Durst’s lies in, 200–204
Durst’s self-defense plea in, 181–82
Durst’s testimony in, 191–93
final arguments in, 204–7
jurors in, 184, 190, 207, 208–11, 270
motive issues in, 198–200
opening arguments in, 185–87
Pirro and, 129–30, 140–42, 169–74, 185–91, 205–7, 254–55, 256, 270, 288, 293
Board of Elections, New York, 144
Boies, David, 291
Boston, Mass., 299
Bowman, Chris, 285, 286, 287, 292–93, 294
Brandi, Dianne, 291
Bratton, Bill, 119, 122
Braun, Walter, 160
Brenner, Dean, 159–60
Brenner, Nyle, 116, 177
Brentwood, Calif., 106
Bridgehampton, N.Y., 260
Bridge to Nowhere, 78–79
Bronx, N.Y., 42, 53, 59, 75, 126
Brooklyn, N.Y., 41
Brown, Tom, Jr., 78, 79
Bullers, James, 177
Burrows, Randy, 210–11
Burton, Mark, 288–90
Caldwell, J., 236
California, 94, 106, 108, 115, 155, 157, 162, 167, 176, 217, 274, 297
California, University of, at Los Angeles (UCLA), 65, 105, 179, 299
Campbell, Glen, 126
Campbell Hall, N.Y., 284
Cannizzaro, Leon, Jr., 286–87, 292, 294, 297
Cantor Fitzgerald, 123
Cantrell, Harry, 289, 290, 294–95
Cappelli, Connie, 154
Capturing the Friedmans (documentary), 15, 254, 280
Carey, Hugh, 41
Castro, Tony, 126, 127, 129
Cazalas, Cody, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 130–31, 138, 141–42, 143, 159, 163, 174, 188, 196, 197, 199, 202–3, 253, 259, 313
Black murder investigation of, 12–13, 27, 132–36, 189, 212–13, 259
and Durst’s New Orleans arrest, 13–14
in hunt for Durst, 157–58, 167
The Jinx and, 15, 17–18, 255, 259, 262, 272
and recapture of Durst, 160–61
Center for Women and Families, 163
Chalmers hardware store, 133, 135
Chappaqua, N.Y., 46
Charatan, Bennat, 260
Charatan, Debrah Lee, 14, 154–55, 157, 162, 169, 173, 175, 221, 223–24, 227, 241, 251, 269, 284, 296, 300
Durst’s marriage to, 143–45, 146–48, 150–51, 168, 236
Durst’s prison phone calls to, 165–67, 173, 182–83, 221
Durst’s relationship with, 148–50, 260
The Jinx and, 260–61
Pirro’s interview of, 146–48, 150–54
power of attorney given by Durst to, 148
real-estate business of, 149, 260
spousal privilege claimed by, 153
Charatan/Holm Family Foundation, 260–61
Cheesecake Factory, 247
Chelin, Pamela, 236
Cherkasky, Mike, 126–27
Chicago, Ill., 253
Chide, Jason, 212
Children’s Rights, 232, 274
Chimento, Domenic, 101, 129, 159
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), 44
Ciner, Dorothy (alias), 4, 77, 134, 162, 196, 207, 259
Ciner, Dorothy (Durst classmate), 4, 186, 194
City Hall (NYC), 78
Clarac, Robbie, 209
Clark, David, 14
CNN, 184, 209
Colabella, Nick, 51
Colonial Regional Police Headquarters, 160
Colquitt, Gabrielle, 55, 120
Columbia University, 56
Concord, N.H., 112
Connecticut, 58, 61, 80, 106
Constitution, U.S., 8, 87, 171
Cooper, Anderson, 208–9
Coppola, Matthew, 144
Corbalis, Anne Marie, 124, 185, 188
Coulter, Paul, 116, 176, 178
Court TV, 206, 259
Crime Stoppers, 9
Criss, Susan:
