Here she is pictured with Ben Snr. Narcy Novack told police, according to the warrant, that her husband had recently agreed to buy a comic book for $43,000 and, about three weeks before his death, had gotten into an argument with a collector who then showed up at their house to negotiate the deal. Now May Abad, Narcy's daughter, stands to inherit $150,000, and the rest of the fortune stands to go to her two sons. 'Nancy was becoming desperate, she was in her mid-50s, had lost her once beautiful looks and worse feared losing the familys Fontainebleau millions. The first thing I found was a clipping. She also indicated that her husband had enemies. . What followed was not only an investigation that detailed possible deception by Narcy Novack during polygraph tests, but reports of an unorthodox family life. Each episode cohosts Kareem Tabsch and Joey Daoud narrate the facts of the case, with details, anecdotes and general color offered by an interview guest with a . It's a site that collects all the most frequently asked questions and answers, so you don't have to spend hours on searching anywhere else. Browse 1,047,759 murders_of_bernice_and_ben_novack,_jr. It worked. of Fort Lauderdale-based Convention Concepts Unlimited, was found dead in his hotel room in Rye Brook, New York, on Sunday morning. , updated The Herald reported that Abad said her stepfather was having an affair, even setting the younger woman up with a place to live, and that Narcy Novack was jealous of the other woman. The author isn't content simply recounting the tempestuous relationship between Ben Novack Jr. and his wife, Narcy, and how it ultimately led to his death. It was just very hard to describe the scene. At the time, even Ben Jr. felt something wasn't right, telling detectives that the glass of white wine on the table was suspect: his mother didn't drink white wine. 'Sinatra became a close family friend he was an uncle to Ben as he grew up and flew the family on his private jet to President Kennedys inauguration in 1960. The warrant indicates that computers and hard drives were also taken from an office in the unattached building. Drama. CBS4 News obtained a video showing just how bad this mother-daughter relationship was in the days after the murder. Abad also told the Herald that after the murder Narcy Novack "flunked" a polygraph test in New York five times. murdered as his Ben dealt only in cash and Narcy was the same. Port Chester's skyline will soon look much different. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. presented as evidence in the court The report detailed how the alleged home invasion was part of a sex game. The interior of Bernice Novack's car. its day. "I want her to . It was an obituary for Bernice Novack, the 86-year-old family matriarch. Blood stains inside the kitchen of Bernice Novack's home in Fort MIAMI (CBS4) - From the start, the Narcy Novack murder trial has been a family affair. Her brother, Cristbal Vliz, was also accused of enlisting Alejandro Gutirrez-Garca, Joel Gonzlez, and Denis Ramrez to participate in both murders. As soon as he married Narcy, their relationshipwas volatile from the start, according to Glatt. His mutilated body was discovered in a hotel room in Rye Brook in the early morning hours of July 12, 2009. * The Prince of Paradise by John Glatt is published by St. Martins Press on Tuesday April 16. to order a copy,click here. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. His father built the storied Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach, a celebrity hangout in the 1950s and '60s that appeared in the movies "Scarface . [6], Narcy Novack, from Fort Lauderdale,[7] was arrested for the murders of her husband and mother-in-law in July 2010, three days shy of a year after her husband's death. The report also included police officers' doubts about the Novacks' credibility. Security guards separate May from Narcy. On July 10, Mr. Gonzalez and a co-conspirator scouted out the hotel in preparation for the attack, prosecutors say. After that, she said, We got a lot closer, and we talked almost every day.. Did the Fontainebleau have a stairway to nowhere? Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Ken Bruce finishes his 30-year tenure as host of BBC Radio 2, Ukrainian soldier takes out five tanks with Javelin missiles, Family of a 10-month-old baby filmed vaping open up, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Hershey's Canada releases HER for SHE bars featuring a trans activist, Moment teenager crashes into back of lorry after 100mph police race. They also look at robbery and other motives for . Narcy Novack is facing charges in the death of her wealthy hotel heir husband 53-year-old Ben Novack Jr. and conspiring to kill her 87-year-old mother-in-law Bernice Novack. Southern District of New York), Killer: Narcy, 56, (Pictured with Ben Jr.) was convicted last year of arranging the murders after discovering her husband of 28 years was having an affair with porn star Rebecca Bliss, The Woodlands I was also the first to question the death of Bernice, who was found dead in her Fort Lauderdale home in April 2009. She said Novack moved her out of Miami and put her up at a hotel for a couple of weeks in June 2008. The guard then goes to the main house and alerts Narcy that May is on the property. Her brother was also found guilty of arranging the murders and is serving life in jail. Narcy claimed . in murder of Ben Novack. That's right -- a crowbar. Terence Wilson, a detective with Rye Brook, New York, police. Three months later, Novack Jr. was found beaten to death in a hotel in Rye . Novack, 53, was bashed with dumbbells in his bed and had his eyes sliced with a knife. Or what was left of it. Narcy Novack, his wife, was convicted of orchestrating the slaying in addition to killing his mother. * The Prince of Paradise by John Glatt is published by St. Martins Press on Tuesday April 16. to order a copy. We have many But due to the violent nature of the murder and the fact that nothing had been stolen from Novack's hotel room investigators believed the attack had been personal. Bliss said what began as a sexual tryst grew into a serious ongoing relationship of almost two years. June 11, 2012 / 11:27 PM Ben Novack married Narcy, a former stripper from Ecuador, in 1991, according to the Journal News. "He used to make me laugh,' Bliss said. The owner of a successful convention planning business, Novack had the hotel booked solid that weekend. Bliss said in July 2009, her bills were no longer being paid because Ben Novack had been killed in New York. At the conclusion of the trial, Narcy and Veliz were each convicted of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, domestic violence, stalking, money laundering, and witness tampering. 02:26 GMT 25 Apr 2012 2013 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 50,000 first printing. The security camera inside the guest house picks up Narcy walking in -- still carrying the crowbar. Prosecutors displayed hotel and spa bills of over $3,900, paid by Ben Novack. The Fontainebleau Miami Beach is featured in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger, in the sweeping aerial shot that follows the opening credits and accompanies composer John Barrys big-band track Into Miami. ", Karas acknowledged that Garcia's cooperation was important. Rebecca Bliss, 40, her arms and legs heavily tattooed, said she met Ben Novack Jr., whose father built the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach, through an online ad for sex. His trial testimony last year helped put away Narcy Novack and her brother, Cristobal Veliz, on charges they arranged the 2009 killings. 'In the months leading up to his death Ben had fallen for heavily-tattooed ex hooker Rebecca Bliss, who was known by her porn star name Mona Love. (Courtesy of United Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! July 12, 2009, just before 7 am: Narcy Novack lets Garcia and Gonzalez into Room 453, where they beat Ben . He was also the heir to a multimillion-dollar estate. A former prostitute and porn actress testified on Tuesday that she had a yearlong affair with a Florida millionaire that ended only when he was beaten to death. Rebecca Bliss, formerly known as Mona Love, was all over the Internet. It worked. Bliss, 40, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., testified that they began . Narcy Novack used her brother Cristobal Veliz to recruit Miami car wash owner Alejandro Garcia, who executed the Bernice Novack murder for a couple of thousand dollars. But the rabbis role was never revealed during the three-month trial. Make like a gangster and hang out by the pool at the famous Fontainebleau Miami Beach, where Tony and Manny talk about how to pick up chicks at the pooljust watch what you say, so you dont get slapped like Manny. From the moment that Ben Novack Jr. was found bludgeoned to death in a Rye Brook, N.Y. hotel room on July 12th, it was evident that the Fontainebleau Hotel heir had some pretty dark stuff in his past. He asked me not to work anymore, not to continue to escort, Bliss told prosecutor Andrew Dember. Bernice Novack, cropped from a handout photo. The bloodied bathroom in Bernice Novack's home in Fort May showed up at the guest house a little after six. Three days after Ben was killed in Rye Brook, New York, Narcy and her daughter flew back to Fort Lauderdale on separate flights. Jr. was savagely "I spoke to one and that was it," she said, referring to the Herald's story. Back in Florida, she said, she turned to prostitution. On July 12, 2009, three months after Bernice's death, Ben Novack Jr., 53, Bernice's only child, and heir to the hotel fortune, was slain execution-style at the Rye Town Hilton hotel in Rye Brook . 