Over the course of the six weeks of The Jinx 2 series we are re-releasing 27 of our favorite episodes about the Durst trial from the Jury Duty feed. Today we continue our four-part presentation of our episodes covering the lawyers’ closing arguments in the trial.  This is Season 2 Episode 32: Small Time Caveman Lawyer: Closing Arguments — Part 2 On Thursday September 9th, 2021, Ethan Milius and Habib Balian wrapped up closing arguments for the prosecution and Dick DeGuerin commenced closing arguments for the defense. In this episode, host Kary Antholis and co-host Brittany Bookbinde ..read more

Over the course of the six weeks of The Jinx 2 series we are re-releasing 27 of our favorite episodes about the Durst trial from the Jury Duty feed. From May through September of 2021, in 45 regular and bonus episodes, Jury Duty covered the witness testimony in the Durst Trial. You can do a deep dive into that testimony in Season 2 Episodes 4 through 33 of this podcast.  Today we begin our four-part presentation of our episodes covering the lawyers’ closing arguments in the trial.  This is Season 2 Episode 31: Roaches in Soup: Closing Arguments — Part 1 On Wednesday September 8 ..read more

From May through September of 2021, in 45 regular and bonus episodes, Jury Duty covered the witness testimony in the Durst Trial. You can do a deep dive into that testimony in Season 2 Episodes 4 through 33 of this podcast. Beginning tomorrow we will present our episodes covering the lawyers closing arguments in the trial. Beyond that, we will offer portions of our coverage of the trial’s verdict and the Durst sentencing, as well as excerpts of our exclusive interviews with two of the Trial’s jurors, and the lead prosecutor, John Lewin. But first, we present the second installment in our two ..read more

During each of the first 3 weeks of The Jinx 2 series we released four of our favorite episodes about the Durst trial from the Jury Duty feed… We’ve had a tremendous response to these first 12 episodes, and so during these last 3 weeks of the series, we have decided to increase our weekly release to 5 of the most memorable episodes from our Durst coverage for a total of 27 episodes. From May through September of 2021, in 45 regular and bonus episodes, Jury Duty covered the witness testimony in the Durst Trial. You can do a deep dive into that testimony in Season 2 Episodes 4 through 33 of thi ..read more

Installment 12 of The Trial of Robert Durst: Greatest Hits is Season 2 Episode 4 Susan Berman — The Tragic End. As a preface to our season 2 coverage of the post-pandemic portion of the trial we offer the final part of a three part series on the life of his best friend and alleged victim, Susan Berman. The Tragic End tracks Susan’s initially hopeful and ultimately fatal Hollywood experience. We also discuss the first week of testimony in Durst’s trial for Berman’s murder with Charles V. Bagli, who covered the trial for The New York Times and CrimeStory.com. The post S10 E12: The Trial of Robe ..read more

Installment 11 of The Trial of Robert Durst: Greatest Hits is Season 2 Episode 2 Susan Berman — A Big Personality. As a preface to our season 2 coverage of the post-pandemic portion of the trial we offer part two of a three part series on the life of his best friend and alleged victim, Susan Berman. A Big Personality focuses on Susan establishing her career as a writer, the emotional and psychological troubles she confronted as a young adult and the forging of her relationship with Robert Durst. The episode also includes a report on developments in the case just as the trial is about to re-co ..read more

Installment 10 of The Trial of Robert Durst: Greatest Hits is Season 2 Episode 1, Susan Berman — Easy Street. As a preface to our season 2 coverage of the post-pandemic portion of the trial we offer part one of a three part series on the life of his best friend and alleged victim, Susan Berman. Easy Street focuses on Susan’s early life, growing up in Las Vegas as the daughter of a well known organized crime figure. The post S10 E10: The Trial of Robert Durst — Greatest Hits: Susan Berman — Easy Street first appeared on Crime Story ..read more

Installment 9 of The Trial of Robert Durst: Greatest Hits is The Defense Opening and the Pandemic Hiatus where we offer highlights of Season 1, Episodes 9 through 12. Dick Deguerin and David Chesnoff split the responsibilities of delivering the defense opening, with Deguerin asserting that Durst didn’t kill Susan Berman and he doesn’t know who did and with Chesnoff reminding the jurors that the defendant is only on trial for Berman’s murder. After the opening statements conclude, it becomes clear that the jury will have to choose between two ways of interpreting evidence: Will they be guided ..read more

Installment 8 of The Trial of Robert Durst: Greatest Hits is Season 1 Episode 8: After the Jinx. In March of 2015, after the debut of a pivotal episode of The Jinx, Robert Durst was arrested in New Orleans on gun charges. Deputy DA John Lewin tells the jury that this is where he first met Durst, traveling to New Orleans to interrogate him. Lewin concludes his opening statement by presenting testimony of Durst’s and Susan Berman’s good friend Nick Chavin. According to Chavin, when he asked Durst about Susan Berman, Durst gave Chavin a disturbing reply. The post S10 E8: The Trial of Robert Durs ..read more

Installment 7 of The Trial of Robert Durst: Greatest Hits is Season 1 Episode 7: The Jinx. After his acquittal on charges of murdering Morris Black and after serving prison time for dismembering Black’s body and jumping bail, Robert Durst decides to record a conversation with the filmmakers of a movie that suggests he committed three murders. That conversation led to the documentary series The Jinx, and – ultimately – to Durst’s now-famous bathroom utterances “There it is. You’re caught.” and “Killed them all, of course.” The post S10 E7: The Trial of Robert Durst — Greatest Hits: The Jinx fi ..read more