New York real estate scion Robert Durst has been at the forefront of Andrew Jarecki’s mind for close to 20 years. In 2005, the director began working on “All Good Things,” a narrative film inspired by Durst and the 1982 disappearance of his first wife. That was followed by Jarecki’s 2015 HBO bombshell six-part docuseries “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” which uncovered evidence of Durst’s connection to various murders and concluded with Durst’s shocking hot mic admission, “Killed them all, of course.” Durst was arrested the day before the final episode thanks to the docuseries. The timing of the arrest led to criticism that Jarecki, his producers and HBO had delayed sharing incriminating discoveries with law enforcement officials for the sake of the series and ratings. Jarecki denies this.
Jarecki could have easily said goodbye to Durst nine years ago. The helmer, previously Oscar nominated for “Capturing the Friedmans,...
Jarecki could have easily said goodbye to Durst nine years ago. The helmer, previously Oscar nominated for “Capturing the Friedmans,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Robert Durst, who was sentenced earlier this week to life without parole after being convicted for murdering his friend, has been placed on a ventilator after contracting Covid-19, his lawyer said Saturday.
Durst, 78, was sentenced Thursday for murdering friend Susan Berman in 2000. The real estate scion was already in dire health straits during the sentencing hearing, according to his lead defense attorney, Dick DeGuerin.
“He was having difficulty breathing and he was having difficulty communicating,” DeGuerin said in an email to the Los Angeles Times. “He looked worse than I’ve ever seen him and I was very worried about him.”
Durst has been held under guard in a wing of USC Medical Center during his murder trial.
Durst, whose appearance in HBO’s six-part documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst reignited interest in the Berman case, sat slumped in a wheelchair in the courtroom...
Durst, 78, was sentenced Thursday for murdering friend Susan Berman in 2000. The real estate scion was already in dire health straits during the sentencing hearing, according to his lead defense attorney, Dick DeGuerin.
“He was having difficulty breathing and he was having difficulty communicating,” DeGuerin said in an email to the Los Angeles Times. “He looked worse than I’ve ever seen him and I was very worried about him.”
Durst has been held under guard in a wing of USC Medical Center during his murder trial.
Durst, whose appearance in HBO’s six-part documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst reignited interest in the Berman case, sat slumped in a wheelchair in the courtroom...
- 10/16/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
New York real estate heir Robert Durst, who days ago was sentenced in a two-decade-old murder case, has been hospitalized after contracting Covid-19, his lawyer said Saturday.
Defense Attorney Dick DeGuerin said he was notified that Durst was admitted after testing positive for the coronavirus. DeGuerin said he didn’t know Durst’s condition and was trying to find out more details.
Durst, 78, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without a chance of parole for the murder of his best friend more than two decades ago. Durst, who has numerous medical issues, sat in a wheelchair with a catatonic ...
Defense Attorney Dick DeGuerin said he was notified that Durst was admitted after testing positive for the coronavirus. DeGuerin said he didn’t know Durst’s condition and was trying to find out more details.
Durst, 78, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without a chance of parole for the murder of his best friend more than two decades ago. Durst, who has numerous medical issues, sat in a wheelchair with a catatonic ...
- 10/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York real estate heir Robert Durst, who days ago was sentenced in a two-decade-old murder case, has been hospitalized after contracting Covid-19, his lawyer said Saturday.
Defense Attorney Dick DeGuerin said he was notified that Durst was admitted after testing positive for the coronavirus. DeGuerin said he didn’t know Durst’s condition and was trying to find out more details.
Durst, 78, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without a chance of parole for the murder of his best friend more than two decades ago. Durst, who has numerous medical issues, sat in a wheelchair with a catatonic ...
Defense Attorney Dick DeGuerin said he was notified that Durst was admitted after testing positive for the coronavirus. DeGuerin said he didn’t know Durst’s condition and was trying to find out more details.
Durst, 78, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without a chance of parole for the murder of his best friend more than two decades ago. Durst, who has numerous medical issues, sat in a wheelchair with a catatonic ...
- 10/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Robert Durst was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday for the first-degree murder of his friend, Susan Berman, 20 years ago.
The 78-year-old real estate heir was convicted in September of killing Berman, who was found dead in her home in December 2000. Durst has been accused of killing Berman so that she would not speak to authorities regarding the 1982 disappearance of his first wife Kathie McCormack Durst, whose body has never been discovered.
Durst was convicted of a special circumstances murder, meaning that he could only be sentenced to life in prison without parole or receive the death penalty. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office did not pursue the death penalty for Durst. Durst’s attorney, Dick DeGuerin, filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Windham.
Berman’s body was found after authorities were alerted to...
The 78-year-old real estate heir was convicted in September of killing Berman, who was found dead in her home in December 2000. Durst has been accused of killing Berman so that she would not speak to authorities regarding the 1982 disappearance of his first wife Kathie McCormack Durst, whose body has never been discovered.
Durst was convicted of a special circumstances murder, meaning that he could only be sentenced to life in prison without parole or receive the death penalty. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office did not pursue the death penalty for Durst. Durst’s attorney, Dick DeGuerin, filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Windham.
