The Mysterious Fire That Killed Catherine Novak | Killer's Mistake | Real Crime

[@micheler1077]

That witch only told on him for revenge. Shame on the justice system for given that witch immunity.

[@kdallas3966]

Yup. Her playing professional victim is BS

[@olgavarela3647]

She could have save the mother of kids because she knew the plan to kill her. Therefore, she needed it to be brought to justice.

[@alisong2328]

Although without her, the slimeball ex would have gotten away with the murder.

[@kotorisama3080]

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to get some Sort of justice. If she didnt do it for revenge he most likely wouldn’t have been caught.

[@cyberchetnik]

When insurance money was gone she felt guilty conciseness🤮

[@pennivalenti6602]

What is wrong with people? I don’t care who it is telling me they are going to kill someone, whether it’s a husband, a boyfriend, a co-worker, family member, etc. I would never not go to law enforcement or even that person as well to prevent it!

[@robyn874]

The fact the girlfriend listened to this horrific case, knew the $$ was from an insurance, then kept quite for 4yrs 🤷🏼‍♀️ wth she is as bad as the dirt bag ex husband !

[@rebeccaramsey1274]

The the job but j

[@alisong2328]

Maybe she was scared into silence. The ex was totally evil.

[@serioussosatv]

Right when the tables turned on her she felt guilty yeah right

[@dawnbaswell1853]

Shes just as evil​@alisong2328

[@cyberchetnik]

@@alisong2328 Yeah right , why she was not scared to silence after insurance money was gone??? Please woman, be realistic, use your brain, not ME TOO mantra " men are always guilty, women are always innocent"!

[@suzsnide03]

If someone is told 'I'm going to kill my spouse' and doesn't report it to the police. They should be charged with a crime. You know when someone is joking or not. And might I add, NY has been screwed up for quite some time if all of their EMT ranks have mental health issues. Good Lord!

[@ThePortalTheory]

Totally agree 100%. They could have saved those children's mother and unfortunately their father too. Those 2 should be in more trouble but karma collects so it won't be good.

[@petermeyer6873]

@suzanneschneider: Absolutely not! Any law promoting denuntiation will create a society of distrust. There are no as simple as that solutions to dilemmas of loyalty. What mature citizen wants to live under such law? Oh wait - I must have overlooked, its a Bible-Belt-Crime-Story, sorry to have overloaded your tiny minds. Just ignore my comment and keep on judging people by their thought-crimes from a comfy hindsight position.

[@Roy-w2o3f]

​@@petermeyer6873,if some one is constantly and repeatedly saying to many person's he/she will kill their spouse and it eventually does happen?!...I believe those who knew and did noting about it should be held accountable...They could have avoid a death..A murder..

[@Roy-w2o3f]

​@@ThePortalTheory,i do agree with everything you said...

[@petermeyer6873]

@@Roy-w2o3f You changed the constraints of suzanneschneiders post from "someONE" to "many people" and from "is told" to "constantly and repeatedly saying", and then again you judge from hindsight: "eventually does happen". Bravo, keep on lying to yourself!

[@Novakim1989]

He didn't give a dam about those children. He left them home all dope up and went on with his sick idea and killed their mother. He wanted that money and not to pay those few dollars to take care of their children😢😢. My heart aches 💔 for the wife who lost her life. While 2 people could have said no and called the law.

[@gingersmith2888]

Can you imagine how these kids are going to deal with knowing that their dad killed their mom? 😢

[@nopcshere6097]

​@@gingersmith2888I cannot imagine. Hopefully they are being cared for by the wife's family and their father is not allowed contact with them. If he were my father I would disown him and never have anything to do with him again.

[@evah787]

WOW I am only into this story (at 13:45) and what sort of Fire Department is this??? NOBODY reports this "employee?" - Are they all the same? Come on man.....

[@Roy-w2o3f]

It looked like they all must have had mental health issues....

[@sulynn72]

He's doesn't work with them, he worked in Long Island or New York

[@Novakim1989]

Why did the girlfriend think he was going to be honest to her. If a man can cheat on his wife. What makes you different? Murder. You were scared for your life. But you didn't even think about the poor wife when he was taking her life. God have mercy on all of you sick monsters. We all will reap what we sow in this world 🌎.

