About
Cathy Scott, a Los Angeles Times and New York Times bestselling author, veteran crime writer, investigative journalist, and blogger for Psychology Today, has won journalism awards in California and Nevada and national book awards. Best known for penning The Killing of Tupac Shakur, Murder of a Mafia Daughter, and The Crime Book, she taught journalism for five years at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her current work is a comprehensive biography of the late true crime author Ann Rule, whom she got to know 2-1/2 years before Rule's death. Scott has written 12 books, including The Rough Guide to True Crime and The Millionaire's Wife, and has contributed to three anthologies, notably The Mob for TIME-LIFE Books. She lives in Julian, CA, with her three rescue dogs.
Featured Work
Murder of a Mafia Daughter
Susan Berman, daughter of Davie Berman, Las Vegas casino mogul and notorious mafia leader, dedicated her life to learning about Vegas and its underworld chiefs. Her life took a bizarre turn in l982 when Kathie Durst—the wife of her good friend, Robert Durst, mysteriously disappeared. Durst was a prime suspect but the case was never solved. After the Kathie Durst case was reopened, the DA was about to question Susan Berman about what she knew about a phone call Kathie reportedly made to her medical school dean saying she was sick and wouldn’t be at school. The call was placed the day after she had vanished. Soon after the Kathie Durst case reopened, Susan was found dead, shot in the back of head. No forced entry, no robbery, nothing missing from her home.
