On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin discusses the post-hiatus opening statements to the jury and begins his review of the witnesses who testified in person when the trial resumed after the Pandemic hiatus. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Storyteller Interview Series featurin...
Aug 18, 2022•24 min•Season 5Ep. 14
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin discusses the lengthy hiatus in the trial, and the steps he and his team took to keep the case alive during the uncertainty of the Coronavirus pandemic. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Storyteller Interview Series featuring Kary Antholis' ...
Aug 17, 2022•22 min•Season 5Ep. 13
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin explains how he and his team approached sequencing the witness testimonies in the trial. He also assesses a couple of key strategic mistakes by the defense, and then discusses the impact of the first few witnesses who took the stand including the dramatic direct examination of Robert Durst’s brother Thomas. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ...
Aug 16, 2022•26 min•Season 5Ep. 12
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin discusses the preparation of his initial opening statement to the jury as well as the negotiation with the defense over several pretrial stipulations including the stipulation that Robert Durst wrote the cadaver note. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —inc...
Aug 15, 2022•26 min•Season 5Ep. 11
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin discusses how he used footage from the Jinx in mapping out his case as well as his team’s approach to the jury selection process in the Durst trial. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Storyteller Interview Series featuring Kary Antholis' conv...
Aug 12, 2022•26 min•Season 5Ep. 10
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin discusses when he became aware of the infamous hot mic bathroom audio which captured Robert Durst saying, “there it is you're caught” and “killed them all of course.” He also takes us through the conditional witness examinations of Peter Wilk, Lisa DePaulo, Jean Clark, Peter Halperin, Julie Smith and Al Clethen. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In additio...
Aug 11, 2022•25 min•Season 5Ep. 9
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin steps back from the Conditional witness examinations and discusses his storytelling strategies as he sought to convince the jury that Robert Durst was guilty of killing Susan Berman beyond a reasonable doubt. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including ou...
Aug 10, 2022•25 min•Season 5Ep. 8
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin does a deep dive of the conditional witness examination of NYPD Detective Michael Struck, the initial investigator of Kathie Durst’s disappearance. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Storyteller Interview Series featuring Kary Antholis' conve...
Aug 09, 2022•30 min•Season 5Ep. 7
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin continues to guide us through the conditional witness examinations roughly in the chronological order that they happened. Among the testimonies we discuss are Susan Berman Ex-husband Paul Kaufman, Apartment Building Manager Karen Minutello, Durst assault victim Peter Schwartz, and several of the witnesses to whom Susan Berman acknowledged providing Robert Durst with an alibi for the murder of his wi...
Aug 08, 2022•24 min•Season 5Ep. 6
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin continues his look at the examination of Nick Chavin and reviews the significance of conditional witness examinations of Miriam Barnes, Lynda Obst and Emily and Stuart Altman. Lewin also offers his thoughts on the idea of prosecuting witnesses who gave untruthful testimony for perjury. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'l...
Aug 05, 2022•28 min•Season 5Ep. 5
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin describes his team’s process of interviewing witnesses, deciding which witnesses were critical to his case and the process by which conditional witness examinations were recorded in the years after the charges were filed but before the trial began. Specifically, he discusses the examinations of Durst friend Nick Chavin, Medical School Dean Albert Kuperman, and NYPD Detective Michael Struck. Looking ...
Aug 04, 2022•26 min•Season 5Ep. 4
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin takes us through his epic two and a half hour interview with Robert Durst in a New Orleans Jail. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Storyteller Interview Series featuring Kary Antholis' conversations with ground-breaking, award-winning storyt...
Aug 03, 2022•30 min•Season 5Ep. 3
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin explains how he became involved in the Robert Durst case and the pivotal role that the filmmakers of the HBO documentary, The Jinx, played in his involvement. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Storyteller Interview Series featuring Kary Anth...
Aug 02, 2022•28 min•Season 5Ep. 2
The first two seasons of this podcast explored the trial of Robert Durst, who was convicted in 2021 of the murder of his good friend and confidante, Susan Berman. This Bonus fifth season of Jury Duty is a special deep dive back into that case. In Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks , we have secured a series of exclusive interviews with LA Deputy District Attorney John Lewin, the lead prosecutor in that trial. We will present our conversations with John by tracking his journey from the...
Aug 01, 2022•31 min•Season 5Ep. 1
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, host Kary Antholis is joined one last time by Abbe Smith who serves as Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic at Georgetown University. Together, Kary and Abbe discuss the strategy and the effectiveness of the rebuttal closing by Prosecutor James Kraus, as well as the jury questions to the judge, the defense team’s second motion for mistrial, some of the comments by Judge Bruce Schroeder duri...
