Marisa Gerber, Author at Valley News

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2016, file pool photo, real estate heir Robert Durst, right, speaks in court, his attorney Dick De Guerin, stands left, during his arraignment at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles. A former close friend of Robert Durst has testified that the millionaire's best friend confided in him that Durst killed his first wife. Nathan Chavin said Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, that Susan Berman told him Durst admitted killing his wife. The body of Kathleen Durst has never been found, and prosecutors say Robert Durst killed Berman to keep her from talking with police. Durst has pleaded not guilty in Berman's death and has never been charged with any crime related to his wife's disappearance. (AP Photo/Reuters, Kevork Djansezian, Pool, File)

Slaying Victim Had Said Durst Admitted to Killing His Wife, Witness Says

by Marisa Gerber Los Angeles Times, and James Queally Los Angeles TimesFebruary 16, 2017

Los Angeles — Before she was killed, writer Susan Berman said that Robert Durst confessed to killing his wife, a key witness in the real estate scion’s murder case testified on Thursday. Nathan “Nick” Chavin delivered the stunning testimony at a…