'She let them into their suite and stood by watching as they beat Ben to a pulp. Prosecutors alleged that Narcy was afraid that Ben would leave her for Bliss, who testified at Narcy's trial; their prenuptial agreement would only leave her $65,000 in a divorce. I compiled binders full of evidence, photographs showing blood splattered all over home; the autopsy report that said she had massive head injuries, a broken jaw and finger. With each story I wrote questioning her death, Fort Lauderdale police became increasingly uncooperative. 16:24 20 Apr 2013, updated 16:24 20 Apr 2013. Ben Novack Jr. had a successful travel company. In Oxygen's "Dying to Belong," investigators and reporters recounted the brutal murder of 53-year-old Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel heir Ben Novack Jr., who was found blugeonded to death in a New York hotel room. Over the past five weeks, jurors in the Narcy Novack murder trial have heard from a one-eyed killer, a tattooed porn star and a hotel guest who snapped pictures of Ben Novack Jr.'s bloody corpse . Months later, detectives were able to tie Narcy and her older brother along with two hired hitmen to Ben Novack's killing. Please enter valid email address to continue. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Detectives soon found out Novack was involved in aheated affair with former sex worker and porn actress Rebecca Bliss. Aug. 19, 2009— -- The discovery of the body of a wealthy Florida businessman and hotel heir has turned out to be only the beginning of what has become a multi-state investigation involving reports of kinky sex, catfights and Batman comic books. On July 12, 2009, three months after Bernice's death, Ben Novack Jr., 53, Bernice's only child, and heir to the hotel fortune, was slain execution-style at the Rye Town Hilton hotel in Rye Brook . "The only one else that had access to that room was Narcy," Carpentier said. Narcy, now serving life in jail, used the rabbi to fence rare Batman memorabilia and hide tens of thousands of dollars in cash, according to Glatt in his new book Prince of Paradise. (Courtesy of United Narcy, the security guard and Narcy's niece go down to the guest house to confront May. It was a horrible murder, as Bernice did not go quietly. ', From a prison cell to driving Rolls-Royces and hanging out with movie stars: How the Wolves of Wall Street are on top of the world after being released from prison over $200million fraud, Mother 'watched as her boyfriend smothered their baby then they put limp infant back in playpen and had sex', Former high school librarian and prison chief arrested in plot to 'kidnap, cook and EAT women and children', 'If it can happen to my daughter it can happen to anyone': Mother of Audrie Pott who committed suicide after alleged sexual assault bravely speaks out for the first time about her death. 'Bens murder was even more gruesome. A week before she was murdered Bernice Novack took Please enter valid email address to continue. Investigative reporter and true-crime vet Glatt (Love Her to Death, 2012, etc.) To keep creating king ben and queen bernice lived in b a penthouse suite, then alg came their prince, ben novack jr. >> he was a spoiled kid, he was a brat. My editor agreed and the story about the letter was buried inside the paper. The duo's defense was to blame Narcy's only daughter from a previous marriage, May Abad, for having orchestrated the killings, stating that she was motivated to collect on Ben Novack Jr.'s estate, including a large collection of Batman memorabilia. Set on a vast wall was a large oil painting of her son, Ben Novack Jr., painted when he was about 20 years old. Narcy Novack, left, and Ben Novack Jr. in an undated photo. Ben Novack Jr. was found bludgeoned to death last month in Room 453 of the Hilton Rye Brook Hotel in Rye Brook, N.Y., where he had organized a weekend convention for Amway, the direct-selling company.. Novack, 53, who owned Convention Concepts Unlimited of Fort Lauderdale, a planning company, was the son of the hotelier behind Miami Beach's posh Fontainebleau Resorts Hotel. Had he known she had been murdered, he may have hired a bodyguard or, at the very least, been more vigilant about his safety. Love, money, death, strippers. Detectives never interviewed Bernice's next-door neighbor, one of them a former Miami Dolphins linebacker who would have told them that strange men had been prowling outside Bernice's home in the weeks and months before her death. We found $390,000 in cash in the Florida house and they kept safe deposit boxes everywhere. 