Elena

The idea that Susan Berman had been killed by a member of an organized crime family may not have been entirely unrealistic, but it also wasn't very likely. Yeah, because like... Like mob hits are happening like all over the place.

Yeah. So after all, you know, by 2000, the U.S. government had almost completely eradicated the original crime families. And it seemed kind of impossible that her murder could have anything to do with her father's criminal activity.

Yeah. So after all, you know, by 2000, the U.S. government had almost completely eradicated the original crime families. And it seemed kind of impossible that her murder could have anything to do with her father's criminal activity.

Because he had died decades earlier. Right. So it's not like he was like out and about doing some shady shit. Yeah. But as investigators soon learned, Susan's father wasn't the only connection she had to criminal activity.

Because he had died decades earlier. Right. So it's not like he was like out and about doing some shady shit. Yeah. But as investigators soon learned, Susan's father wasn't the only connection she had to criminal activity.

In fact, nearly 20 years earlier, the wife of Susan's best friend, Robert Durst, had gone missing, and he had been the prime suspect in her disappearance. This is true. Connection. There it is. So based on the crime scene, investigators theorized that Berman had known her attacker. Yes. There was no sign of struggle, no sign of forced entry. And remember, she's like Fort Knox.

In fact, nearly 20 years earlier, the wife of Susan's best friend, Robert Durst, had gone missing, and he had been the prime suspect in her disappearance. This is true. Connection. There it is. So based on the crime scene, investigators theorized that Berman had known her attacker. Yes. There was no sign of struggle, no sign of forced entry. And remember, she's like Fort Knox.

She's locked in there.

She's locked in there.

She had to let somebody in if somebody came in. And she'd obviously turned her back on them long enough for the killer to aim and fire the gun. Something she wasn't going to do for most people.

She had to let somebody in if somebody came in. And she'd obviously turned her back on them long enough for the killer to aim and fire the gun. Something she wasn't going to do for most people.

There was also the unusual letter Beverly Hills Police received a few days after Berman's body was found. It was dated December 23rd, the day before she was discovered. And the letter was addressed to the Beverly Hills Police. It was also spelled wrong. It had an extra E in Beverly. Like L-E-Y.

There was also the unusual letter Beverly Hills Police received a few days after Berman's body was found. It was dated December 23rd, the day before she was discovered. And the letter was addressed to the Beverly Hills Police. It was also spelled wrong. It had an extra E in Beverly. Like L-E-Y.

And contained an anonymous note with Berman's address and the word cadaver.

And contained an anonymous note with Berman's address and the word cadaver.

Yeah. That's chilling. Yeah.

Yeah. That's chilling. Yeah.

Not long after the note was received, someone pointed out that the misspelling of the word Beverly on the envelope was a typo that Durst was known to commonly make. He commonly spelled Beverly wrong this way. However, when he was confronted with the letter, he of course vehemently denied having written or sent it. But that is a strange coincidence that he just happens to misspell this word.

Not long after the note was received, someone pointed out that the misspelling of the word Beverly on the envelope was a typo that Durst was known to commonly make. He commonly spelled Beverly wrong this way. However, when he was confronted with the letter, he of course vehemently denied having written or sent it. But that is a strange coincidence that he just happens to misspell this word.

Yeah, that's real specific. Yeah. It's worth noting that this was Durst's position on the matter for nearly 20 years. Damn. Until 2019 when his legal team acknowledged that Durst had in fact sent the letter. But that quote didn't change the fact that Bob Durst did not kill Susan Berman.