[@denisemoore6134]

Yes, I would be looking over my shoulder every minute!

[@sherrylawrencelewis2544]

Exactly!!!😮😮😮

[@hillarybillary21]

“SP Syndrome”= special pus** syndrome

[@kO21e]

They say “how you get them is how you lose them,” which seems to be the case more often than not.

[@nanaman]

You nailed it! He’s a pornographic, thrill seeking narcissist who wants nothing more than complete control. Sadly; the people who are interested in these types of things are cowards who have no idea what being a good person and partner means. They’re immature fools who, in reality, want to be manhandled. They portray themselves as being Machiavelli in an effort to prove their manliness. But; deep down they’re not at all interested in being that macho guy. They want to be submissive and treated like the images of the people they love watching on pornographic videos. TWISTED, MISGUIDED AND DISTURBING TO SAY THE LEAST!

[@ValerieGriner]

Kathy Augustine had one daughter named Dallas(by her Delta Airlines pilot husband). I just read where Dallas killed her female partner and then herself in a murder-suicide. WOW! There has been a lot of tragedy in this family. I was also wondering if Chaz may have killed Kathy's husband who died in the ICU...just a thought.

[@blacksapphirerain]

I had the same thought.

[@GummerHummerQueen]

He died due to complications from a stroke however Chaz was his critical care nurse, and Kathy married him just 3 weeks after his death so, maybe Chaz gave him a little nudge into the grave.

[@pamelanadel3787]

The world is full of evil AND stupid people. Be careful with who you associate yourself !

[@paulaellis6242]

Can't agree more!!! All the best of life to you!

[@jaelineswan7340]

Those nurses who were smart enough to know something wasn't right and decided to trust their instincts by quietly taking those liquid samples while Cathy was still alive... are absolute crusaders. They should all get raises because not only did thier actions provide justice for Cathy, but no doubt they saved future victims.

[@Estellbel1968]

The scary part is this couple were saving life’s the mistress should be in prison also

[@SeeNoEvil777]

And these people's jobs was to save people? .... how ironic!

[@suerichards47]

So Paul telling her he didn’t love her and never had wasn’t enough to leave him but it took a phone call from his girlfriend for her to wake up?

[@WinterKei]

Exactly!!! I have so many things to say about Catherine ignoring those many red flags but i held myself back coz i just know people are gonna be like "vIcTiM bLaMiNg" when it's not. Like, i'd somehow understand if she's still single but they already have kids which she also put in a unhealthy situation. She should've left his arse the moment he started showing he didn't give a damn about their family. Let's also not forget about the TIMES her friends kept telling her about their concerns about paul which she TOTALLY ignored too.

[@leeengel]

So sad Catherine thought she could make him change. Never happens

[@denisemoore6134]

Never.

[@CollieneDawson-hw7bj]

Absolutely. They NEVER change. 😢

[@CollieneDawson-hw7bj]

So he still wanted the attention Owe. And if you want to commit suicide. You don't cut across.

[@AudreyThompson-jj1vv]

Yep cut up and down​@@CollieneDawson-hw7bj

[@kkdoc7864]

The narrative about a seemingly healthy 50 yr old female having a heart attack as implausible is completely wrong. Happened several times in my experience as an ER dr.

[@Roy-w2o3f]

Kids have had heart attacks...

[@dollyschwall8537]

Yes you are right here in Italy 39 yr old girl got heart attack during sleep and died. Silent attack during sleep people dying.

[@blacksapphirerain]

Exactly. Unexpected for the family, but…

[@dorcastaruvinga7199]

So this Miss Truthteller after 4 years and being cheated on then now thought she could do “the right thing” and come clean 🙄🙄. Had she not been cheated on would she have done the right thing 🤬

[@marierilea2636]

If he will cheat with you...He will cheat on you!!!

[@kO21e]

Yup! How you get them is how you’ll lose them.

[@bluethunder4542]

Whackos find this job normal ,watch your belongings .

[@kcbarbo78]

Statistically, that’s not true. I don’t think it’s because they’ve improved as human beings, but rather after having one relationship end due to infidelity, they fear getting caught again and having their lives and finances devastated. Divorce can be very expensive.

