In this special breaking news edition of Jury Duty, Jill Biden's Ex-Husband Joins the Circus , host Kary Antholis examines the claim by Bill Stevenson, the ex-husband of First Lady Jill Biden, that he had an affair with Kathie Durst in 1982, just days before she went missing. Kary is joined by co-host Brittany Bookbinder and Charles V. Bagli, who is reporting on the Durst trial for The New York Times and CrimeStory.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 14, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this episode, The Brothers Durst Speak , we explore the testimony of Douglas and Thomas Durst in their brother Robert's murder trial. Some common — and not so common — themes emerge. Host Kary Antholis discusses this intense testimony with co-host Brittany Bookbinder and Charles V. Bagli, who is covering the trial for The New York Times and CrimeStory.com and whose series of articles The Many Lives of Robert Durst and Susy Berman’s Greatest Unfinished Story can be found at Crime Story.com. Ho...
Jul 07, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this installment of our series Robert Durst In His Own Words , we dive into Bob's relationship with guns. Over the years, Robert Durst has made numerous public statements about firearms. These statements — as read by actor David Kelsey — offer insights that you might not glean from listening to his defense attorneys or even watching the megahit documentary series, The Jinx. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 06, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This episode, The Trial's Key Moment , focuses on the explosive testimony of Emily and Stewart Altman, longtime friends and confidants of Robert Durst. Host Kary Antholis discusses the week's shocking developments with co-host Brittany Bookbinder and Charles V. Bagli, who is covering the trial for The New York Times and CrimeStory.com and who became a part of the trial himself during Emily Altman's testimony. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 30, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this special breaking news bonus episode, we detail how Robert Durst — for the first time in weeks — stood up at the defense table and made his voice heard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2021•8 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In court this week, defense attorney Dick DeGuerin presented a photo of a young Robert Durst and a pretty young woman to illustrate Bob's affection for his missing wife, Kathie, and attempting to cast doubt on suspicions that Durst may have harmed her. The only problem? The woman in the picture isn't Kathie. Host Kary Antholis is joined by Charles V. Bagli, who is reporting on the Durst trial for The New York Times and CrimeStory.com, to discuss this odd misstep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Jun 28, 2021•6 min•Season 2Ep. 6
This episode, Susan's Diarrhea Tell and Bob's Scream Therapy with John and Yoko , looks at testimony from several witnesses regarding Susan Berman's actions on behalf of Robert Durst following his wife Kathie's disappearance. We also continue our look at Robert Durst's life in his own words (as read by actor David Kelsey) and host Kary Antholis discusses the week's developments with co-host Brittany Bookbinder and Charles V. Bagli, who is covering the trial for The New York Times and CrimeStory....
Jun 23, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In yet another surreal moment in a case replete with crazy twists, Deputy District Attorney John Lewin told the court on Thursday that he accompanied the defendant Robert Durst to the bathroom to assist him by emptying his catheter bag. We take this peculiar event as an opportunity to offer a timeline of Durst's various reported maladies and to present as comprehensive an assessment of his current health status as publicly available information allows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Jun 21, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This episode looks at the prosecution's presentation of strange events in South Salem around the time of Kathie Durst's disappearance. We also present our first in a series of deep dives into Robert Durst's life, much of which is presented in Durst's own words as read by actor David Kelsey. Host Kary Antholis discusses the week's developments with co-host Brittany Bookbinder and Charles V. Bagli, who is covering the trial for The New York Times and CrimeStory.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
Jun 16, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 6
This bonus episode focuses on the most emotional testimony in the Durst trial to date — Mella Kaufman, Susan Berman's surrogate daughter. Charles V. Bagli, who is covering the trial for The New York Times and CrimeStory.com, also joins to offer the latest news about Robert Durst's mysterious medical incident. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This special breaking news edition of Jury Duty discusses the mysterious 'medical incident' today that kept Robert Durst out of the courtroom and landed him in a prison hospital. Host Kary Antholis speaks with Charles V. Bagli, who is covering the Durst trial for the New York Times and CrimeStory.com, about the situation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 11, 2021•8 min•Season 2Ep. 3
This episode, The Detective Who Slept with a Witness , focuses on the prosecution's withering cross examination of Det. Michael Struk. Host Kary Antholis discusses the implications of this testimony for both the defense and the prosecution. Kary is joined by co-host Brittany Bookbinder and Charles V. Bagli, who is covering the trial for The New York Times and CrimeStory.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 09, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 5
We conclude our three-part series about the life of Robert Durst's best friend and alleged victim, Susan Berman. This episode, 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 is covering the trial for The New York Times and CrimeStory.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 02, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This special bonus episode explores the first week of witnesses taking the stand in the Durst trial. An array of physicians offered their testimony regarding a piece of evidence that the Defense argues upends the Prosecution's assertion that Robert Durst had a motive for killing Susan Berman. Evidence was also presented by the Prosecution regarding Robert Durst's propensity towards physical violence and abuse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 31, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 2
The trial of Robert Durst the murder of his friend Susan Berman resumed on May 18 after a fourteen month delay. We dedicate this episode to telling you how the parties approached restarting their arguments, including Deputy District Attorney John Lewin's tactical decision to focus on some of Robert Durst's most incriminating statements. We also bring you updates on a couple of the more interesting developments that happened beyond the earshot of the jurors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
May 26, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 3
With the Los Angeles murder trial of Robert Durst beginning this Tuesday, May 18, we bring you to date on the latest developments in the case, including some intense courtroom drama and a wild attorney press conference. We also continue our three part series on the life of his best friend and alleged victim, Susan Berman. This episode, entitled Big Personality , focuses on Susan establishing her career as a writer, the emotional and psychological troubles she confronted as a young adult and the ...