in Black murder trial, 169–72, 173, 183–84, 191, 192, 195, 198, 200, 203, 204
child pornography case of, 238–39
dead cat story of, 236–38
Durst’s post-trial meeting with, 235–36
Cuba, 13, 14, 261, 284, 285
Cuomo, Mario, 41
Dallas, Tex., 158, 168, 177
Danbury, Conn., 70, 112, 163, 164
“Dear Prudence” (song), 79
Debrah Lee Charatan Realty, Inc., 145
DeGuerin, Dick, 1, 168, 181, 182, 183–84, 185–88, 189, 190, 192–93, 194, 207, 210, 237, 247, 256, 260, 270, 271, 272, 273–74, 288, 290, 291, 293, 295, 296–97
Pirro attacked by, 171, 172, 173–74, 185–87, 296
DeLay, Tom, 168
Denver, Colo., 84
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), 144
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 195, 303
Dillman, Klaus, 133–34
D’Imperio, Pat, 129
DNA evidence, 34–35
domestic violence:
hospitals and, 75
prosecution of, 39–42
Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Units, 40, 49, 50, 60, 240
Donohue, Francis T., 30, 101
Douglas, Anne Scripps, 52–53
Douglas, Scott, 52–53, 54
Duffy, Mike, 121, 289
Dunst, Kirsten, 249
Durst, Alexander, 250
Durst, Bernice, suicide of, 105, 182, 191–92, 263, 305–6
Durst, Debrah Lee Charatan, see Charatan, Debrah Lee
Durst, Douglas, 74, 82, 150, 183, 186, 222, 232–33, 236, 241, 248–49, 266, 268, 274, 305, 309
Pirro’s meeting with, 223–29, 230, 268
on Robert, 220–21
Robert’s hatred of, 161, 164, 166–67
Robert’s stalking of, 250–51, 279
Durst, Jonathan, 236
Durst, Kathleen “Kathie,” 5, 8, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 33, 35–36, 61, 72, 79, 95, 97, 99, 113–14, 116, 128, 136, 143, 150, 152, 153, 155, 161, 164, 167, 176, 177, 193, 200, 201, 205, 207, 213, 221, 227, 242, 247, 250, 255, 256, 264, 266, 267–69, 280, 284, 296, 300
alleged drug use of, 57, 60, 94, 214
as battered woman, 87–90
divorce sought by, 57, 59, 60, 65, 72, 75–76, 90, 112–13, 307
Durst feared by, 57, 61, 66, 88, 222
Durst Organization investigated by, 222–23
Durst’s affairs and, 81
Durst’s control of, 61, 87–88, 89–90
Durst’s physical abuse of, 26–27, 42, 54, 57, 59, 66, 72, 75, 88, 90
Durst’s secret divorce from, 144, 145
East Eighty-Sixth Street apartment of, 73, 91
Durst, Kathleen “Kathie,” disappearance of, 2, 3–4, 53–54, 55–56, 158, 170, 175, 289
Durst family and, 230–33, 267, 273–74, 308
Durst family’s hiring of Scoppetta in, 60–61, 86–87, 219–20, 228–29, 231, 273–74
and Durst family’s refusal to help in search, 82–83
Durst’s delay in reporting, 32–33, 37, 56
Durst’s disposal of Kathie’s clothes and personal effects in, 63, 73, 134–35
Durst’s lack of alibi in, 58, 71, 265
Durst’s original statement in, 56–57, 58
Durst’s trip to Ship Bottom, N.J., after, 76–77, 91, 164, 269
inconsistencies and lies in Durst’s account of, 58, 65–66, 69–71, 72–74, 84
media and, 58–59, 60, 65, 72, 85
Najamy’s investigation of, 61–64, 84–85, 114, 266, 302
Strauss and, 111–15
