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Berman, whom Durst had known since his grad school days, was merely the latest in a series of murders in which Durst has been a suspect. The HBO documentary has been five years in the making, detailing the odd legacy of Durst, who has beaten one murder charge for the death of Morris Black in Galveston, Texas by claiming self-defense, even though the body was dismembered expertly and the tiny pieces thrown in Galveston Bay.
Durst has long been thought responsible for at least two other murders. He has now been arrested for Berman's death. Another case still stands open. Fox News hostess and former prosecutor and judge Janine Pirro had reopened a cold case on Durst in 2000, regarding the disappearance of his wife, Kathie, in 1982. Despite strong circumstantial evidence, neither Pirro nor her predecessors had been able to bring charges. Police believe Berman was killed to keep her from talking to Pirro about his missing wife.
His saga is bizarre, to say the least. He went into hiding after the Black murder, jumping a $1 billion -- yes, "billion" with a "B" -- but was caught in Pennsylvania shoplifting a sandwich and some Band-Aids. He was originally in Galveston after Pirro reopened the case of missing and presumed dead wife, disguising himself as a deaf-mute woman living in a $300-a-month rooming house. He also was caught shoplifting a sandwich there, exposing his disguise. He was arrested last year in Houston for urinating on approximately $100 of candy bars in a convenience store. He couldn't give police a reason for his strange crime.
The words he spoke into the open mic were not discovered for nearly two years by the film crew, until more editors were brought in to prepare the documentary for air. It was then they found the chilling, rambling "confession' as Durst talked to himself in the bathroom after his interview with filmmaker Andrew Jarecki:
This was after Jarecki had confronted him with an envelope addressed merely "Beverley Hills Police," the misspelling matching another envelope he had addressed years before to his alleged victim, on on which he had included his return address.
Durst has long been thought responsible for at least two other murders. He has now been arrested for Berman's death. Another case still stands open. Fox News hostess and former prosecutor and judge Janine Pirro had reopened a cold case on Durst in 2000, regarding the disappearance of his wife, Kathie, in 1982. Despite strong circumstantial evidence, neither Pirro nor her predecessors had been able to bring charges. Police believe Berman was killed to keep her from talking to Pirro about his missing wife.
His saga is bizarre, to say the least. He went into hiding after the Black murder, jumping a $1 billion -- yes, "billion" with a "B" -- but was caught in Pennsylvania shoplifting a sandwich and some Band-Aids. He was originally in Galveston after Pirro reopened the case of missing and presumed dead wife, disguising himself as a deaf-mute woman living in a $300-a-month rooming house. He also was caught shoplifting a sandwich there, exposing his disguise. He was arrested last year in Houston for urinating on approximately $100 of candy bars in a convenience store. He couldn't give police a reason for his strange crime.
The words he spoke into the open mic were not discovered for nearly two years by the film crew, until more editors were brought in to prepare the documentary for air. It was then they found the chilling, rambling "confession' as Durst talked to himself in the bathroom after his interview with filmmaker Andrew Jarecki:
"There it is. You're caught. What a disaster. What the hell did I do? Killed 'em all, of course."
This was after Jarecki had confronted him with an envelope addressed merely "Beverley Hills Police," the misspelling matching another envelope he had addressed years before to his alleged victim, on on which he had included his return address.
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