Berman’s body was found after authorities were alerted to...
- 10/14/2021
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Andrew Jarecki, who produced and directed “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” — the 2015 documentary miniseries about the real estate scion, who was found guilty of first-degree murder — applauded Durst’s Friday murder conviction on Saturday.
In a statement to TheWrap, Jarecki said, “When we started investigating this story sixteen years ago, we had no idea we would discover evidence that would lead to this prosecution. Bob Durst had been suspected of three murders but never held accountable. In 2010 I interviewed him for over 20 hours for ‘The Jinx’ and he said many incriminating things. When we dug further into the story and found evidence that tied him to the murder of his best friend Susan Berman, we searched for a prosecutor we felt could handle this kind of complex case and found John Lewin, a cold case expert in the LA district attorney’s office and his team.
In a statement to TheWrap, Jarecki said, “When we started investigating this story sixteen years ago, we had no idea we would discover evidence that would lead to this prosecution. Bob Durst had been suspected of three murders but never held accountable. In 2010 I interviewed him for over 20 hours for ‘The Jinx’ and he said many incriminating things. When we dug further into the story and found evidence that tied him to the murder of his best friend Susan Berman, we searched for a prosecutor we felt could handle this kind of complex case and found John Lewin, a cold case expert in the LA district attorney’s office and his team.
- 9/18/2021
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Real estate scion Robert Durst, who was featured in the HBO documentary “The Jinx,” was found guilty of first-degree murder by a Los Angeles jury on Friday.
Durst was charged with murder for the 2000 shooting death of his friend and confidant Susan Berman. During the lengthy trial — which was suspended in spring 2020 for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic — prosecutors argued that Durst killed Berman to prevent her from implicating him in the 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack.
Durst was not present for the reading of Friday’s verdict, having been forced to isolate after exposure to Covid-19. Superior Court Judge Mark Windham allowed the reading to proceed in his absence, citing the need for expediency given the ongoing pandemic.
“I’m disappointed, but not in the fight we put up,” Durst’s attorney, Dick DeGuerin, told TheWrap Friday night. “We came in second in a two horse race.
Durst was charged with murder for the 2000 shooting death of his friend and confidant Susan Berman. During the lengthy trial — which was suspended in spring 2020 for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic — prosecutors argued that Durst killed Berman to prevent her from implicating him in the 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack.
Durst was not present for the reading of Friday’s verdict, having been forced to isolate after exposure to Covid-19. Superior Court Judge Mark Windham allowed the reading to proceed in his absence, citing the need for expediency given the ongoing pandemic.
“I’m disappointed, but not in the fight we put up,” Durst’s attorney, Dick DeGuerin, told TheWrap Friday night. “We came in second in a two horse race.
- 9/17/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
On Monday, August 9, New York real estate heir Robert Durst took the witness stand to deny killing his best friend Susan Berman two decades ago. Durst’s attorney, Dick DeGuerin, asked Durst point-blank if he killed Berman, to which Durst responds that he did not. When asked by DeGuerin if he knows who commited the […]
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- 8/12/2021
- by Alexandra Llorca
- Uinterview
Two decades after the murder of Susan Berman, her friend and former employer Robert Durst is going on trial for the crime. For years, Durst — a real estate heir and the subject of the 2015 HBO docuseries The Jinx — had denied any involvement with Berman’s 2000 murder, but was arrested for the killing in March 2015, just ahead of when the final episode of the series aired. Beyond Berman’s murder, The Jinx also told Durst’s stranger-than-fiction backstory, which involved him denying responsibility for his ex-wife’s 1982 disappearance, while admitting to...
- 2/11/2020
- by Elizabeth Yuko
- Rollingstone.com
In a court document filed Christmas Eve and reviewed by TheWrap, lawyers for Robert Durst acknowledged he authored a 2000 note that led Beverly Hills police to the body of Susan Berman. The real estate heir has long denied writing the tip-off note and has also denied killing Berman, a longtime friend that served as his spokesperson after the 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack.
While being interviewed in 2015 for HBO’s “The Jinx,” Durst said the note was something “only the killer could have written.” The note, written on a single sheet of spiral notebook paper, simply said “cadaver” and included an address. The documentary had portrayed Berman as knowing too much information about McCormack’s disappearance.
Durst faces trial for Berman’s murder in February.
Also Read: Robert Durst Murder Trial: La District Attorney Says 2015 Interview Statements Should Remain in Trial
In response to the latest development, Durst...
While being interviewed in 2015 for HBO’s “The Jinx,” Durst said the note was something “only the killer could have written.” The note, written on a single sheet of spiral notebook paper, simply said “cadaver” and included an address. The documentary had portrayed Berman as knowing too much information about McCormack’s disappearance.
Durst faces trial for Berman’s murder in February.
Also Read: Robert Durst Murder Trial: La District Attorney Says 2015 Interview Statements Should Remain in Trial
In response to the latest development, Durst...
