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Mr. Berkowitz, 51, wanted to stop Hugo Harmatz, a New Jersey lawyer who once represented Mr. Berkowitz, and who self-published a book, ''Dear David,'' about the serial killer. Mr. Harmatz said in court that he had gotten to know Mr. Berkowitz in the summer of 2002, after writing him a letter, saying he was interested in writing a book about ''high-profile defendants.'' And Mr. Berkowitz agreed to meet him. Mr. Harmatz said that those interviews were so facinating that he dropped his plans to interview any other defendants. Mr. Harmatz won Mr. Berkowitz's confidence by promising to help him start an organization to rescue wayward youth. Mr. Berkowitz wanted to stop Hugo Harmatz, a New Jersey lawyer who once represented Mr. Berkowitz, and who self-published a book, ''Dear David,'' about the serial killer from publishing a sequel or from making a movie based on the book. Mr. Harmatz said that he had gotten to know Mr. Berkowitz in the summer of 2002. He wrote a letter saying he was interested in writing a book about ''high-profile defendants.'' Mr. Berkowitz, who is serving six sentences of 25 years to life for killing six people and injuring seven others, agreed to meet him and they began a series of conversations in prison. Mr. Harmatz said that Those conversations were so fascinating, that he dropped his plans to interview any other defendants. The Son of Sam Law forbids Mr. Berkowitz from profiting from his crime, but Mr. Harmatz said that did not prevent him from publishing the letters.