[@commenter1976]

@@kcbarbo78My own eyes would disagree with this statement. A cheater is a cheater.

[@SpooxySounds]

“Causes a nice person to do bad things” wasn’t really a nice person, you can’t really be manipulated into committing murder, at the end it’s a decision made, clearly wasn’t a very nice person to help Novak kill his wife. 😂

[@honkytonk4465]

Nice persons don't kill

[@TawnyC_]

I agree. They're making excuses for him. Not to mention the gf was in on it too and got off scot free.

[@nbrangan]

100%

[@Travelsbyrudy]

So the girlfriend was okay with him murdering his wife as long as she was his girlfriend.. But now that she's not his girlfriend, all the sudden she has a problem with it? What makes her think that he would not have done this to her? She's lucky that he just decided to mess around with somebody else and not be faithful to her, rather than kill her too 🤦

[@MermaidDolphinNYC]

Interesting that the neighbor/journalist is Nina Burleigh who all of us in NYC know for her own sordid tale of getting married to an architect in the city, getting ready to move with him to Chicago and then the day after the wedding meeting a photographer in a bar, falling for him (he was 10 years her junior), divorcing and marrying the new man. No comparison but just interesting.

[@TawnyC_]

*Everybody* in NYC knows? Wow.

[@TawnyC_]

Kind of like Jerry Seinfeld's wife.

[@katerinagiannioudi401]

Wow! One day married and went to a bar without her husband says a lot! Is she still married to this new guy?

[@TawnyC_]

@@katerinagiannioudi401 It wasn't one day.

[@genniferkelly]

So Sad 😢 Such a sad and horrible crime.. Just can't imagine what poor Catherine went through having a husband that was cheating on her and then tragically murdered is just unspeakable and horrific 😢

[@VictoriaHannah-s8n]

😢pray for family they need justice

[@kdallas3966]

That girlfriend playing poor me professional victim is full of BS. Why didn't the dead wife change that insurance beneficiary? An EMT is NOT a paramedic

[@9babyblu]

Oh god, tell that to my sister who thinks she knows everything because she teaches 1st aid. 🙄 Mall Security think they're cops, 1st aid teachers/paramedics think they're doctors, defendants think they're lawyers. Lol Like, stay in your own lane people. 😂

[@assiabenhacene6543]

He killed her the same way he killed her husband who had stroke when he recovered he suddenly died in the hospital days before discharge. he killed him upon her request bc she was dating him while her husband was laying in hospital bed "karma"

[@PlatinumIrishrose]

I was HOPING that the puzzle would be taken APART in the end!! Would have been more "fitting!" YIKES! WHAT FREAKS. Those poor children.😢😢❤

[@ladyjane9980]

LaFrance is the name of a company in Elmira, NY that build fire engines and emergency equipment

[@gonefishing167]

So, if he’d remained faithful to girlfriend she’d never have admitted it! Whoa, that’s hard! What on earth made her think he’d be faithful to her. I’m sorry, but if she knew about the plan and didn’t alert anyone , she’s complicit. Guilty as much as he is. Life in prison - and we mean life! - at the very least. Gosh, I was always against the death penalty but people like this make you change your mind. Poor, poor children. Learning that dad killed their mom. 🙏🙏🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

[@sherrylawrencelewis2544]

True

[@alisong2328]

My mom always said "If he leaves his wife for you, he will leave you for somebody else. It will be easier the second time."

[@annazaman9657]

How does it go from love to murder in 10 years?

[@TawnyC_]

Sometimes a lot less.

[@TheresFuckeryAfoot]

Because it was never love to begin with for him.

[@carriemaxwell4695]

He killed her on my birthday. Geez... the more criminal investigation documentaries I watch the more I find that crimes were committed in the window of Dec 11-13th, or were taken to court in that area. It's odd and slightly uncomfortable to know that at the time when I celebrate reaching another year, someone's life gets taken or is finalized for their crime by the justice system.

