"VOODOO , MONEY & MURDER "

The shocking death of sales convention tycoon Ben Novack Jr. has exposed a bizarre and seamy private life of wild spending , kinky sex games, violence , cheating and spooky "voodoo" rituals, cops say. Wealthy Novack was found bound , gagged and beaten to death by his wife Nancy in their Rye Brook, N.Y. hotel room. Although a gold bracelet with "BEN" spelled in diamonds may have been taken during the attack in Suite 453 of the Hotel Rye Town, cops believe the motive was cold, calculated murder, not robbery.
Rye police chief Gregory Austin says it is clear Novack, whose father founded Miami Beach's famed Fontainebleau Hotel, was "targeted" by his assassin--that he was not a "victim" picked at random. Novack was definitely marked for death when he was tied up and savaged with a blunt instrument, cops say. Incredibly the bloody crime eerily mirrored an earlier robbery--mastermined by Novack's wife--that left the 54-year-old businessman tied to a chair in his Florida home.
While his 53-year-old spouse , who dabbled in "voodoo" has not been named as a suspect in the murder, sources say she had plenty to gain and cops are taking a close look at her activities. Narcy was sole beneficiary to Novack's $6 million fortune, but Novack was cheating on her with a mistress he kept in a love nest and may have been planning to marry, sources say. Known as a ruthless businessman and head of the multimillion-dallor event-planning firm "Convention Concepts Unlimited", Novack was overseeing an Amway International meeting with his wife and her daughter May Abad, 33, at the Hilton when he was murdnered.Narcy told cops she left their room around 7:am for breakfast. When she returned shortly after 8:am, she discovered Ben laying face down on the floor with his hands and legs bound to his back and duck-tape covering his mouth. Witness say they heard Narcy screaming ...He's dead ! He's dead !as she lay on the floor near his body. But cops say there's no hard evidence pointing to the killer. They found a broken pair of counterfeit "Empiro Armani sunglasses in the room which may be linked to the crime. Meanwhile, lawmen are checking out Narcy who previously admitted being involved in a bizarre on her husband sources say.
In 2002, Novack was discovered gagged and bound in a leather chair in his home in Ft. Lauderdale. Fla. bedeoom. He claimed Narcy and six armed men with Mob ties attacked him and stole $1 million in cash, jewelry and antiques. He said he was tied up for 25 hours before his mother , Bernice, found him, Narcy admitted she sat up the home invasion, however she claimed it was part of a kinky sex game with her husband--and that they'd both tied each other up the night before he was found. Narcy also accused her man of abuse , claiming be once broke her nose. She said he took her to a plastic surgeon to repair the damage and when she awoke she also had "Breast Implants". She also produced a slew of kinky photographs of naked women amputees wearing artifical limbs, and threatened to expose Ben's "sexual" habits as well as other intimate secerts.In the end , Novack decided not to prosecute Narcy for the home invasion and she promised to return the stolen cash and items. But Novack filed for divorce 10 days later. Then he called of the divorce and eventually reconciled with his wife. Still , relatives , friends and business associates say the couple fought often and that Narcy was known to practices "voodoo" rituals.
Her daughter, May, claims Narcy was furious because Ben was cheating with a younger woman he kept stashed in a furnished love nest, and may have been planning a new life. My mother was very jealous , May says. Still Narcy adamantly denies she has anything to do with her husband's death. Any allegation that she was involved is absolutely rediclous says her attorney Howard tanner. But cops note she has failed several lie detertor tests,had planned the earlier home invasion and had a lot to gain from his death: a magnificent home and yacht as well as his cash and business. Now , a ferocious feud over his will has erupted between Narcy and her daughter, May has asked that Novack's estate be frozen and her mother be prevented from acting as executer of the will. Narcy's not friendly with her own daughter right now because she can't understand why (May) was pointing the finger at her, says Narcy's sister-in-law, Melanie Klein. Narcy doesn't even consider May her daughter anymore. Meanwhile, Novack's body lays unclaimed at the Westchester County morge in New York while his survivors feud.
My take on this: The wife is certainly a person of interest, with her"Voodoo" spells and portions, if she participated in the invasion once, what's to say she was not involved . People that practice black magic and voodoo rituals think they can get away with anything, including murder. Voodoo and Witchcraft is very wide spread , it's more common than you can imagine in all cultures.So beware some may be close by.
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