- 1/1/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
1:19 Pm Pt -- Durst's attorney, Dick DeGuerin, tells TMZ, "All you have to do is file a lawsuit -- but you have to prove it. And that's where they are going to have their problem." He also stands firm, "Bob Durst did not have anything to do with Kathy Durst's disappearance and he did not kill Susan Berman and he doesn't know who did." Robert Durst has just been sued for wrongful death in...
- 3/22/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Robert Durst, real estate heir and subject of HBO’s “The Jinx” documentary miniseries, will stand trial for the murder of his longtime friend Susan Berman on Sept. 3, a judge announced during a court hearing on Tuesday.
Prosecutors claim Durst shot Berman in the back of the head on Christmas Eve 2000 to keep her quiet about the 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst. Her body has never been recovered.
Durst was arrested in New Orleans on March 14, 2015 in connection with Berman’s death. His arrest came one day before the finale of HBO’s “The Jinx,” which chronicled Durst’s life and the death of three people close to him — his first wife, Berman and a neighbor in Galveston, Texas.
Also Read: Robert Durst Says He Regrets Doing HBO's 'The Jinx'
The final episode shocked viewers when Durst, wearing a hot microphone, was heard saying “There it is.
Prosecutors claim Durst shot Berman in the back of the head on Christmas Eve 2000 to keep her quiet about the 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst. Her body has never been recovered.
Durst was arrested in New Orleans on March 14, 2015 in connection with Berman’s death. His arrest came one day before the finale of HBO’s “The Jinx,” which chronicled Durst’s life and the death of three people close to him — his first wife, Berman and a neighbor in Galveston, Texas.
Also Read: Robert Durst Says He Regrets Doing HBO's 'The Jinx'
The final episode shocked viewers when Durst, wearing a hot microphone, was heard saying “There it is.
- 1/16/2019
- by Sean Burch and Pamela Chelin
- The Wrap
Real estate heir Robert Durst, who was the subject of HBO’s “The Jinx,” has been ordered to stand trial on charges that he murdered his friend Susan Berman, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Thursday.
“Durst was held to answer for murder with the special circumstances of witness killing and lying in wait by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Windham,” the D.A.’s office said in a statement, adding that Durst also faces gun use allegations.
Per the D.A.’s office, Durst is charged with murdering Berman on or about Dec. 23, 2000. Her body was discovered in her Benedict Canyon home on Christmas Eve. The defendant was arrested in March 2015 by FBI agents in New Orleans.
Also Read: La Prosecutor Seeks to Use Robert Durst's Interview for Ryan Gosling's 'All Good Things' DVD at Murder Trial
In addition to the holding order binding Durst for trial,...
“Durst was held to answer for murder with the special circumstances of witness killing and lying in wait by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Windham,” the D.A.’s office said in a statement, adding that Durst also faces gun use allegations.
Per the D.A.’s office, Durst is charged with murdering Berman on or about Dec. 23, 2000. Her body was discovered in her Benedict Canyon home on Christmas Eve. The defendant was arrested in March 2015 by FBI agents in New Orleans.
Also Read: La Prosecutor Seeks to Use Robert Durst's Interview for Ryan Gosling's 'All Good Things' DVD at Murder Trial
In addition to the holding order binding Durst for trial,...
- 10/25/2018
- by Tim Kenneally and Pamela Chelin
- The Wrap
It’s been more than two years since the finale of HBO’s the Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst and the dramatic arrest of the eponymous real estate scion at its center, for the murder of his close friend Susan Berman, who authorities suspect knew too much about the disappearance of Durst’s first wife, Kathleen.
Since being arrested in March 2015, Durst, 74, has been sitting in a Los Angeles County Jail awaiting trial, which is still months away.
He denies being responsible for Berman’s killing and has pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder charge against him.
Since being arrested in March 2015, Durst, 74, has been sitting in a Los Angeles County Jail awaiting trial, which is still months away.
He denies being responsible for Berman’s killing and has pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder charge against him.
- 8/23/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
Real estate scion Robert Durst‘s current wife helped him cover up the death of his first wife, new court papers allege.
The new claims were made by the sisters of Kathleen Durst, his first wife, in an amendment to a $100 million lawsuit suit filed in 2015 and amended Monday to include Debrah Charatan, his second wife.
In the lawsuit, Carol Bamonte, Mary Hughes and Virginia McKeon allege Charatan “conspired and agreed to conceal the whereabouts of Kathie’s body from her next-of-kin,” according to court documents obtained by People.
The amended suit is the latest twist in the ongoing Robert Durst saga,...
The new claims were made by the sisters of Kathleen Durst, his first wife, in an amendment to a $100 million lawsuit suit filed in 2015 and amended Monday to include Debrah Charatan, his second wife.
In the lawsuit, Carol Bamonte, Mary Hughes and Virginia McKeon allege Charatan “conspired and agreed to conceal the whereabouts of Kathie’s body from her next-of-kin,” according to court documents obtained by People.
The amended suit is the latest twist in the ongoing Robert Durst saga,...
