The trial of Robert Durst, the infamous murder suspect who was the focus of HBO’s acclaimed 2015 “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” documentary miniseries, began this week. Also on trial: “The Jinx.”
Durst, a 76-year-old millionaire heir to a New York real estate fortune, is on trial in Los Angeles for the murder of Susan Berman, who was found dead via a gunshot in the back of her head in late 2000. Los Angeles County prosecutors began presenting their case that Durst murdered Berman, his longtime friend, to 12 jurors in a trial that is expected to last up to five months.
It didn’t take long for “The Jinx,” which centered on three murders Durst has been suspected of since 1982 and featured interviews with the millionaire, to come up during the Los Angeles trial. Jurors were played the final clip of “The Jinx,” where Durst, presumably unaware his microphone was still on,...
Durst, a 76-year-old millionaire heir to a New York real estate fortune, is on trial in Los Angeles for the murder of Susan Berman, who was found dead via a gunshot in the back of her head in late 2000. Los Angeles County prosecutors began presenting their case that Durst murdered Berman, his longtime friend, to 12 jurors in a trial that is expected to last up to five months.
It didn’t take long for “The Jinx,” which centered on three murders Durst has been suspected of since 1982 and featured interviews with the millionaire, to come up during the Los Angeles trial. Jurors were played the final clip of “The Jinx,” where Durst, presumably unaware his microphone was still on,...
- 3/6/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Join our newsletter to get more stories like this Kathie Durst went missing in 1982 but it was eighteen years before another murder leads detectives to look more closely at her millionaire husband, Robert Durst. Investigation Discovery is airing a two-part Murder Mystery special on this fascinating case. Kathleen McCormack was born in 1952 and met Robert Durst in 1971. He was nine years her senior, and had recently opened a health food store in Vermont. However, the couple soon moved to New York City, after Durst’s father put pressure on him to come and work for the large real […]
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- 1/22/2019
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Will a hot mic lead to jail time for real estate tycoon, Robert Durst? On Thursday, October 25th, a Los Angeles judge ordered the star of the HBO docuseries The Jinx to stand trial for the December 2000 murder of his friend Susan Berman. In the final episode of the 2015 series, Durst was caught mumbling what Judge Mark Windham called “a succinct confession” to several murders, unaware that his mic was still on. Following a two-day hearing, Windham ruled that Durst’s statement, “What the hell did I do? Killed them all,...
- 10/26/2018
- by Amelia McDonell-Parry
- Rollingstone.com
Robert Durst, who famously may have confessed to a murder on an HBO documentary, will have to stand trial for the 2000 slaying of his best friend, writer Susan Berman.
A judge ruled Thursday there is enough evidence for Durst to stand trial. Durst is charged with shooting Berman in the back of the head at her Benedict Canyon home.
Durst, age 75 ,was the subject of HBO’s The Jinx, a miniseries examining his wife’s disappearance, Berman’s death, and the killing of Durst neighbor Morris Black in 2001. Durst was eventually arrested in New Orleans in connection with Berman’s slaying on March 14, 2015, the day before the HBO series finale aired. In the finale, Durst mumbled, “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.”
The case against Durst ruled on today is expected to focus on the theory that Berman was killed to keep her silent on...
A judge ruled Thursday there is enough evidence for Durst to stand trial. Durst is charged with shooting Berman in the back of the head at her Benedict Canyon home.
Durst, age 75 ,was the subject of HBO’s The Jinx, a miniseries examining his wife’s disappearance, Berman’s death, and the killing of Durst neighbor Morris Black in 2001. Durst was eventually arrested in New Orleans in connection with Berman’s slaying on March 14, 2015, the day before the HBO series finale aired. In the finale, Durst mumbled, “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.”
The case against Durst ruled on today is expected to focus on the theory that Berman was killed to keep her silent on...
- 10/26/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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If you're a true crime fan, then you probably spent six weeks in 2015 addicted to The Jinx, the six-part HBO documentary on the strange history of multimillionaire real estate tycoon and long suspected killer, Robert Durst. The series delves into the 1982 disappearance of Durst's first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst, as well as the subsequent murders of his longtime friend, Susan Berman, and his neighbor, Morris Black. The filmmakers spent nearly a decade researching the case, and the documentary gives viewers an insider look at police files, hidden documents, key witnesses, never-before-seen footage, private prison recordings, and even an extended interview with Durst himself.
Related: Netflix's Collection of True-Crime Movies Will Give You Thrills, Chills, and Paranoia
If it wasn't for The Jinx, Robert Durst may have avoided going on trial. The greatest triumph of The Jinx is in the final episode, when Durst - who apparently...
If you're a true crime fan, then you probably spent six weeks in 2015 addicted to The Jinx, the six-part HBO documentary on the strange history of multimillionaire real estate tycoon and long suspected killer, Robert Durst. The series delves into the 1982 disappearance of Durst's first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst, as well as the subsequent murders of his longtime friend, Susan Berman, and his neighbor, Morris Black. The filmmakers spent nearly a decade researching the case, and the documentary gives viewers an insider look at police files, hidden documents, key witnesses, never-before-seen footage, private prison recordings, and even an extended interview with Durst himself.
Related: Netflix's Collection of True-Crime Movies Will Give You Thrills, Chills, and Paranoia
If it wasn't for The Jinx, Robert Durst may have avoided going on trial. The greatest triumph of The Jinx is in the final episode, when Durst - who apparently...
- 6/26/2018
- by Corinne Sullivan
- Popsugar.com
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