Struk’s investigation of, 36–38, 56–61, 63–67, 73, 264–66
victim-blaming in, 36, 60, 214
witness statements in, 57, 59–60, 69, 71–72
Wright’s investigation of, 219, 232, 273–74
Durst, Kathleen “Kathie,” disappearance of, Pirro’s reinvestigation of, 2, 30�
�36, 69–92, 129, 157, 172, 186, 217–18, 241, 244, 262, 286, 301–2, 304, 311–13
Berman as focus of, 93–94, 101, 106–8, 117–18, 296–97
Douglas Durst and, 223–29, 230, 269
Lake Truesdale search in, 54–55, 267
Martin’s tip in, 31, 32, 54
news leak in, 96–103, 107, 187
possible murder timeline developed in, 90–91
press blackout in, 94, 99
press conferences and interviews in, 108–11
South Salem cottage searched in, 55, 244
Durst, Robert:
aliases and disguises of, 4, 13, 77, 134, 157–58, 162, 201, 259, 308–9
Ann McCormack’s lawsuit against, 83–84
antisocial personality disorder exhibited by, 299–300, 304–5
Berman and, see Berman, Susan
Black and, see Black, Morris
bulimia of, 288, 304–5
Charatan given power of attorney by, 148
Charatan’s marriage to, 143–45, 146–48, 150–51, 168, 236, 260
Charatan’s relationship with, 148–50, 260
as cheapskate, 73, 76, 79, 83, 86, 91, 93, 136, 149, 158, 165, 213
contents of rental car of, 160–64
cunning of, 4
Douglas stalked by, 250–51, 279
drug use by, 13, 58, 161, 283, 285, 307
ego of, 12, 306–7
extramarital affairs of, 79–81, 300–301
failing health of, 1, 5, 284
as fugitive, 157–58, 164–66
guns of, 13, 57, 88, 128, 137, 161, 166, 174, 190, 195, 201–2, 203, 206, 210, 212, 283, 285, 307
jail time served by, 235–36
The Jinx and, see Jinx, The
Kathleen and, see Durst, Kathleen “Kathie”
McCormacks disliked by, 26, 82
mother’s suicide and, 105, 182, 191–92, 264, 305–6
multiple homes of, 106
narcissism of, 256
New Orleans arrest and incarceration of, 1, 4, 7, 13–14, 17, 28, 283–84
New Orleans bail denied to, 297
New Orleans hearing of, 284–97
parole violation by, 235–36
Pennsylvania trial of, 174–75
personal wealth of, 2, 4, 37, 64
public urination arrest of, 251
Riverside Drive apartment of, 56, 57, 58, 59–60, 69, 70, 71–72, 231
in secret divorce from Kathie, 144, 145
sense of entitlement of, 81–82
Sharp’s analysis of mental health and behavior of, 299–309
shoplifting arrest of, 158–60, 165
violent temper of, 81–82
Durst, Seymour, 56, 74, 77, 82–83, 149, 150, 191, 192, 218, 219–20, 221–22, 250, 263, 266, 274, 305
Durst, Thomas, 82, 83, 217–18, 221, 223, 227, 232
Durst family, 33, 66, 74, 77, 79, 102, 105, 114, 145, 150, 183, 185, 192, 217, 218, 221, 222, 223, 229, 236, 251, 265, 266, 302, 304, 308
Kathie’s disappearance and, 230–33, 266–67, 273–74, 308
in refusal to help in search for Kathie, 82–83
Scoppetta hired by, 60–61, 86–87, 219–20, 228–29, 231, 273–74
Durst Organization, 33, 36, 60, 76, 77, 78, 106, 150, 166, 169, 186, 192, 225, 228, 229, 231, 236, 269
Kathie’s investigation of, 222–23