'Once Ben called police accusing Narcy of pistol-whipping him and holding him hostage for 28 hours while she ransacked the house looking for cash,' he said. had never witnessed a crime scene as gruesome, emphatically denied involvement in the murder. Abad's mother, Narcy Novack, was accused in federal court last summer of hiring people to kill her husband, Ben Novack Jr., 53, a wealthy Fort Lauderdale businessman whose family once owned Miami . Police investigating the death of Ben Novack Jr. gather clues at the crime scene and consider multiple potential suspects. Ben Novack Jr., the subject of the Lifetime TV movie Beautiful & Twisted, was the heir to the glitzy Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach. Gangster Sam Giancana's daughter's wedding. At the time, I didn't know that they were also stonewalling investigators in Rye Brook, N.Y., probing Ben's murder. More than five years after Bens death, the fight for his fortune still continues. It was overwhelming. Now Ben Jr.'s . She was Ben Novack's However, Narcy Novack emphatically denied involvement in the murder. (Courtesy of United States Attorney?s Office, Southern District of New York), Lies: Narcy being interviewed by detectives after the murders, 16:24 20 Apr 2013, updated 16:24 20 Apr 2013, Much of the stuff went missing but detectives followed the trail through to the rabbi and his network of orthodox associates. 15:03 GMT 25 Apr 2012. Ben grew up amid heads of state and movie stars. "A writer who gets in bed with Miami Beach's historical characters ought to end up breathless.''. Ben Novack Sr. had very little to do with his adopted son . / CBS News. >> ben jr., don't call him benji, would be trotted out to shake hands with the likes of jft and then back up to the hotel room. Two days after Novack's murder, Fort Lauderdale police were called to the Novack's posh Fort Lauderdale home after an altercation between Narcy Novack and her daughter, May Abad, who was living in the house's unattached cottage. Joel Gonzalez, accused of killing Ben Novack Jr. It was just a complete mess,"said Sgt. Garcia admitted that he had helped kill Novack's husband, Ben Novack Jr., in a suburban New York hotel where his travel company was managing an Amway convention. Fontainebleau Hotel heir Ben Novack, Jr., tracing his gilded childhood at the sides of famous celebrities, his multi-million-dollar business deals and the savage killing that many, including Novack's daughter, believe was arranged by his wife. She said if she couldn't have him no one will," Bliss said. [5] At the time of his death, he was having an affair with porn actress Rebecca Bliss. Associated Press Ben Novack Jr. was found bludgeoned to death last month in Room 453 of the Hilton Rye Brook Hotel in Rye Brook, N.Y., where he had organized a weekend convention for Amway, the direct-selling company. However, when something happened to him in a hotel in New York, an in. You can see Roberts' exclusive interview with Ben Novack's mistress, who police believe was part of the motive for murder, on Saturday night on "48 Hours" at 10 p.m. on CBS 2. Yet detectives never took fingerprints or DNA samples. Paradise Lost: Crime in Miami is a conversation between friends, both South Florida natives, about the notorious true crime cases that have occurred in their home state. a fall outside a Fort Lauderdale bank. . Garcia and Gonzalez have pleaded guilty to the killings, the New York Daily News reported. According to a search warrant, his wife, Narcy Novack, 52, told police that she had left the hotel room they shared around 7 a.m. July 12, but returned 40 minutes later after eating breakfast to find her husband face down, covered in blood, his hands and legs bound by duct tape. Ben Novack answered her escort ad in an email, and they exchanged emails and phone calls, then met for sex. Ben Novack Jr was the heir to the mighty Fontainebleau fortune. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. He was bound with duct tape and his eyes were gouged out. 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Soffer owns 72% of the hotel and a sizeable chunk of Aventura Mall, plus stakes in the familys other hotel, office and residential properties in Florida; FORBES estimates his net worth at $1 billion. "It was a horrific scene, very gruesome, very bloody. Her husband Ben Novack Sr., who built the hotel and owned it until 1977, had died in 1985. need your help for this. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Its a story thats crazier than fiction, even the fiction that Lifetime usually puts out. 'But the marriage was always volatile and towards the end it had become downright dangerous. Bliss testified for the prosecution at the federal murder trial of Novack's wife, Narcy Novack, who is accused of arranging the separate 2009 killings of her husband and his mother, Bernice. 