I guess her bones are still somewhere. Maybe she'll be found.

For the same reason he a) voluntarily approached the director of a movie about his wife's disappearance to do a prolonged interview that, as his lawyers vehemently insisted to him, could not possibly be +EV, b) stole a $5 sandwich that got him arrested right after he had not shown up for an arraignment and effectively fled from a murder case, when he had $500 on his person and over $30k in his car, c) made up a story to the police about having drinks with his neighbor on the most relevant night related to his wife's disappearance contradicting previous recent statements by him when he wasn't on good terms with that neighbor and could have expected to a certainty that the neighbor would be interrogated, among numerous other episodes of such cognitive dissonance.

The guy either has a part of himself that wants to get caught or is tantalized by the prospect of having gotten away with murder multiple times and is pushing the boundaries as far as possible. My suspicion is the latter, though the other explanation also seems plausible enough given he does seem to care to some extent about other people and it wouldn't shock me to learn he carries some guilt.

I watched all six episodes over the last couple nights and found this whole story fascinating. I had no prior familiarity with it.

I wish they had explored the impact of his mother's suicide in a little more depth, as well as everything associated with his getting Esau'd out of his inheritance. There's a whole psychological backdrop to his life story explaining how the sweet young boy we see in the old family videos became a monster that could have been given a lot more attention.

It's disconcerting that no cop apparently considered looking for indicia of Dursts' handwriting in Berman's apartment given the letter is a critical piece of evidence, has distinctive handwriting, and could have only realistically been written by the killer given the short time span between its mailing and the time the body was found in a state of 24 hour decomposition. Durst had to have been considered one of the prime suspects given the timing of the reopening of his wife's case and was a close friend who a spreadsheet maintained by Berman shown had sent her a significant amount of $ over the years.

Btw, as much as I enjoyed The Jinx, The Staircase miniseries is even better. If that piques your interest, don't google it but find a way to start watching it and come in cold; it was re-aired on the Sundance Channel a few years ago.

Just found this excerpt from an article about Durst's recent arrest (http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/...rch_warra.html), restoring some confidence in whoever investigated Berman's death yet also reducing the dramatic impact of the last couple of episodes:

<<The final episode of the TV show aired the following night, and Durst's lawyers claim, the evidence used to get the California warrant was hardly the bombshell portrayed by "The Jinx" producers or Los Angeles detectives: the letter and handwriting comparisons linking the note to Durst had been known for years.>>

Then why didn't they arrest him until the show was airing?

Show won an Emmy. Are any of these others worth watching?

'Jinx' Star Robert Durst I Was High on Meth When I confessed to Murder

Robert Durst says he should not be accountable for his murder confession that was caught on tape, because at the time he made the statement he was high on meth.

Is there any proof he was actually high on drugs at the time?

Just watched this over the last week, fantastic show. While I would call it overall very good, that ending is truly unbelievable.

My first thought was he is schizophrenic or could play it off as such with all these muttering conversations he seems to have, but I could buy into the argument he is just trying to push the limits on getting away with all these murders. Either way he made a fascinating watch -- those black beady soulless eyes.

If the cops did recognize and match the handwriting during original investigations, did the potential airing of the finale spur them to the 2015 arrest? I am dumbfounded that they would have that connection of the letter to his writing (I mean there couldn't have been a lack of examples to examine and compare his writing) but didn't act on it.

The final interview where Jarecki takes Robert through the pictures was great... just that "oh ****" moment. Right when it happens, Durst hacks/gags a bit and you can just see him change.

This was far better than Making a Murderer imo.

I just watched it. I almost threw up at the last bit when mic was still on.


It's just COMPLETELY baffling to me how nobody on dursts' side seemed to get questioned back when kathy dissapeared. even the house wasn't searched. the ****?

hard to think it was just a coincidence and its laughable about the head being "missing" thast was a total joke and as a juror I wouldn't know how to feel about that.

goes to show how much power you have when you have $$. those defense attorneys had a simple but concise gameplan, was simple but they executed so well.

Robert Durst admitted to writing a cryptic note that police have long believed was penned by the person who shot and killed Susan Berman inside her Benedict Canyon home nearly two decades ago, according to a court filing made public this month.

Durst’s lead defense attorney, Dick DeGuerin, said in an emailed statement: “We will not be publicly discussing strategy or evidence. This does not change the fact that Bob Durst did not kill Susan Berman and doesn’t know who did.”

honestly, true crime docs liek this have been ****ing ASS after jinx, MaM evil genius, staircase was a 90s one but yeah last 2 years dogshit shows.

Still one of my favourite media moments ever, watching the finale.

LOL at this interpretation.

Great doc. What a crazy POS.

The Robert Durst murder trial just started on Court TV. He is 78 but looks 90.

While yes, he probably is old and frail, its a well known trick used by lawyers since the dawn of lawyers to have their elderly accused appear even more frail, old and helpless to secure a more sympathetic decision, whether that's during the trial or pretrial. its all part of the game.

Watch this short clip of a heated argument between the lawyers yesterday, and the judge had to put them in time out. lol



In case it doesn't work on Tapatalk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klnLyfF1uvY

51:45 mark

I didn't know he was on trial for something. I guess I should look it up and see what its about was it a new one or the last one on the doc?

"After a 14-month pandemic-induced hiatus, Robert Durst will finally stand trial for the 2000 murder of Susan Berman. Durst has said that when Berman was killed, he was aware that New York investigators had reopened the investigation of his wife's murder and were following new leads"

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...%20new%20leads.

3 months later and this trial is still going on. Here is Durst on the stand.

Guilty

Defense Attorney Dick DeGuerin said he was very disappointed by the verdict.

"We fought hard, but we came in second," he said.

Robert Durst now charged with the 1982 murder of his wife
https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/22/rober...urst-15470922/

Durst dies at 78