In rare move for murder defendant, Durst expected to testify

New York real estate heir Robert Durst is expected to take the stand at his Los Angeles County murder trial

LOS ANGELES -- New York real estate heir Robert Durst is expected to take the stand in his own defense in a Los Angeles County court Thursday in a rare move considered extremely risky for a defendant in a murder trial. Durst is charged with killing his best friend Susan Berman, who was shot and killed in her home in 2000. Prosecutors are set to resume their cross-examination of the only other defense witness, false memory expert Elizabeth Loftus, to begin the day, and should defense attorneys go through with their plans to call the 78-year-old Durst, his testimony will follow, and should last several days. The bold move worked once before.