'The Novak family is Miami Beach royalty. Ben Novack Jr.'s estate, valued at $4.2 million, is expected to go to Novack's daughter, May Abad, and Abad's two sons. They also suspected she was involved in the death of Novack's mother, who took a fatal fall months before . With Bliss waiting in the wings, the question was whether Ben Novack was about to leave his wife. Videk. Novack was found guilty Wednesday, June 20, 2012, of orchestrating the killings of her millionaire husband, Ben Novack Jr., and his mother, Bernice Novack, in a grab for the family estate . death. Advertisement. The victim, 53-year-old Ben Novack Jr., was a multi-millionaire Florida businessman. ', Miss Bliss, one of the key prosecution witnesses, testified that Narcy tried to buy her off for $10,000 saying: 'If I cant have him, no other woman is going to have him.'. Patrick Hart told ABCNews.com that a report was not filed and that he did not have any details on what sparked the fight, saying only that "it was a simple disturbance and the stepdaughter agreed to pack up her stuff and leave.". 8. Ben Novack was found dead and handcuffed in the Rye Town Hilton He had his own suite at the hotel. First published on June 11, 2012 / 11:27 PM. The photographs of the crime scene were almost embarrassingly inadequate. Narcy Novack (ne Narcisa Vliz Pacheco; born 1956), Ben's estranged wife, was convicted of orchestrating the murders and after a highly publicized trial, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. No one has ever written a history of the Fontainebleau, arguably, the most famous hotel in the world, or its unusual cast of characters and its stubborn builder, Ben Novack Sr. My book is about an extraordinary family: brilliant, wildly foolish, eccentric and dysfunctional, whose lives all ended either tragically, violently or forgotten to history. The real story of how Narcy and Ben Novack, Jr. fought over his hotel inheritance and ultimately were both denied would be enough for a Lifetime movie even if it had never turned violent and deadly. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 men found drugged after leaving NYC gay bars were killed, medical examiner says. She said she took it only to protect herself. "Narcy always suspected Ben of cheating. After 30 Years the Fontainebleau Wont Be a Hilton; New Owner Turnberry Associates Plans on Running the 1,400-room Resort Itself / February 2005. READ: How a reporter uncovered the murder of Miami matriarch Bernice Novack. He also bought her a toy poodle, she said, and a new cellphone account so she could drop the escort number. An FBI agent testified that in December of 2008, Narcy Novack tried to implicate Bliss in an alleged sham-marriage plot by which foreigners would gain legal status in the U.S. Novack's eyes. "His eyes slid out like grapes it was a grotesque murder scene," reporter Tara Rosenblum told "Dying to Belong.". Bernice was discovered bludgeoned to death inside her Fort Lauderdale mansion in 2009. Her brother, Cristobal Veliz, is a co-defendant. There was a disagreement, according to the warrant, and "Narcy told investigators that she retrieved a 'bag' of cash and provided the money to her husband who in turn gave it to the unknown comic book collector who left the house with the cash. Bernice . Donna Greene, communications director for Westchester County, said Novack has been kept "on ice, literally and figuratively" since his death, with both Narcy Novack and Abad laying claim to the body. NR. [2] Her death was initially ruled to be the result of an accidental fall while trying to get out of her car in . Mother of foetus found on heathland is discovered safe and well after dog walker made grisly Rat pack: Ben Novack Jr. (right) grew up at the Fontainebleau and Ben Novack Jr.'s first wife was a beautiful Las Vegas showgirl in her late twenties named Jill Campion. A seasoned homicide detective once told me that there is no such thing as coincidences. He was sitting on the beach, a scarf around his neck floating in the breeze. TimesMojo is a social question-and-answer website where you can get all the answers to your questions. Fontainebleau is renowned for the large and scenic forest of Fontainebleau, a favourite weekend getaway for Parisians, as well as for the historic Chteau de Fontainebleau, which once belonged to the kings of France. in Miami, accused September 12, 2013 / 5:12 PM We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Greene said Novack's wife and her lawyer "said not to do anything with the body.". So when I opened the paper on July 13, 2009 and saw a piece about the murder of the son of a famous Miami Beach hotelier, I thought this was a story that had legs. The Strokes - The Modern Age (Rough Trade Version) The Strokes - Last Nite (Rough Trade Version) The Strokes - Hard To Explain (Official HD Video) New York City Cops. the other room. Hilton, New York. Based . [17][18], The story was also the basis for the 2015 made-for-television Lifetime movie Beautiful & Twisted, which starred Rob Lowe as Ben Novack Jr., Paz Vega as Narcy, and Candice Bergen as Bernice Novack.