[@sherrylawrencelewis2544]

Hun, you enjoy your birthday - guilt free! People do stupid things every day of the year. Your birth date is special for you and your family. For this reason, of course, you will notice any coincidences. I, too, noticed that my birth month and my wedding anniversary were cropping up, but I will not mourn for others at this time - out of unnecessary guilt. You should do the same. It is just one day. 😇🥰💯🕊🇬🇧

[@farida580]

Oddly enough that’s how I feel about the my birthday/month of May. There always seems to be something sinistre happening in May

[@kdallas3966]

That mistress is an accessory after the fact. She should be imprisoned

[@helenhunter4540]

I find it outrageous that Michelle and Scott could think Paul justified in MURDERING HIS WIFE. Or pretend to.

[@lassebauer]

I was hoping they somehow managed to mess up that silly symbolic puzzle and end up with a mangled portrait

[@kurotsuki7427]

Ok. In this case he killed her. But a calm voice isn't that unusual from a person trained in medicine. Shock and/or being in handling a crises mode can make people act like that too.

[@rocioaguilera3555]

The only person who you can change is yourself. Catherine was very naive. Rest in peace, Catherine. If someone tells you that they'll murder anyone, go to the police and report it 😢

[@genniferkelly]

The second story is just as sad 😢

[@chrisbassett8996]

what is really scary is these are paramedics. How was the addiction not picked up.

[@ashleyquam]

Damn he’s probably the smarter criminal I’ve seen . Used a different car, drugged the kids, left phone at home , booties, duct tapes clothes ect. Had those 2 not come forward he just may have gotten away with it 😮😮

[@katerinagiannioudi401]

Jesus these women must have been desperate to have a relationship with him!

[@MrsMaryIrby]

He used a drug that Paralyzed her. I had that drug when I was in the hospital. I was aware of everything that was going on but I could not move. It was a terrible feeling and if he murdered her no I know he murdered her that she would have. Known what was going on as I did as I laid in my hospital bed with the same medicatit.Was terrible.She knew exactly what was happening to her but she couldn't not do a thing.He is a big PO.S

[@nopcshere6097]

I work with neuromuscular blockading drugs (ICU RN here). Everything you say here is true. They teach us that sedation and analgesics are to be provided at regular doses (as appropriate) and airway control MUST be ensured (ET tube or trach). These drugs (like most) can have terrible consequences if misused, as in this case. What a sick bastard Paul is.

[@josieruiz3946]

Why DID companies like The EMS ALLOWED THEM TO WORK IN THE MENTAL CONDITION THEY WERE IN? UNSTABLE UNBELIEVABLE!

[@freespeech.7254]

Paul is a keeper😂

[@dandunlap8638]

Why are some people dumb enough to be with someone they know killed their spouse? Why wouldn’t you think you could be next?

[@commenter1976]

I call it “women’s intuition”.

[@kdallas3966]

Yes. Sudden adult cardiac death can happen. It's a misfire of the heart rhythm. Did they have an EP see her to check for an electrical malfunction in her heart? Did anyone think chaz aided to her problems in the hospital? Did anyone watch him when he visited her? It's a good thing they checked her blood. Was it given to her for intubation?

[@aaz148a]

The constant moving of puzzle pieces is so annoying!

[@TawnyC_]

They do it too slowly.

[@CollieneDawson-hw7bj]

LOL 😂

[@annfisher3316]

Agreed, it bothers me too 🥴

[@kdallas3966]

Whip out the laundry list of diagnostic terms people use to try and excuse their behavior and poor me professional victim mode. Immediately cue fake tears, sanctimonious outrage, false claims and outright LIES. Immediately deploy the professional victim textbook and victimology textbook.

[@Dovietail]

Murder aside, what the hell was WRONG with his coworkers to put up with his unprofessional shite at work??? What gives with NY EMTs???

[@nicoleverdi1451]

Thanks

[@helenhunter4540]

Talking about killing his wife, a JOKE????

[@nopcshere6097]

Exactly, nothing funny about it!

[@elishagr]

I LOVE THIS SHOW !!!!!!!!❤❤

[@JDpower9211]

I live in this town... I remember that day the house blew up and woke me up that morning. I was literally right down the road from there

[@kdallas3966]

That "connection " is LUST. Not "love".

[@LocsPapi8910]

That friend is so annoying with her community and not having someone too look after her kids or gossip.