- 5/4/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
A longtime friend of real estate scion Robert Durst testified Wednesday that Durst’s wife Kathleen — who vanished without a trace in 1982 — feared him before she disappeared.
“She never said he would hurt her, but she was afraid of him,” New York advertising executive Nick Chavin, 72, said in court at a pre-trial hearing ahead of Durst’s murder trial in Los Angeles.
Chavin said he met Durst, now 74, in the late ’70s through his close friend, author Susan Bermam, whom Durst is accused of killing at her L.A. home in 2000. Prosecutors claim Durst killed Berman because she knew too...
“She never said he would hurt her, but she was afraid of him,” New York advertising executive Nick Chavin, 72, said in court at a pre-trial hearing ahead of Durst’s murder trial in Los Angeles.
Chavin said he met Durst, now 74, in the late ’70s through his close friend, author Susan Bermam, whom Durst is accused of killing at her L.A. home in 2000. Prosecutors claim Durst killed Berman because she knew too...
- 2/16/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
At a Tuesday hearing in Los Angeles before the murder trial of real estate scion Robert Durst, a former New York doctor testified that he received a call 35 years ago from a woman purporting to be Durst’s wife Kathleen — a day after she went missing.
The call — on Feb. 1, 1982 — is an important part of the prosecution’s case against Durst, who is on trial for the murder of his former assistant, Susan Berman: Prosecutors allege the woman who placed the call was Berman herself, and that Durst killed her because she knew too much about the disappearance of Kathleen,...
The call — on Feb. 1, 1982 — is an important part of the prosecution’s case against Durst, who is on trial for the murder of his former assistant, Susan Berman: Prosecutors allege the woman who placed the call was Berman herself, and that Durst killed her because she knew too much about the disappearance of Kathleen,...
- 2/14/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
Robert Durst, the subject of HBO’s miniseries “The Jinx,” is currently serving a seven-year federal prison term for illegally carrying a .38-caliber revolver at the time of his April arrest. Then last month in court he pleased not guilty to the murder of Susan Berman, even after he said off camera during an episode that he “killed ‘em all, of course.”
Now, in new court papers obtained last week by the Los Angeles Times, the real estate heir told prosecutors last year that he was high on methamphetamine during interviews he gave for the HBO miniseries.
“I was on meth, I was on meth the whole time … it should have been obvious,” Durst revealed. “I think the reason I did it had to be because I was swooped, speeding.”
Read More: ‘The Jinx’: Robert Durst Pleads Not Guilty to Murder
According to People, Durst’s lawyer, Attorney Dick DeGuerin,...
Now, in new court papers obtained last week by the Los Angeles Times, the real estate heir told prosecutors last year that he was high on methamphetamine during interviews he gave for the HBO miniseries.
“I was on meth, I was on meth the whole time … it should have been obvious,” Durst revealed. “I think the reason I did it had to be because I was swooped, speeding.”
Read More: ‘The Jinx’: Robert Durst Pleads Not Guilty to Murder
According to People, Durst’s lawyer, Attorney Dick DeGuerin,...
- 12/23/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
In an interview, in which he confessed he was high on meth during the taping of the HBO docuseries The Jinx, real estate mogul and alleged murderer Robert Durst said he only expects to live five more years, according to court documents obtained by People.
“I’m told my life expectancy is about five years,” Durst said during a three-hour jailhouse interview on March 15, 2015 with a Los Angeles prosecutor and Lapd detectives at New Orleans Parish.
Durst brought up his life expectancy during a conversation about cooperating with prosecutors.
“There’s not much that I could agree with with anybody that somebody could offer me,...
“I’m told my life expectancy is about five years,” Durst said during a three-hour jailhouse interview on March 15, 2015 with a Los Angeles prosecutor and Lapd detectives at New Orleans Parish.
Durst brought up his life expectancy during a conversation about cooperating with prosecutors.
“There’s not much that I could agree with with anybody that somebody could offer me,...
- 12/20/2016
- by cpelisektimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Robert Durst’s statement to Los Angeles prosecutors that he was high on methamphetamine during the filming of the HBO series The Jinx was improperly obtained, his lawyer tells People exclusively.
Attorney Dick DeGuerin says prosecutors interviewed Durst without his lawyers present, and the interview should therefore be ruled inadmissible at his upcoming murder trial.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Durst allegedly agreed to speak with prosecutors after his arrest on March 14, 2015 for the murder of his longtime friend and former publicist, Susan Berman.
In the interview, Durst, 73, allegedly said he “had to be… swooped” and “speeding” during some...
Attorney Dick DeGuerin says prosecutors interviewed Durst without his lawyers present, and the interview should therefore be ruled inadmissible at his upcoming murder trial.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Durst allegedly agreed to speak with prosecutors after his arrest on March 14, 2015 for the murder of his longtime friend and former publicist, Susan Berman.
In the interview, Durst, 73, allegedly said he “had to be… swooped” and “speeding” during some...
