article_snippet.sent: Berman was shot in the head in Berman Beverly Hills home in December 2000, shortly before investigators were set to speak with Berman about the 1982 disappearance of Durst's first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst.
article_snippet.sent: Durst has long maintained that Berman had nothing to do with Berman's death or Berman wife's disappearance.
article_snippet.sent: It's not the first time Berman has been accused of murder.
article_snippet.sent: Berman admitted killing and dismembering Berman neighbor at a 2003 trial, but Berman was acquitted after arguing that Berman acted in self-defense.