[@ciobalina7445]

4 ex husbands??!! Wtf!!? Who believes that woman was sane??!!

[@nkumaze]

What the hell makes friends throw away their lives, risk it all by helping their crazy friends commit murder ?

[@kevinvilmont6061]

I’m a man, we look at things. We can’t help it. It’s in our nature. But any creep that looks his stuff at work. Yuk. Red flag for me.

[@johnfrank177]

I see these stories over and over, get rid of my wife, why not just go away? I would not harm my wife under any circumstances i would never even consider the same, she has save my life several times throughout our forty five year marriage. No one has ever loved me the way she does.

[@Francina-g5o]

Sooo he described to her how he murdered his wife , and you , the side chick thought this was good husband material? You had no problem closing your eyes and sleeping next to him at night , but he got a new woman and you developed a conscience? Uh huh 🙄. I’m surprised she survived, like they say , when a man marries his mistress he creates a vacancy.

[@shadaewilliams2130]

I work in an ER and we keep Succinylcholine in our airway cart with a code of 1234. It's not even regulated, checked or accounted for because we use it alot in emergency situations. Kind of scary ay

[@JoyfulNerd400]

Both these cases would’ve been solved before anything happened if only two people who clearly didn’t get along wouldn’t have gotten together

[@thesewallshaveeyes1508]

Nothing worst then a women scorned. But thank goodness she finally told the truth. Justice for Catherine Novak, but could bring her back, but still justice.

[@donnaduncan3762]

I feel very sorry for the wife. She obviously was a very doting mother and I feel terrible that she wasn’t t able to be in her child’s lives…….BUT I also feel terrible for that dog trapped in a cage. Horrible, despicable excuse of a human being!

[@theresarodriguez1479]

Those poor children....

[@mariekatherine5238]

The minute you said porn addiction and drugs, to me, that’s a huge deal breaker.

[@mlefebm7911]

Higgs is now released on bail.

[@zgizellecozart9746]

🙋🏾‍♀️😳😳😳 this is sad and this is weird and was weird for me. These people are trained are supposed to be confident in helping saving lives, and they themselves need to be saying they have all type of psychological issues bipolar. Why are you working SNMT emetic and you got bipolar, I would trust you with my life and you have bipolar yourself. You need to be help you need to be monitored. You need to be watched. This is weird “”weird”””😳😳😳. thanks for uploading this now when I see him teasing the ambulance ambulance when I see them I’m gonna wonder if they suffering from bipolar and his hearing😳.

[@imhere8380]

What a tragedy...........................Life is about making the right choices.

[@wheressteve]

The problem with life is that you probably won't know that you made a bad choice until the choice has already been made.

[@veggigoddess]

Fact! Not a single relationship has ever been saved by renewing your vows😂😂😂😂😂

[@priscamolotsi]

Why was my comment taken down, KZbin?😡😡😡All I wrote was what goes around comes around!

[@commenter1976]

90% of my comments get deleted. Freedom of speech? Nahhhhhh😂

[@johnfrank177]

Newsflash! If you have been married four times, that union is just not for you!

[@pennivalenti6602]

It was okay with his girlfriend until he cheated on her, but she knew what he did and lied and stayed with him for 4 more years! What a piece of crap! Knowing what he did to the mother of his children, why wouldn’t you think he could do that very easily to you!

[@nopcshere6097]

Indeed. And a lot of men like this guy do exactly what you are talking about!

[@JacobBenson-j1w]

I cant believe they actually manufactured a puzzle out of his face, just for this. Wow.

[@amohamariepadao2047]

If Paul didnt cheat on her then what?

[@blacksapphirerain]

Catherine: how cute is her wedding dress and hat? She should have had her happy ending.

[@TawnyC_]

Novak thinks he needs a driver (who I'm sure he offered money in order to do it) but the driver doesn't even drive him back from the murder? Novak has to drive. And the investigators can't even figure out it's arson and murder? She wouldn't have had smoke inhalation since she already would have been dead. So Novak gets all the insurance money. Thanks for being stupid, insurance company! His girlfriend and his friend were fine with murder too. Neither of them were "good" people. They also had "twisted morals."