Robert’s lawsuit against, 236
Dwyer, Jim, 220–21, 230, 232
Easy Street: The True Story of a Mob Family (Berman), 105
Egenhauser, Barbara, 34
Elaine’s (restaurant), 79, 105, 146
Elmira, N.Y., 43–44
Emery, Richard, 233
Emmy Awards, 15, 243, 312
Enron Corporation, 168
Eureka, Calif., 176
Facelle, Tom, 45–46, 47–49
Family Court, 39
Family Court Act, Article Eight of, 39
Farrow, Mia, 79, 80–81
Farrow, Prudence, 79–80, 81, 300
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), 14, 25, 158, 159, 251, 279, 283, 284
FDNY (New York City Fire Department), 125
Ferrer, Christy, 123
Ferrer, Neil, 123
Ferris, Esther, 43, 44–45, 52, 214, 262
Fields, Marjory, 41, 67, 75
First Amendment, 169, 291, 295
Fiske, Janet, 32, 34
Fleet Bank, 162
Fleming, Mrs., 43–44
Florida, 283
48 Hours (TV show), 110, 187
Fourteenth Amendment, 46
Fox & Friends (TV show), 286
Fox News, 7, 8, 11, 14, 26, 27, 138, 149, 243, 251, 277, 285, 291, 292, 294
Franklin Pierce Law Center, 112
Gacy, John Wayne, 199
Gaido’s (restaurant), 138
Galveston, Tex., 3, 8, 13, 19, 77, 97, 111, 126, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 141, 143, 144, 146, 148, 152, 157, 158, 160, 161, 167, 168, 169, 171–72, 178, 185, 186–87, 191, 194, 196, 203, 206, 207, 208, 210, 212, 213, 217, 235, 236, 241, 254, 256, 259, 285, 291, 293, 308
Galveston Bay, 131–32, 136
Galveston County, Tex., 141, 171, 174
Garceau, Carmen and David, 55
Geberth, Vernon, 212
George H. W. Bush Airport, 129
Gibbons, Lieutenant, 265
Giordano, Susan, 284, 288
Giuliani, Rudy, 122
Godfather, The (film), 225
Gongora, Joanne, 204, 208–10, 270
Good Morning America (TV show), 187
Good Samaritan laws, 24, 277
Google, 144
Gosling, Ryan, 249, 253
Grand Central, 62
Gray, Kevin, 110
Greenwich Village, N.Y., 62
Groce, Garrett, 236–37
Ground Zero, 123, 125
Guarino, Michael, 140–41, 171
Hahnville, La., 1
Halston, 79
Hamptons, N.Y., 151, 182, 261
Harlem, N.Y., 56, 64
Harper’s Bazaar, 149
Harrison, N.Y., 85, 164
Harvard University, 299
HBO, 1, 8, 19, 21, 23, 24, 77, 137, 220, 262, 283
Hebert, David, 15, 96, 129, 130, 173, 185, 188, 243
Helmsley, Harry, 149
High Technology Crimes Bureau, 240
Hill, Erica, 12
Hilton Garden Inn (Danbury, Conn.), 163
Holiday Inn (Galveston, Tex.), 213
Holm, Steven I., 260–61
Home of Peace Cemetery (Los Angeles), 119
Homer, La., 176, 177
Houston, Tex., 14, 106, 129, 131, 168, 169, 235, 236, 251, 283
Houston Chronicle, 112
Howard Beach, Queens, 148
Hudson River, 53
Hynes, Charles “Joe,” 244
Hynes, Kevin, 243–47, 248, 268–69
If I Did It (Simpson), 256
Igors (dogs), 70, 221, 268, 309
India, 79
Inside Edition (TV show), 237, 238
Jackman, Bob, 145
Jackson, Michael, 3
Jacobi Medical Center (Bronx, N.Y.), 42, 72, 75, 88, 90
Jarecki, Andrew, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 59, 88, 107, 117, 118, 178, 218, 219, 220, 233, 243–44, 248, 249, 250, 253–58, 262, 267, 268, 272, 274, 276–78, 280, 284, 306
