Ep 178: The Robert Durst Trial (Part 1)

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

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🗓️ 1 November 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In 1982, Kathie McCormack Durst, wife of real estate heir Robert Durst, disappeared. In 2000, Susan Berman, a close friend of Robert Durst, was murdered in her home. In 2001, Morris Black, a neighbor of Robert Durst, was shot and killed by Durst in what Durst called "self-defense." While prosecutors believe Robert Durst is responsible for the demise of all three victims, they finally set out to get justice for Susan Berman in 2021. Sponsors in this episode: Embr -To get $50 off, go to EmbrWave.com/COURT. Best Fiends - Download Best Fiends FREE today on the App Store or Google Play. Joybird - Visit joybird.com/COURT and get 30% off your purchase. Talkspace - Get $100 off your first month with the promo code COURT. Peloton - Experience motivation like never before with the Peloton bike, now $400 less. Go to onepeloton.com to learn more. Thank you to Cathy Russon from Law & Crime, for the use of her meticulous trial notes. Follow her on Twitter (especially if you enjoy live trials!) @CathyRusson. Post-Production for the show is provided by Jon Keur of Wayfare Recording Co. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie.

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0:00.0	Would you lie under oath to help your case?
0:04.0	Yes.
0:05.0	Okay. Have you lied thus far during your testimony at this trial?
0:09.0	No.
0:11.0	But if you had lied, given your last answer, you might not admit it, correct?
0:23.0	Correct.
0:24.0	When Robert Durst took the stand in a Los Angeles County courthouse in August 2021,
0:31.0	he looked almost unrecognizable from those who knew of him back in his younger days,
0:37.0	or perhaps even more recently in the HBO documentary series, The Jinks.
0:43.0	The former New York City real estate heir was now 78 years old,
0:48.0	in a wheelchair and connected to a catheter bag.
0:52.0	He had been diagnosed with bladder cancer, as well as a number of other ailments.
0:58.0	But Robert Durst was finally on trial for the death of his friend, Susan Berman,
1:04.0	a case that had first garnered public attention back in 2000,
1:08.0	after Susan was found shot to death at her home in Los Angeles.
1:13.0	Durst wouldn't be arrested and charged in her death until 15 years later,
1:19.0	but that didn't stop the rumors that Durst had murdered Susan in order to keep her quiet
1:24.0	about what had really happened to his wife Kathy,
1:28.0	who had mysteriously disappeared in 1982.
1:32.0	Durst hadn't yet been charged in his wife Kathy's disappearance,
1:37.0	but the details of her last days would be revealed at his trial for Susan's murder.
1:42.0	It was, after all, according to prosecutors, the motive for the murder.
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