- 12/19/2016
- by chrisharristimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
New York real estate heir and accused killer Robert Durst pleaded not guilty Monday to murdering his longtime friend Susan Berman, People confirms. Prosecutors announced they “will not be seeking the death penalty.”
Durst, 73, was brought into Los Angeles County’s Airport Courthouse for his arraignment in a wheelchair, pushed by a deputy. He wore a neck brace and a blue shirt and glasses and appeared frail and pale.
Durst agreed to a preliminary hearing on Feb. 15, and he told the judge, “I am not guilty. I did not kill Susan Berman.”
Durst was brought back to Los Angeles on...
Durst, 73, was brought into Los Angeles County’s Airport Courthouse for his arraignment in a wheelchair, pushed by a deputy. He wore a neck brace and a blue shirt and glasses and appeared frail and pale.
Durst agreed to a preliminary hearing on Feb. 15, and he told the judge, “I am not guilty. I did not kill Susan Berman.”
Durst was brought back to Los Angeles on...
- 11/7/2016
- by cpelisektimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
For more than a year, accused murderer and New York real estate heir Robert Durst had to sit in a Louisiana jail cell, awaiting his eventual extradition to Los Angeles, where he’s facing a murder trial in the 2000 killing of Susan Berman, his longtime friend and onetime spokeswoman.
Durst was finally extradited on Friday, and he will remain in L.A. County custody throughout the court proceedings, including a Monday arraignment. He has not entered a plea to his murder charge, though he has publicly maintained his innocence.
“Bob did not kill Susan Berman. He doesn’t know who did,...
Durst was finally extradited on Friday, and he will remain in L.A. County custody throughout the court proceedings, including a Monday arraignment. He has not entered a plea to his murder charge, though he has publicly maintained his innocence.
“Bob did not kill Susan Berman. He doesn’t know who did,...
- 11/7/2016
- by chrisharristimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
New York real estate heir and accused killer Robert Durst has been extradited to California, where he will soon stand trial for the murder of his longtime friend and former spokeswoman Susan Berman, People confirms.
Durst was arrested Friday morning in Louisiana and booked into the Los Angeles jail at 1:20 p.m., according to records. He will be arraigned on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, where he will enter a plea to the murder charge.
The 73-year-old had been incarcerated in Louisiana since his March 2015 arrest in New Orleans on weapons charges (which, as a felon, he...
Durst was arrested Friday morning in Louisiana and booked into the Los Angeles jail at 1:20 p.m., according to records. He will be arraigned on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, where he will enter a plea to the murder charge.
The 73-year-old had been incarcerated in Louisiana since his March 2015 arrest in New Orleans on weapons charges (which, as a felon, he...
- 11/5/2016
- by cpelisektimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Robert Durst is set to be arraigned on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, where he plans to plead not guilty to the 2000 murder of Susan Berman, TheWrap has learned. “Bob Durst didn’t kill Susan Berman, doesn’t know who did and he’s eager to get to trial,” Durst’s lawyer Dick DeGuerin told TheWrap on Friday. “The Jinx” subject has been transferred to Southern California from Louisiana, where he was being held on weapons charges after pleading guilty in February, which resulted in a seven-year, one-month federal prison sentence. Also Read: Robert Durst Gets 7-Year Prison Sentence...
- 11/4/2016
- by Debbie Emery and Pamela Chelin
- The Wrap
Robert Durst has been extradited and is now in an L.A. County jail, awaiting a court hearing where he will be arraigned on the charge of first degree murder in the death of Susan Berman ... TMZ has learned. Durst was the subject of the docuseries 'The Jinx,' where he made a statement some say was incriminating and others say a downright confession when he uttered the words, "killed them all." Berman was murdered...
- 11/4/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The lawyer representing Manhattan real estate heir and accused murderer Robert Durst says several unspecified "medical complications" have delayed his client's impending extradition to California, where he has been charged with the 2000 execution-style shooting death of his longtime friend and spokeswoman Susan Berman. Prominent Texas attorney Dick DeGuerin tells People that Durst could be transferred "any day now" from the Louisiana prison that has held him for over a year to Los Angeles, where he will face prosecution. But DeGuerin is still awaiting word on when his client's extradition will occur. Late last year, the 73-year-old former fugitive agreed to be extradited by August 18. However,...
- 8/24/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
Robert Durst, the real estate heir and alleged murderer, has been sentenced to serve seven years and one month in prison on a weapons charge, People confirms. On Wednesday in New Orleans, U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt approved the sentence, which was part of Durst's guilty plea in February, a press release obtained by People from the Department of Justice states. The 73-year-old originally faced up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for illegally carrying a .38-caliber revolver, People confirms. Durst still faces a murder charge in California in the 2000 death of friend Susan Berman. Durst allegedly killed...
- 4/27/2016
- by Harriet Sokmensuer, @HGSokmensuer
- PEOPLE.com
Robert Durst, the real estate heir and alleged murderer, has been sentenced to serve seven years and one month in prison on a weapons charge, People confirms. On Wednesday in New Orleans, U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt approved the sentence, which was part of Durst's guilty plea in February, a press release obtained by People from the Department of Justice states. The 73-year-old originally faced up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for illegally carrying a .38-caliber revolver, People confirms. Durst still faces a murder charge in California in the 2000 death of friend Susan Berman. Durst allegedly killed...
