bernice Novack.
Jury deliberations have resumed Tuesday in the case against Narcy Novack and her brother Cristobal Veliz in the 2009 killings of her millionaire husband and mother-in-law in 2009.
Jury deliberations are underway in the case against Narcy Novack and her brother Cristobal Veliz in the 2009 killings of her millionaire husband and mother-in-law in 2009.
Jury deliberations are expected to begin Monday in the case against Narcy Novack and her brother Cristobal Veliz in the 2009 killings of her millionaire husband and mother-in-law in 2009.
Jury deliberations are expected to begin Friday in the case against Narcy Novack and her brother Cristobal Veliz in the 2009 killings of her millionaire husband and mother-in-law in 2009.
Closing arguments resumed Thursday in the murder trial of Narcy Novak and her brother Cristobal Veliz charged in the death of Novack's husband and mother in 2009.
Closing arguments are scheduled to get underway Tuesday in the trial of Narcy Novack and her brother.
From the start, the Narcy Novack murder trial has been a family affair.
Closing arguments, scheduled to take place Monday in the trial of Narcy Novack and her brother, have been delayed.
The trial of Narcy Novack took another twist Friday when she informed the federal judge she would not be taking the witness stand in her defense.
One of two people, on trial for killing South Florida millionaire Ben Novack Jr. said in court Monday he had nothing to do with it.
The judge in the Narcy Novack murder trial has issued a gag order after the defendant made bizarre claims to the media in a jailhouse phone interview.
A witness said that barbells, a utility knife, and a pillow played a role in the murder of hotel heir, Ben Novack Jr.
One of two men, allegedly hired to kill South Florida millionaire Ben Novack Jr. testified Thursday that Novack's wife pointed out her husband to the attackers by stroking his hair in a restaurant.
Prosecutors in the trial of Narcy Novack are focusing on the financial motive she had to kill her millionaire husband Ben Novack Jr. and his mother.
It's day one in the trial of Narcy Novack who is accused in the murder of her Ft. Lauderdale millionaire husband and his mother.
Trial is scheduled to get underway Monday for Narcy Novack who is accused of having her millionaire Ben Novack Jr. husband killed in a New York motel room.
A federal judge ruled Friday in New York that Narcy Novack's "chatty" statements to police after the killing of her millionaire husband were voluntary and can be used as evidence at her murder trial.
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