Chapter
The Roots of the Fontainebleau Hotel's Heyday
01:14 - 05:03 (03:49)
This transcript takes us back to the inception of the Fontainebleau Hotel in South Florida and explores how it became the hottest spot on the East Coast 50 years ago.
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The murder of Bernice Novak, the wife of a wealthy hotelier, in a hotel room in Fort Lauderdale, has left investigators baffled for over thirty years; the well-known hostess had many enemies because of the secrets she had learned about the rich and powerful people who frequented the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach during the 1960s and '70s.
01:14 - 03:55 (02:41)
Mystery
Summary
The murder of Bernice Novak, the wife of a wealthy hotelier, in a hotel room in Fort Lauderdale, has left investigators baffled for over thirty years; the well-known hostess had many enemies because of the secrets she had learned about the rich and powerful people who frequented the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach during the 1960s and '70s.
ChapterThe Roots of the Fontainebleau Hotel's Heyday
EpisodeFamily Affair
PodcastDateline NBC
A story of the turbulent and dysfunctional life of Ben Novak Jr. whose father was found dead in a hotel room, mother is a stripper, and whose wife was convicted of murdering him in a poorly thought of plot.
03:55 - 05:03 (01:07)
Crime
Summary
A story of the turbulent and dysfunctional life of Ben Novak Jr. whose father was found dead in a hotel room, mother is a stripper, and whose wife was convicted of murdering him in a poorly thought of plot.