Elena

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The prosecution believed that Berman had known Durst killed Kathy in 1982 and had even helped him cover up the crime. That's what the prosecution stated. Berman's friend, Nick Chavin, told the jury in a pretrial hearing, Susan said to me specifically that Bob killed Kathy. Oh.

The prosecution believed that Berman had known Durst killed Kathy in 1982 and had even helped him cover up the crime. That's what the prosecution stated. Berman's friend, Nick Chavin, told the jury in a pretrial hearing, Susan said to me specifically that Bob killed Kathy. Oh.

According to Chavin, Susan loved Durst and had wanted to protect him, so she agreed to help him cover up the crime, specifically by, among other things, calling the school and pretending to be Kathy.

According to Chavin, Susan loved Durst and had wanted to protect him, so she agreed to help him cover up the crime, specifically by, among other things, calling the school and pretending to be Kathy.

And that's something Susan had disclosed to friends in the years after Kathy disappeared. So that one lingering thing that we were talking about, like who called? Yeah, who was that? Susan. That's really fucked up. The problem, according to Lewin, was that while Susan Berman may have been an incredibly loyal friend to Durst, she had a reputation as someone who wasn't very good at keeping secrets.

And that's something Susan had disclosed to friends in the years after Kathy disappeared. So that one lingering thing that we were talking about, like who called? Yeah, who was that? Susan. That's really fucked up. The problem, according to Lewin, was that while Susan Berman may have been an incredibly loyal friend to Durst, she had a reputation as someone who wasn't very good at keeping secrets.

Also revealed in pretrial hearings was Berman's statement to friends that, quote, if anything ever happens to me, Bobby did it. Another person saying that? Yep. Lewin didn't provide details into what exactly they believe prompted Durst to kill Berman at the time, but it's not incumbent upon the prosecution to provide motive. Instead, they offered the evidence, and that's it.

Also revealed in pretrial hearings was Berman's statement to friends that, quote, if anything ever happens to me, Bobby did it. Another person saying that? Yep. Lewin didn't provide details into what exactly they believe prompted Durst to kill Berman at the time, but it's not incumbent upon the prosecution to provide motive. Instead, they offered the evidence, and that's it.

Durst was known to be in California at the time of the death. Based on the testimony of Berman's friends, he had a reason to kill Susan, and they had the cadaver slash Beverly Hills letter that an independent analyst believed was a match for Durst's handwriting.

Durst was known to be in California at the time of the death. Based on the testimony of Berman's friends, he had a reason to kill Susan, and they had the cadaver slash Beverly Hills letter that an independent analyst believed was a match for Durst's handwriting.

Given the extent of the evidence and the fact that the story was so well-known by then because of the miniseries, Durst's lawyers encouraged him to own up to having written the letter to the LAPD a few years before, a few days before Berman's death, because at this point he hadn't admitted it yet. Yeah, yeah.

Given the extent of the evidence and the fact that the story was so well-known by then because of the miniseries, Durst's lawyers encouraged him to own up to having written the letter to the LAPD a few years before, a few days before Berman's death, because at this point he hadn't admitted it yet. Yeah, yeah.

This was a big turnaround for the man who so long had denied having anything to do with that note, which he claimed was an indication of something that only the killer could have known. He himself said that. Still, while Durst's lawyers were willing to admit he was in the area and even in Berman's home around the time of her death... And he wrote the note.

This was a big turnaround for the man who so long had denied having anything to do with that note, which he claimed was an indication of something that only the killer could have known. He himself said that. Still, while Durst's lawyers were willing to admit he was in the area and even in Berman's home around the time of her death... And he wrote the note.

They steadfastly denied that he had anything to do with the murder. They said, sure. He was in the area. He was in her home. And he wrote that note. He wrote a note that said cadaver at this address, but he did not do it. Totally didn't kill her.

They steadfastly denied that he had anything to do with the murder. They said, sure. He was in the area. He was in her home. And he wrote that note. He wrote a note that said cadaver at this address, but he did not do it. Totally didn't kill her.

Nick DeGaran told the court what the note demonstrates is that the person who mailed it was aware there was a body at the house, not that the individual murdered Susan Berman. That's a wild-ass argument. That's a wild-ass argument. I hope he stretched before he made that. For real.

Nick DeGaran told the court what the note demonstrates is that the person who mailed it was aware there was a body at the house, not that the individual murdered Susan Berman. That's a wild-ass argument. That's a wild-ass argument. I hope he stretched before he made that. For real.

Durst's trial dragged on for nearly seven months, during which jurors and spectators heard a thorough overview of his personal history and the full extent of his criminal activities. The defense claimed that he... had nothing to do with the Berman murder and that the prosecution was simply trying to capitalize on the popularity of an HBO miniseries.