[19][20]. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 'She was a cold, calculating woman. The . A former model for Coca-Cola and Salvador Dali, Bernice was once married to Ben Novack Sr., builder of the fabled Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach. 'We will probably never see the money. Ben Novack Jr. was found bludgeoned to death last month in Room 453 of the Hilton Rye Brook Hotel in Rye Brook, N.Y., where he had organized a weekend convention for Amway, the direct-selling company. The luxurious Estate Coral Gables in Miami, where Tony starts to live after becoming a kingpin, was recreated at the El Fureidis, a Mediterranean Villa located at 631 Para Grande Lane. Narcy arrived at the family's Fort Lauderdale home around 4 pm. As an adult he built his own lucrative company, Convention . If he died, however, his entire $10 million estate would be bequeathed to her, according to the Associated Press. Lauderdale. Yonkers Mayor Spano shares story of surviving sexual abuse as a kid. Narcy waived her right to appear in court when the guilty verdict was read. There are secrets that have never been able to fit into the hundreds of stories that made it into print. He was giving me everything.. 'Then she calmly went downstairs for breakfast before returning to the room and raising the alarm. Later it would be learned that his killers had cut out his eyes. She met Ben at the strip club where she worked and moved in with him soon afterwards. Given Novack's financial status, his wife 53-year-old former stripper Narcy Novack told detectives the slaying might have been the result of a robbery gone wrong. But May and a friend went in anyway to pick up some of May's belongings. 'I was told by numerous sources that Narcy, once a self-proclaimed voodoo priestess, had become involved with a very well-connected rabbi after her husbands death,' Glatt told MailOnline. They had been sent an anonymous letter claiming that Bernice had indeed been murdered. Although she was in the condo for about a year, and spoke with Novack several times a day, she said she saw him only a few times and had sex with him maybe twice. the Murderpedia project stay alive. In 2008, Ben Jr. answered an online ad placed by a porn actress named Rebecca Bliss, working at the time as a high-priced prostitute. shares new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help "She called me, screaming at me. Novack's husband was Ben Novack Jr., son of the man who built the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach. Initially, the brutal killing of Ben Novack Jr., heir to the founder of Miami Beach's famed Fontainebleau Hotel, looked like the sordid story of a wealthy couple's sexually charged marriage . [1], On April 5, 2009, Ben's 87-year-old mother, Bernice (December 2, 1921 April 4, 2009), was found dead in her Fort Lauderdale, Florida garage. More than 1,000 employees from Amway Global International, his most prestigious client, squeezed into the 455-room hotel -- and all of them were potential suspects, including his wife, a former stripper he had been married to for almost 19 years. Ben Novack, Jr. was born into a hotel empire, Miami's lavish Fontainbleau. Narcy Novack was said to be at least somewhat involved in her husband's business affairs, although Abad told the Miami Herald it was she, not her mother, who helped run Convention Concepts Unlimited. As police began their investigation, they soon learned their victim came from a fascinating background -- his parents once owned the famous Fontainebleau Hotel, once the hottest spot on Miami Beach in the swinging 1960s. Prosecutors said Novack feared that her husband would divorce her and a prenuptial agreement would bar her from the multimillion-dollar family estate. 'At one point every president visiting Miami stayed at the Fontainebleau. A few moments after the alleged assault, May is seen running out of the guest house -- clearly agitated. Terry Wilson and Det. Personal Photo via CBS (CBS/AP) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A hit man was sentenced Thursday to more than 17 years behind bars for killing Ben . December 17, 2012. the Rye Town Hilton. Narsi . The blood-stained bed in Ben Novack's room at the Rye Town Hilton, New York. When reached by ABCNews.com in Florida, Abad said she was no longer speaking about the entire saga.

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