Natalia Durban Berkle

Berkle, Natalia Durban

Appeared in Dark in Death (late February, 2061)

Personal Information

• Description: She didn’t look 68, but she did look rich; icy blond hair swept back from a face with long-lashed blue eyes, a straight, sharp nose, and a wide mouth dyed poppy-red
• Age: 68
• Hair: Icy blind
• Eyes: Blue
• Address: Three-level penthouse on the Upper East Side and estate in Kauai
• Relationships: Unnamed husband, deceased; Dru (daughter); unnamed son; Renaldo (son-in-law); unnamed grandchildren; Sal (sister-in-law in Brooklyn)
• Occupation: Philanthropist

Interesting Facts

• She was very philanthropic, and Roarke knew her a little.
• Her husband died falling off a mountain or into a crevice, attempting to climb it.
• Her family ran a big charitable foundation.
• Roarke knew her to be sensible and steady, no-nonsense when it came to business and generous in her causes.
• Ann Elizabeth Smith did tailoring for her, and last visited the afternoon of February 3.
• She owned all or most of the building she lived in.
• Her son and his family left that morning for their Kauai estate for two and a half weeks, with Berkle, her daughter, and her daughter’s family to follow the next day. They moved their plans up a day to avoid being killed by Smith.
• Sal also used Smith but she was in St. Kitts, and was married with three daughters and no sons, so she didn’t meet the criteria for the fourth victim.
• Berkle recommended Smith to her oldest friend, Felicity Lomare, who did fit the profile.