- 4/27/2016
- by Harriet Sokmensuer, @HGSokmensuer
- PEOPLE.com
On Wednesday morning, New York real estate heir alleged murderer Robert Durst pleaded guilty to a single gun charge in federal court in New Orleans. Lead prosecutor Michael McMahon confirms to People that Durst faces 85 months in prison. The 72-year-old has been in custody in Louisiana since his arrest in March, and initially pleaded not guilty to the charge. As a convicted felon, Durst is legally barred from carrying a gun. But law enforcement officials recovered a handgun from Durst's hotel room while executing an arrest warrant on March 14. Durst, who is being held without bail, also faces murder charges in Los Angeles,...
- 2/3/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
On Wednesday morning, New York real estate heir alleged murderer Robert Durst pleaded guilty to a single gun charge in federal court in New Orleans. Lead prosecutor Michael McMahon confirms to People that Durst faces 85 months in prison. The 72-year-old has been in custody in Louisiana since his arrest in March, and initially pleaded not guilty to the charge. As a convicted felon, Durst is legally barred from carrying a gun. But law enforcement officials recovered a handgun from Durst's hotel room while executing an arrest warrant on March 14. Durst, who is being held without bail, also faces murder charges in Los Angeles,...
- 2/3/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
New York real estate heir Robert Durst will return to Los Angeles next summer to face a murder charge in the 2000 shooting death of his college friend Susan Berman, according to Los Angeles prosecutors. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said the 72-year-old former fugitive agreed to be extradited from Louisiana by Aug. 18, 2016. Durst is currently being held in New Orleans on a federal gun charge and is expected to reach a plea deal and be sentenced to federal prison before he returns to Los Angeles. Berman, a writer, filmmaker and a Las Vegas mobster's daughter, was murdered on or about Dec.
- 12/23/2015
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
New York real estate heir Robert Durst will return to Los Angeles next summer to face a murder charge in the 2000 shooting death of his college friend Susan Berman, according to Los Angeles prosecutors. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said the 72-year-old former fugitive agreed to be extradited from Louisiana by Aug. 18, 2016. Durst is currently being held in New Orleans on a federal gun charge and is expected to reach a plea deal and be sentenced to federal prison before he returns to Los Angeles. Berman, a writer, filmmaker and a Las Vegas mobster's daughter, was murdered on or about Dec.
- 12/23/2015
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
The family of Robert Durst's first wife, who went missing in 1982 and whose mysterious disappearance was among the unanswered questions in the HBO docu-series The Jinx, has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the real estate heir. Durst is currently in jail for an unrelated weapons possession charge and is also awaiting extradition to California to face a separate murder charge.
Kathleen McCormack Durst, the millionaire heir's first wife who disappeared following an argument with Durst in 1982, was the first alleged victim profiled in The Jinx. McCormack has never been found,...
Kathleen McCormack Durst, the millionaire heir's first wife who disappeared following an argument with Durst in 1982, was the first alleged victim profiled in The Jinx. McCormack has never been found,...
- 12/1/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Robert Durst says he's innocent.
The jailed real estate heir has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of possessing a firearm after a felony conviction.
Durst, the subject of the recent HBO docuseries The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, is being held without bond in the medical ward of a Louisiana prison. Authorities claim that he's a suicide risk.
The FBI arrested Durst in March for the 2000 murder of his friend Susan Berman. When they found him in a New Orleans Marriott, authorities say, he had a .38 revolver and marijuana in his hotel room.
Authorities say...
The jailed real estate heir has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of possessing a firearm after a felony conviction.
Durst, the subject of the recent HBO docuseries The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, is being held without bond in the medical ward of a Louisiana prison. Authorities claim that he's a suicide risk.
The FBI arrested Durst in March for the 2000 murder of his friend Susan Berman. When they found him in a New Orleans Marriott, authorities say, he had a .38 revolver and marijuana in his hotel room.
Authorities say...
- 4/15/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- People.com - TV Watch
His lawyers want him extradited to California, but for now, Robert Durst is still stuck in a Louisiana jail.
Since March 14, the eccentric millionaire who was the focus of the explosive HBO docuseries The Jinx has been held without bond in a medical unit at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, about 70 miles from New Orleans.
Lawyers for the 71-year-old are fighting to have drug and weapons charges thrown out of court in Louisiana so he can be released for extradition to California to face a murder charge in the 2000 execution-style death of his longtime friend, Susan Berman.
Since March 14, the eccentric millionaire who was the focus of the explosive HBO docuseries The Jinx has been held without bond in a medical unit at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, about 70 miles from New Orleans.
Lawyers for the 71-year-old are fighting to have drug and weapons charges thrown out of court in Louisiana so he can be released for extradition to California to face a murder charge in the 2000 execution-style death of his longtime friend, Susan Berman.
