Two decades after the murder of Susan Berman, her friend and former employer Robert Durst is going on trial for the crime. For years, Durst — a real estate heir and the subject of the 2015 HBO docuseries The Jinx — had denied any involvement with Berman’s 2000 murder, but was arrested for the killing in March 2015, just ahead of when the final episode of the series aired. Beyond Berman’s murder, The Jinx also told Durst’s stranger-than-fiction backstory, which involved him denying responsibility for his ex-wife’s 1982 disappearance, while admitting to...
- 2/11/2020
- by Elizabeth Yuko
- Rollingstone.com
Investigation Discovery examines the case of Robert Durst, a real estate heir and son of New York mogul Seymour Durst. The 76-year-old is suspected of murdering three people, including his first wife, Kathie McCormack Durst. His other alleged victims were Texas neighbor Morris Black who was shot and dismembered in 2001, and Durst’s so-called “close friend” Susan Berman, who was […]...
- 2/8/2020
- by Jerry Brown
- Monsters and Critics
Robert Durst, real estate heir and subject of HBO’s “The Jinx” documentary miniseries, will stand trial for the murder of his longtime friend Susan Berman on Sept. 3, a judge announced during a court hearing on Tuesday.
Prosecutors claim Durst shot Berman in the back of the head on Christmas Eve 2000 to keep her quiet about the 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst. Her body has never been recovered.
Durst was arrested in New Orleans on March 14, 2015 in connection with Berman’s death. His arrest came one day before the finale of HBO’s “The Jinx,” which chronicled Durst’s life and the death of three people close to him — his first wife, Berman and a neighbor in Galveston, Texas.
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The final episode shocked viewers when Durst, wearing a hot microphone, was heard saying “There it is.
Prosecutors claim Durst shot Berman in the back of the head on Christmas Eve 2000 to keep her quiet about the 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst. Her body has never been recovered.
Durst was arrested in New Orleans on March 14, 2015 in connection with Berman’s death. His arrest came one day before the finale of HBO’s “The Jinx,” which chronicled Durst’s life and the death of three people close to him — his first wife, Berman and a neighbor in Galveston, Texas.
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The final episode shocked viewers when Durst, wearing a hot microphone, was heard saying “There it is.
- 1/16/2019
- by Sean Burch and Pamela Chelin
- The Wrap
At a pre-trial hearing earlier this week in Los Angeles, real estate mogul Robert Durst was heard on a jail house recording regretting the interviews he provided HBO documentarians for its study, The Jinx, a series of conversations which ultimately led to his arrest.
In the jail call, which he made in 2015, Durst said that he realized while watching the HBO series that he “definitely had a problem.” Durst was arrested in New Orleans on March 14, 2015 and charged with killing Susan Berman, a former friend whom prosecutors believed heard Durst confessions related to the 1982 disappearance of his wife, Kathleen. Durst was arrested the day before the finale of the series because prosecutors feared that he might flee if the weight of the evidence presented in the documentary finally dawned on him.
Durst did himself no favors in the HBO series. In the finale, he makes what appears to be a confession to killing Berman,...
In the jail call, which he made in 2015, Durst said that he realized while watching the HBO series that he “definitely had a problem.” Durst was arrested in New Orleans on March 14, 2015 and charged with killing Susan Berman, a former friend whom prosecutors believed heard Durst confessions related to the 1982 disappearance of his wife, Kathleen. Durst was arrested the day before the finale of the series because prosecutors feared that he might flee if the weight of the evidence presented in the documentary finally dawned on him.
Durst did himself no favors in the HBO series. In the finale, he makes what appears to be a confession to killing Berman,...
- 4/21/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In a 2015 recorded jail call, real estate heir and murder suspect Robert Durst told a friend he regretted participating in the HBO documentary “The Jinx,” saying that while he was watching the six-episode series, he realized he “definitely” had a problem.
According to the Los Angeles Times, prosecutors played the jail call during a court hearing on Thursday. Durst told his friend that he became concerned while watching the fifth episode of the documentary, in which producers show a letter Durst sent to his best friend Susan Berman that had similar handwriting to an anonymous letter sent to police at the time of Berman’s death. In both letters, Beverly Hills is misspelled as “Beverley Hills.”
In another jail call played by prosecutors, Durst said, “If I can find somebody who’s got something I wrote back then, or even somebody who can say, ‘Yeah, yeah, Bob used to write to me. He wrote me a couple of letters. He never misspelled Beverly,’ that would be very helpful, I think.”
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Prosecutors contend that Berman, whose body was found on Christmas Eve in 2000, was killed to prevent her from revealing incriminating information about Durst’s involvement in the disappearance of his wife Kathleen in 1982. The case still remains unsolved.
While the now 75-year-old Durst has denied killing either woman, the last episode of “The Jinx” saw Durst mumble, “What the hell did I do? Kill them all, of course.” To many, that was a confession to killing Berman, Kathleen and Morris Black, his former neighbor in Galveston, Texas. Durst formerly admitted to shooting the latter in 2001 in an act of self-defense. He also admitted to chopping up his body and dumping the body parts in Galveston Bay — he was acquitted.
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Durst was arrested March 14, 2015 in connection with the murder of Berman, on the day before the final episode of “The Jinx” aired. In 2016, the Los Angeles District Attorney said it would not seek capital punishment for the execution style killing of Berman. Durst was held without bail, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Feb. 15, 2017.
Durst was transferred to Southern California from Louisiana, where he was being held on weapons charges after pleading guilty in February 2016, which resulted in a seven-year, one-month federal prison sentence.
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According to the Los Angeles Times, prosecutors played the jail call during a court hearing on Thursday. Durst told his friend that he became concerned while watching the fifth episode of the documentary, in which producers show a letter Durst sent to his best friend Susan Berman that had similar handwriting to an anonymous letter sent to police at the time of Berman’s death. In both letters, Beverly Hills is misspelled as “Beverley Hills.”
In another jail call played by prosecutors, Durst said, “If I can find somebody who’s got something I wrote back then, or even somebody who can say, ‘Yeah, yeah, Bob used to write to me. He wrote me a couple of letters. He never misspelled Beverly,’ that would be very helpful, I think.”
Also Read: 'The Jinx' Star Robert Durst Appears in Court Ahead of Murder Trial
Prosecutors contend that Berman, whose body was found on Christmas Eve in 2000, was killed to prevent her from revealing incriminating information about Durst’s involvement in the disappearance of his wife Kathleen in 1982. The case still remains unsolved.
While the now 75-year-old Durst has denied killing either woman, the last episode of “The Jinx” saw Durst mumble, “What the hell did I do? Kill them all, of course.” To many, that was a confession to killing Berman, Kathleen and Morris Black, his former neighbor in Galveston, Texas. Durst formerly admitted to shooting the latter in 2001 in an act of self-defense. He also admitted to chopping up his body and dumping the body parts in Galveston Bay — he was acquitted.
Also Read: Robert Durst Says He Was High on Meth While Filming HBO's 'The Jinx'
Durst was arrested March 14, 2015 in connection with the murder of Berman, on the day before the final episode of “The Jinx” aired. In 2016, the Los Angeles District Attorney said it would not seek capital punishment for the execution style killing of Berman. Durst was held without bail, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Feb. 15, 2017.
Durst was transferred to Southern California from Louisiana, where he was being held on weapons charges after pleading guilty in February 2016, which resulted in a seven-year, one-month federal prison sentence.
Read original story Robert Durst Says He Regrets Doing HBO’s ‘The Jinx’ At TheWrap...
- 4/20/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
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