Jul 29, 2022•30 min•Season 4Ep. 110
This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Conclusion of Jury Deliberations & Verdict , we conclude our coverage of the trial proceedings with some of the events that occurred during the final two days of Jury deliberations as well as the reading of the verdicts in the trial. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Cr...
Jul 28, 2022•15 min•Season 4Ep. 109
This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Jury Deliberations , we take a look at the conferences that took place between the Judge, the State, and the Defense team while the jury was deliberating. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Storyteller Interview Series featuring Kary ...
Jul 27, 2022•17 min•Season 4Ep. 108
This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Prosecution Rebuttal — Part 2 , we conclude our review of Prosecutor James Kraus’ rebuttal and listen as Judge Bruce Schroeder hands the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse over to the twelve members of the jury. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including o...
Jul 26, 2022•17 min•Season 4Ep. 107
We are delighted tell you about a special Jury Duty Bonus Season of our coverage of the trial of Robert Durst. Beginning next week and covering over thirty episodes, that’s right OVER THIRTY EPISODES, we will present a series of interviews that I conducted with John Lewin the Los Angeles Prosecutor who lead the team that secured the conviction of Robert Durst for the murder of his friend Susan Berman. Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks will cover the case from its very beginnings as J...
Jul 25, 2022•2 min
This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Prosecution Rebuttal — Part 1 , we begin our look at Prosecutor James Kraus’ rebuttal. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Storyteller Interview Series featuring Kary Antholis' conversations with ground-breaking, award-winning storytel...
Jul 25, 2022•18 min•Season 4Ep. 106
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, host Kary Antholis is joined once again by Abbe Smith who serves as Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic at Georgetown University. Together, Kary and Abbe will discuss our coverage of the conclusion of Defense Attorney Mark Richards' closing argument. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access...
Jul 22, 2022•25 min•Season 4Ep. 105
This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Defense Closing — Part 5 , we conclude our review of Defense Attorney Mark Richards’ closing argument, including his final assertion to the jury that the shootings by his client were privileged by the laws of self-defense. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media...
Jul 21, 2022•19 min•Season 4Ep. 104
This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Defense Closing — Part 4 , we draw near the end of Mark Richards' closing argument as he wraps up his review of the witnesses that took the stand and arrives at the testimony of his own client. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Story...
Jul 20, 2022•20 min•Season 4Ep. 103
This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Defense Closing — Part 3 , we continue Mark Richards' closing argument as he reminds the jury of each of the witness testimonies that they heard during the trial. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Storyteller Interview Series featuri...
Jul 19, 2022•20 min•Season 4Ep. 102
This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Defense Closing — Part 2 , we pick up on Mark Richards’ argument as he moves on to enumerate the reasons why Rittenhouse should be found not guilty on all counts. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Storyteller Interview Series featuri...
Jul 18, 2022•20 min•Season 4Ep. 101
On this episode of Jury Duty: The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, host Kary Antholis is joined once again by Abbe Smith who serves as Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic at Georgetown University. Together, Kary and Abbe will discuss our coverage of the conclusion of Prosecutor Thomas Binger's closing argument and the beginning of the closing by Rittenhouse attorney Mark Richards. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page...
Jul 16, 2022•19 min•Season 4Ep. 100
This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Defense Closing — Part 1 , we begin our review of the Defense team’s closing as argued by Kyle Rittenhouse's attorney, Mark Richards. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Storyteller Interview Series featuring Kary Antholis' conversatio...
Jul 15, 2022•23 min•Season 4Ep. 99
This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Prosecution Closing — Part 5 , we conclude our examination of Prosecutor Thomas Binger’s closing argument, as he turns the jurors’ attention to Joseph Rosenbaum, asserting that while the decedent was engaged in illegal activity, his killing was completely unjustified. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive ...
Jul 14, 2022•23 min•Season 4Ep. 98
This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Prosecution Closing — Part 4 , we continue our examination of the Prosecution's closing argument as Prosecutor Thomas Binger shifts his attention to Kyle Rittenhouse’s recklessness, as evinced by the damage caused by his firing his semi-automatic rifle. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive acces...
Jul 13, 2022•22 min•Season 4Ep. 97
This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Prosecution Closing — Part 3 , we continue our examination of the Prosecution’s closing arguments beginning with the second count of the indictment related to endangering the life of Richie McGinniss. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including ou...
Jul 12, 2022•22 min•Season 4Ep. 96
