Manhattan Strip Clubs: Wife, Relatives Indicted in Fla. Millionaire’s Slaying
The victim was the son of Ben Novack Sr., founder of the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami. The luxurious 1,504-room hotel is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and has been the backdrop for several Hollywood movies and TV shows, most notably the 1964 James Bond film “Goldfinger.”
The Novack family owned the hotel from the time it was built in 1954 until they lost it in bankruptcy in 1977. Despite the loss, Ben Novack Jr. continued on to open a successful convention-management company. (According to the New York Post, he also owned one of the “largest collections of Batman memorabilia in the world.”) At the time of Novack’s death, his estate was worth an estimated $10 million.
While Novack was born into a life of luxury, his wife married into it. A native of Ecuador, she was reportedly working as a stripper when she met Novack. The two hit it off and were wed in 1991.
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