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Produced by Chuck Stevenson and Dena Goldstein
[This story first aired on Jan. 26, 2013. It was updated on Dec. 6, 2014.]
Detective Sergeant Terry Wilson of the Rye Brook, New York, Police Department and Detective Alison Carpentier of Westchester County, had never witnessed a crime scene this gruesome.
"My God, I can't believe this. It was horrific," Det. Wilson said as he showed "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts photos of the crime scene. "He's on the ground. He's basically hogtied."
"It was a brutal scene. His eyes had both been cut out," said Det. Carpentier.
The victim, 53-year-old Benji Novack, was a multimillionaire Florida businessman. His mutilated body was discovered in the early morning hours of July 12, 2009, in a hotel room in Rye Brook, a suburb 40 minutes north of New York City.
"Duct tape ... was placed on his legs, his arms and around his mouth...when they put it, they did it -- really tight," Det. Wilson continued.
Police believed there was more than one killer.
"Was there any sign of a struggle?" Roberts asked Det. Wilson.
"He was in the bed, they came up on him," he replied. "They hit him multiple times, maybe a dozen times or so."
Police learned from Benji's wife, Narcy Novack, that she and her husband were from South Florida. They were
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The mysterious death of a Fontainebleau Hotel heir has triggered a family feud over his multimillion-dollar estate, with relatives accusing his wife of murder even though no one has been charged.
Ben Novack Jr., whose father founded the lavish Miami Beach landmark frequented by President John F. Kennedy and Frank Sinatra, was found beaten to death in a suburban New York hotel in July. His wife Narcy Novack is a person of interest in the killing, and relatives claim she deserves nothing from the estate, which includes a vast collection of Batman memorabilia.
Novack Jr., 53, was found in a Rye Brook, N.Y., hotel room covered in blood. His face, hands and legs were bound with duct tape.
Novack’s daughter, 33-year-old May Abad, claims in court documents in the estate case that Narcy Novack “unlawfully and intentionally killed or participated in the procuring of the death.” Abad wants a judge to invoke Florida’s “killer” statute, which can bar someone responsible for a person’s death from collecting an inheritance. She’s joined in a similar motion by Novack’s elderly aunt.
Neither Narcy Novack nor her attorney returned repeated calls and e-mails seeking commen
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