In this Dateline classic, the scion of the family behind the famous Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach, Ben Novack Jr., grew up with the likes of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack. But his murder years later in a New York hotel, launches an investigation that would lead to surprising places and turn his stepdaughter’s life upside down. Dennis Murphy reports. Or ... Show More
Jul 30
Bryan Kohberger changes his mind. Son wants mother's killer back in court. Plus, Missing in America.
Bryan Kohberger, convicted of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, petitions to withdraw his guilty plea. In Kansas, former Marine Brian McKay was convicted of stalking and killing his estranged wife, Monica. Now he faces a wrongful death lawsuit brought by her son. ... Show More
32m 55s
Jul 29
Talking Dateline: The Mushroom Mystery
Josh Mankiewicz sits down with Blayne Alexander to discuss her episode, “The Mushroom Mystery.” In April 2020, the body of beloved cyclist David Fouts was found in a ditch in Hamilton County, Indiana. The autopsy was inconclusive, but did reveal David had consumed toxic mushrooms ... Show More
27m 42s
Jul 2024
Crazy Love
In 2009, millionaire Ben Novack was murdered in Rye Brook, NY. The son of parents who once owned the famed Miami hotspot, the Fontainebleau Hotel, and a business mogul in his own right, he was described by friends as a brat with a lot of enemies. Police suspected his wife Narcy, ... Show More
40m 12s
Dec 2021
Sex Lies & Murder: The Playboy and the Pornstar
Tragedy strikes Miami Beach royalty in 2009 when heir to the FONTAINEBLEAU HOTEL fortune, Ben Novack Jr, and his mother Bernice die only three months apart. While Bernice’s death is determined accidental, police find the circumstances around Ben’s death to be suspicious. As polic ... Show More
44m 50s
Oct 2024
Ben Novack Jr - 592
July 12th, 2009. Rye Brook, New York. 53-year-old Ben Novack Jr., the son of a famous Florida hotelier, was beaten to death in his hotel room at a convention in upstate New York. His wife Narcy Novack, who stood to inherit his estate, was one of the first suspects.Get bonus conte ... Show More
55m 22s
May 2025
A Family Affair
When shotgun blasts killed Georgia businessman, Phillip Heidt, his son Carey, and wounded Phillip’s wife, Linda, investigators wondered if it was a robbery gone wrong. When they discovered a family secret, they suspected murder was the motive. “48 Hours" Correspondent Susan Spenc ... Show More
39m 58s