- 4/8/2015
- by K.C. Baker, @kcbaker77777
- People.com - TV Watch
Robert Durst’s attorney told Savannah Guthrie HBO filmmakers tricked his client. “That’s not a confession,” Durst’s lawyer Dick DeGuerin said on “Today” Tuesday regarding Durst apparently confessing to three murders. “He was tricked as he was told probably would happen.” “There’s no question. It’s all in the editing. The editing was designed for good television, but it wasn’t designed to get to the truth,” DeGuerin said. Also Read: Robert Durst Denied Bail in New Orleans (Updated) On the specific evidence against Durst, particularly letters that look identical; one sent by his friend Susan Berman’s killer,...
- 3/24/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
On NBC's Today show on Tuesday, Robert Durst's lawyer, Dick DeGuerin, continued to lash out at the filmmakers behind The Jinx, the HBO documentary series about his client that aired audio in which Durst seemed to confess to the murders of which he's been accused. DeGuerin recalled that Durst rejected advice from other lawyers not to be interviewed and "was tricked as he was told probably would happen." Read More Robert Durst Ordered to Be Held Without Bond "There's no question. It's all in the editing. The editing was designed for good television, but it wasn't designed to get
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- 3/24/2015
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The subject of Andrew Jarecki’s HBO docu-series “The Jinx,” about the suspect heir to the enormous Durst real estate dynasty who was passed over for his younger brother Douglas, is stuck in New Orleans for the moment. Before his court appearance, Durst’s attorney Dick DeGuerin had told ABC News his client’s chances of being granted bail were “slim to none, and none just left town.”ABC reported that after a “nearly three-hour session” during the bail hearing on two weapons charges, that a second hearing that had been set April 2nd to contest his arrest on a murder warrant issued by Los Angeles […]...
- 3/23/2015
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Millionaire Robert Durst was illegally arrested on charges that he murdered a woman in California as well as drug and weapons charges filed in New Orleans, attorneys said in court papers Friday. In the papers filed at the State Criminal District Court in New Orleans, William Gibbens and Dick DeGuerin asked a magistrate judge to schedule a preliminary hearing so that they can prove there is no probable cause to keep Durst jailed. They say he should be released. Read More Robert Durst Had Latex Mask, Fake ID and $42,000 Cash When Arrested The judge agreed to schedule that
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- 3/20/2015
- by The Associated Press, Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Robert Durst was arrested for the murder of Susan Berman on Saturday, police say he had a .38 caliber revolver and 5 ounces of marijuana in his possession. According to an arrest warrant obtained by People, Durst violated two Louisiana statutes by having the weapon and the controlled substance in his hotel room. He faces two felony charges. Durst has been ordered to appear at a hearing next week in New Orleans. He cannot leave Louisiana until after his appearance. After the hearing, he will be extradited to California, where he faces a first-degree murder charge in the execution-style shooting of friend Berman.
- 3/17/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
When Robert Durst was arrested for the murder of Susan Berman on Saturday, police say he had a .38 caliber revolver and 5 ounces of marijuana in his possession. According to an arrest warrant obtained by People, Durst violated two Louisiana statutes by having the weapon and the controlled substance in his hotel room. He faces two felony charges. Durst has been ordered to appear at a hearing next week in New Orleans. He cannot leave Louisiana until after his appearance. After the hearing, he will be extradited to California, where he faces a first-degree murder charge in the execution-style shooting of friend Susan Berman.
- 3/17/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
On Sunday, March 15, hours before the series finale of HBO’s The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, police in New Orleans apprehended Robert Durst and charged him with first-degree murder. When he was found, Durst was staying in a hotel room he’d paid for in cash, under a fake name. Sources told the New York Times they considered Durst a flight risk. Durst was represented by legal counsel during the filming of The Jinx; his lawyer Chip Lewis even appears on camera in some of the episodes. After the finale, Lewis spoke to a triumphant Jeanine Pirro on Fox News and claimed to be “underwhelmed” by Durst’s muttered bathroom confession. Durst himself seems to understand the trouble he is in. He has again retained high-priced Texas attorney Dick DeGuerin, the man who managed to get Durst acquitted of murder under sensational circumstances once before. DeGuerin...
- 3/16/2015
- by Ester Bloom
- Vulture
The 2015 Sundance Film Festival has been slowly unveiling the films that will screen in Park City, Ut from January 22-February 1. We’ve already listed the midnight line up as well as the list of films in competition. Now, the Premieres have been revealed and the event is looking more and more promising. The entire slate include films directed by Noah Baumbach, James Ponsoldt, Paul Weitz, Jared Hess, Joe Swanberg, Charles Stone III and others. Here is the full list.
Premieres
A showcase of world premieres of some of the most highly anticipated narrative films of the coming year.
Brooklyn / United Kingdom (Director: John Crowley, Screenwriter: Nick Hornby, based on the book by Colm Tóibín) — 1950s Ireland: Eilis must confront a terrible dilemma — a heartbreaking choice between two men and two countries, between duty and true love. Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent.
