The Robert Durst Murder Case Has Finally Gone to Trial
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Five years ago, real estate heir and millionaire Robert Durst became the focus of the 2015 HBO documentary series, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, for allegedly murdering his friend Susan Berman back in 1982, a crime connected to longstanding accusations in the disappearance and possible murder of his wife. As of this week, Durst is finally on trial, NPR reports. He has been charged with one count of murder by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.
Back in January, Durst’s lawyers confirmed that he wrote the infamous, anonymous tip-off letter that lead authorities to Berman’s body back in 2000. Referenced heavily in The Jinx, the letter was mailed to the Beverly Hills police department with an address leading to her home with the word “CADAVER,” written on one side. The handwriting matched Durst’s—including a characteristic misspelling of “Beverley.” When confronted with the information in the final episode of the show, he’s seen saying, “Only the killer could have written [it],” before wandering into the bathroom. Still wired to a microphone, he’s heard uttering to himself, “You’re caught! What a disaster. What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.” He was arrested on March 14, 2015, the day before the bombshell episode aired.