[@UsernameUnkwn21]

You should cover the Meaghan McDonald Case out of Middletown NY!!!

[@kevinvilmont6061]

To be fair, who hasn’t researched chloroform? Nobody? Oh never mind.

[@kevinvilmont6061]

A little bit guilty?! She should be feeling a lot guilty.

[@GabrielGiron-g5o]

Neighbors r just nosy asking her probaby to many personel questions 🇺🇲

[@michaelobrien5891]

38:18 that's not how strangling works at all. Who directed the reenactments? 😅

[@cyberchetnik]

My ex wife LOVED me , called me GOD and bla bla but as soon as i get seriously injured , less sex, less money, less of me, she suddenly realized that marriage with me is not that she dreamt of...and after 15 years she left me like i never existed. But, but, she forgot that i am tough MF and i never give up. I feel better for every passing day and i enjoy today in my peaceful, quite , drama free life. No more pms, no more menopause , no more standing in front of 50 shoes and 20 jackets and wining " I dont have anything to wear". I call her from time to time and say every time at least 5 times " thank you woman for leaving me"

[@mikezappulla4092]

These ads are obnoxious in the middle of the video.

[@braielsirena5125]

Shame on that lady. 4 years? Smh

[@PatriciaAnneSmith-x2e]

The background sound track is too loud and very annoying, I ended up turning it off.

[@rocioaguilera3555]

Not in my device

[@Gus1966-c9o]

Maybe don’t start a video by telling us the end at the start mate

[@sulynn72]

Not a single one of them called the cops before, but they sang to save their own butts

This story rings way too many bells

[@elioraimmanuel]

All of the EMTs Are Complicit!

[@kimmachuk7640]

Those Frosted Tips are the first red flag 😵‍💫😂🤣😂🤣

[@indigobunting2431]

Chaz Higgs sounds a bit like The Donald.

[@annedeline4421]

Why does the house look like a garage?

[@jennatrusty522]

1:04:30 1:04:31 1:04:32 1:04:33 1:04:34 1:04:35 1:04:36 1:04:37 1:04:38 1:04:39 What has Chaz Higgins done to his wife well he did the same thing that he did to her husband you know the same thing they the two of them did to her original husband I guarantee they killed him and it was only because she was 50 years old that they thought well this isn't right she's only 50 but did you think that I think that I bet if they exhumed her first husband well not her first husband the husband that died just prior to Chaz I bet they'll find that he died in much the same way she did

[@Quantum_GirlE]

That puzzle of paul thats shown a million times is super cringy

[@clancycreations]

2nd story does seem like they both met their match 🤢

[@RichardCorongiu]

Thats the death penalty surely

[@honkytonk4465]

At 55:55 ,was that still part of the "reconstruction"?😂

[@lindawilliams7652]

Kathy seemed to be intelligent. Why would she leave everything to a scum bag like Paul ? Love be damned , he may have gotten a smidge of the pie, but the greater portion would have been left in trust for my children .

[@cyberchetnik]

Every men mistake is to trust the woman! Does not matter are you cheating or not , are you good or bad, do not ever say your secrets to anyone and especially not to your wife or girlfriend. Sister can keep the secret, grandmother can, mother not because of their jalousie!

[@mercyetago4020]

The moment as an African you come to a realization that buying a house in America means mortgage

[@jennatrusty522]

When her husband died everything that he did he just did it again with with her like you know like I don't know how you guys don't see that Kathy's a murderer too

[@mariekatherine5238]

These two shouldn’t have married. They didn’t like the same kind of life. No matter how many sparks fly in the bedroom, if your goals are diametrically opposed to one another, it won’t work! You have to be able to be friends that can be together doing the ordinary, mundane, and even tedious. Paul, however, is a scumbag. Normal people just get divorced. If need be, forgo the child support to keep the peace. Work three jobs if need be. Do not murder your wife. Better be know as a deadbeat Dad and womanizer than a murderer. And torching the dog? That’s just low!

[@serioussosatv]

Oh the girlfriend felt guilty all of a sudden because it was her turn to deal with the same thing his wife went through if she was still with that man she wouldn’t care like she didn’t care before when she was living good off that money he got for killing his wife she’s as guilty as he is.