Digging for Fire / U.
Premieres
A showcase of world premieres of some of the most highly anticipated narrative films of the coming year.
Brooklyn / United Kingdom (Director: John Crowley, Screenwriter: Nick Hornby, based on the book by Colm Tóibín) — 1950s Ireland: Eilis must confront a terrible dilemma — a heartbreaking choice between two men and two countries, between duty and true love. Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent.
Digging for Fire / U.
- 12/9/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
With a line-up that already packs a punch, Sundance will also include a new section simply called “Special Events” which is described as “one-of-a-kind moments highlighting new independent works that add to the unique Festival experience. An evolving section, this year includes episodic work, short films and live performance.” In what promises to be a I can’t believe I’m watching what I’m watching type event, the one item that has caught our attention is Andrew Jarecki delving back into a subject heading he is familiar with in All Good Things moving forward into the HBO series, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (six-part documentary). Here is the press release:
Animals./ U.S.A. (Directors and screenwriters: Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano) — Animals. is an independently produced animated series that focuses on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth’s least habitable environment: New York City. Whether it’s lovelorn rats,...
Animals./ U.S.A. (Directors and screenwriters: Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano) — Animals. is an independently produced animated series that focuses on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth’s least habitable environment: New York City. Whether it’s lovelorn rats,...
- 12/8/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Festival top brass have revealed a high-profile roster of out-of-competition Premieres and Documentary Premieres entries featuring many returning heroes, as well as a new Special Events section and panel participants including George Lucas.
Justin Kelly’s I Am Michael is likely to become a major talking point and stars James Franco and Zachary Quinto in the true tale of activist and Young Gay America co-founder Michael Glatze, who renounced his homosexuality and became a Christian pastor. The Exchange handles international rights.
James Ponsoldt’s David Foster Wallace film End Of The Tour (pictured, photo by Jakob Ihre) starring Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel makes the cut — Fortitude International is the international sales agent — as does the latest from the newly prolific Noah Baumbach, whose Mistress America stars his Frances Ha and Greenberg muse Greta Gerwig and arrives three months after the Toronto premiere of While We’re Young.
Sundance regulars Ryan Fleck and Anna Bowden return with Mississippi Grind...
Justin Kelly’s I Am Michael is likely to become a major talking point and stars James Franco and Zachary Quinto in the true tale of activist and Young Gay America co-founder Michael Glatze, who renounced his homosexuality and became a Christian pastor. The Exchange handles international rights.
James Ponsoldt’s David Foster Wallace film End Of The Tour (pictured, photo by Jakob Ihre) starring Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel makes the cut — Fortitude International is the international sales agent — as does the latest from the newly prolific Noah Baumbach, whose Mistress America stars his Frances Ha and Greenberg muse Greta Gerwig and arrives three months after the Toronto premiere of While We’re Young.
Sundance regulars Ryan Fleck and Anna Bowden return with Mississippi Grind...
- 12/8/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Festival top brass have revealed a high-profile roster of out-of-competition Premieres and Documentary Premieres entries featuring many returning heroes, as well as a new Special Events section and participants on two panels including George Lucas.
James Ponsoldt’s David Foster Wallace film End Of The Tour starring Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel makes the cut, as does the latest from the newly prolific Noah Baumbach, whose Mistress America stars his Frances Ha and Greenberg muse Greta Gerwig and arrives three months after the Toronto premiere of While We’re Young.
Sundance regulars Ryan Fleck and Anna Bowden return with Mississippi Grind starring Ryan Reynolds, Ben Mendelsohn and Sienna Miller, while Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman introduce the New York Tompkins Square Park Riot drama Ten Thousand Saints starring the in-demand Ethan Hawke and Emily Mortimer.
Joe Swanberg brings Digging For Fire with Rosemarie Dewitt, Orlando Bloom, Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.
Peter Sarsgaard, [link...
James Ponsoldt’s David Foster Wallace film End Of The Tour starring Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel makes the cut, as does the latest from the newly prolific Noah Baumbach, whose Mistress America stars his Frances Ha and Greenberg muse Greta Gerwig and arrives three months after the Toronto premiere of While We’re Young.
Sundance regulars Ryan Fleck and Anna Bowden return with Mississippi Grind starring Ryan Reynolds, Ben Mendelsohn and Sienna Miller, while Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman introduce the New York Tompkins Square Park Riot drama Ten Thousand Saints starring the in-demand Ethan Hawke and Emily Mortimer.
Joe Swanberg brings Digging For Fire with Rosemarie Dewitt, Orlando Bloom, Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.
Peter Sarsgaard, [link...
- 12/8/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
George Foreman's 23-year-old son has lawyered up in his domestic violence case -- hiring the famous attorney who represented cult-leader David Koresh during the '93 siege in Waco. TMZ Sports has learned ... George Foreman V has teamed up with Dick DeGuerin ... who was called into action by Koresh's mother to negotiate with the FBI on David's behalf during the standoff. In fact, just days before his death, Koresh sent DeGuerin a hand-written letter informing...
- 7/22/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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