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Originally Posted by Keyser.
I'm watching this again so maybe it was answered, but why did he even send the cadaver note to the cops about that one woman in California? Like she'd be missing and someone would have searched the house before too long, I don't get why he wanted her found ASAP.
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.
Last edited by karamazonk; 09-18-2015 at 05:27 AM.