Durst case as fascination of, 15–16
see also All Good Things; Jinx, The
Jarecki, Nancy, 19, 20, 24
Jersey Shore, N.J., 78, 164
Jinx, The: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (documentary), 1, 4, 12, 13, 14, 59, 63, 71, 76, 88, 102, 107, 112, 114, 117, 118, 157, 184, 199, 209, 210, 218–20, 227, 231, 232, 233, 237, 250, 253–81, 283, 287, 288, 293, 301, 308
Black murder trial in, 270–73
“cadaver” note in, 10–11, 21–22, 177, 178–79, 257–59, 275–77, 284
Cazalas and, 15, 17–18, 255, 259, 262, 271–72
> Durst’s letter to Susan in, 10–11, 21–22, 257–58, 273–80, 284
Durst’s New Orleans arrest and, 14
Durst’s off-screen confession in, 22, 242, 276–77, 278–80
Durst’s on-screen statements in, 262–64, 267–68, 271–72, 273, 274, 305, 306
Durst’s willing involvement in, 16, 178–79, 253, 306–7
Pirro and, 7–8, 11–12, 15, 17–28, 253–62, 275–76, 285, 312
Struk in, 264–65
Jones, Gary, 212
Journal News, 111, 116
Judge Jeanine Pirro (TV show), 242–43
Justice Department, U.S., 40
justice system, money and, 2, 4
Justice with Judge Jeanine (TV show), 7, 238, 243, 269, 299
Jinx revelations discussed on, 26–27
JW Marriott Hotel (New Orleans), 13, 14, 283–84, 285, 290
Katonah, N.Y., 35, 54, 56, 62, 70, 164, 166
Kaufman, Mella, 106
Kaufman, Paul, 106
Kaufman, Sareb, 10, 25, 106, 119–20, 158, 257, 269–70, 274–75, 278
Kelly, Greg, 259
Kelly, Kate, 163
Kennedy, John F., Jr., 244
Kennedy, Michael, 102, 169, 183
Kerik, Bernie, 64, 122–23
Kirkland and Ellis (law firm), 261
Knapp Commission, 64
Koch, Ed, 77, 222
Koresh, David, 168
Kranes, Marsha, 58
Kreeger, Evan, 232
Kreeger, Wendy Durst, 82, 148, 163, 218, 232, 304
LaBert, Mrs., 44
Labor Department, U.S., 149
Ladder Company J (FDNY), 125
Lagasse, Emeril, 283
Lake Truesdale, 20, 31, 55, 267
Langella, Frank, 249
Lankford, Kim, 118, 149, 269, 300
Larry King Live (TV show), 186
Lauer, Matt, 209
Lauer, Tim, 285, 287, 292, 293
Law & Order (TV show), 66–67, 153
Lay, Kenneth, 169
League City, Tex., 211
Lebanon, 44
Lehigh University, 159, 165
Lehigh Valley, Pa., 159
Le Madeleine (restaurant), 226
Lennon, John, 79
Leonard, Diane, 163
Lewis, Chip, 169, 171, 184, 205, 207, 237, 254–55, 271, 273, 276, 293
Lincoln Center, 148
Lion’s Head (restaurant), 62
Lloyd, Eddie, 101
Lodes, Carl, 46
Long Beach Island, N.J., 76, 77, 78, 91
Lopez, Eddie, 57, 71, 72
Los Angeles, Calif., 3, 4–5, 10, 11, 28, 106, 107, 108, 111, 115, 116, 119, 120, 128, 167, 168, 176, 177, 241, 251, 277, 279, 283, 286, 296, 297, 299
Los Angeles County, Calif., 277
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), 14, 94, 107, 111, 116–19, 176, 178, 275, 279
West Los Angeles Homicide Unit of, 117
Los Angeles Times, 118, 292
Louisiana, 177, 283, 284, 287, 294
Lovell, Chris, 209, 210–11, 270
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