Robert Durst, On Trial For Murder Of Friend Susan Berman, Claims She Got Along Well With Wife Kathie Before Disappearance

Beverly Hills CA

12 August, 2021

4:22 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles: INGLEWOOD (CBSLA) — Robert Durst claims his friend Susan Berman, whom he is accused of murdering in 2000 at her Benedict Canyon home, got along very well with his then-wife Kathie Durst, who is now presumed dead after disappearing. INGLEWOOD, CA – AUGUST 09: Robert Durst, 78, New York real estate scion, takes the stand and testifies in his murder trial answering questions from defense attorney Dick DeGuerin, left, at the Inglewood Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021 in Inglewood, CA. Durst is charged with the 2000 murder of Susan Berman inside her Benedict Canyon home. He testified Monday that he did not kill his best friend Berman. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Durst, who is on trial for Berman's murder, returned to the stand Wednesday to testify in his own defense. Prosecutors contend Durst killed his wife in 1982, and murdered Berman in December of 2000 because she was about to talk to police about his involvement in her disappearance. Read more at CBSLA CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.