May 19, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Robert Durst and his attorneys traded assertions that the other was experiencing "dementia" in various statements to Judge Mark Windham. In a series of pretrial motions and court filings, Durst's team sought to further postpone the resumption of his trial for the murder of Susan Berman — apparently to no avail, The trial is scheduled to start again today, as the same jury reconvenes after a fourteen month postponement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 17, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 1
With the Los Angeles murder trial of Robert Durst scheduled to restart on May 17, we begin Season Two with a three part series on the life of his best friend and alleged victim, Susan Berman. This episode, entitled Easy Street , focuses on Susan's early life, growing up in Las Vegas as the daughter of a well known organized crime figure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 12, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Wednesdays starting May 12th. After a hiatus of over 14 months, the trial of Robert Durst for the murder of his best friend, Susan Berman, resumes with the same jury, the same lawyers and the same judge that started on the trial in March of 2020. The story of this wealthy scion of a New York real estate dynasty and his possible involvement in the deaths of three people became world-famous because of the popular HBO series, The Jinx . Hear the story of the Durst murder trial as it happens, with u...
Apr 28, 2021•3 min
As David Chesnoff concludes the defense team's opening statement, it becomes clear that the jury will have to choose between two ways of interpreting evidence: Will they be guided by Chesnoff’s mantra that “no evidence is evidence” deciding that the lack of CSI-type forensic evidence leaves them with reasonable doubt of Durst’s guilt, or will they follow Lewin’s OK Boomer Method deciding that the mess of circumstantial evidence surrounding Durst’s actions and statements and the statements of oth...
Sep 30, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In the penultimate episode of Season 1, David Chesnoff takes over the defense team’s opening statement and establishes his mantra for the day: “No evidence is evidence.” By this he suggests that the jurors should lean into their desire for forensic evidence in assessing Robert Durst’s culpability, and if they find such evidence lacking, they should consider that to be evidence in and of itself. Chesnoff then tries to pick apart portions of the prosecution’s narrative of what happened to Kathie D...
Sep 23, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Dick DeGuerin continues his opening statement to the jury on behalf of Robert Durst by reprising his assertion from the trial in Texas that Durst killed Morris Black in self-defense and then - in a panic - dismembered Black's body. DeGuerin then tries to counter the prosecution's presentation of Durst's own incriminating interviews with the filmmaker's of The Jinx and with Deputy DA John Lewin by positing that Durst was manipulated into making these ill-advised statements. Hosted on Acast. See a...
Sep 16, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Dick Deguerin begins the opening statement in the defense of Robert Durst against the charge that he murdered Susan Berman. DeGuerin's opening in many ways telegraphs a reprise of his three-pronged strategy in defense of Durst the charge of murdering Morris Black in Galveston, Texas: 1) make the jury feel empathy for Durst with what he once called a “Poor Little Rich Boy” narrative; 2) blame the Media (in this instance the makers of The Jinx) and an aggressive prosecutor (in this case, Deputy DA...
Sep 09, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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, travelling 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Sep 02, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 26, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In February and March of 2015, Americans became obsessed with the story of Robert Durst through the HBO documentary series The Jinx. The first six episodes of this podcast have chronicled much of the same story presented in The Jinx, through the opening statement of Deputy DA John Lewin in his prosecution of Durst for the murder of Susan Berman. In the next two episodes of the series, Lewin will present the story of what happened during and after HBO’s production and broadcast of The Jinx. This ...
Aug 24, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 2
After the death of Morris Black, Robert Durst dismembered his body, threw the parts in Galveston Bay and made plans to flee Texas, not once but twice, the second after posting and jumping bail. Deputy DA John Lewin tells the jury that by telling a series of lies and half-truths, Durst seeded enough doubt in the minds of the Texas jurors to secure an acquittal on the charge of murdering Morris Black. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 19, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 6
It is early 2001. In the aftermath of Susan Berman's murder, Robert Durst is living disguised as a mute woman in a boarding house in Galveston, Texas, and is befriended by a new neighbor named Morris Black. Deputy DA John Lewin, using interview clips of Durst and others, chronicles the events that would lead to the killing of Morris Black in September of that year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 12, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Deputy DA John Lewin tells the jury that Robert Durst entrusted Susan Berman with his darkest secret. The prosecutor then chronicles the key events in each of their lives that led Durst to allegedly shoot his best friend in the back of her head. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 05, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The trial of Robert Durst has been adjourned until April 12th 2021. At that time the same jury will return to finish a trial that they started more than a year before. So what does that mean for this podcast? We still have seven episodes to share with you, laying out the rival multi-media stories of the prosecution and defense. And then, in the spring of 2021, we will return with a second season of Jury Duty: The Trial of Robert Durst. One of the longest murder trials in American history will be...
Aug 03, 2020•7 min
