If you are using ad-blocking software, please disable it and reload the page.The series allowed Durst to tell his story, as well as refute claims that he was guilty of any of the crimes he’s been long suspected of committing. Over the course of 25 hours during two separate interviews, Durst admitted to lying to the police about the night McCormack disappeared and was discovered to have penned a letter with handwriting that matched a note to police alerting them of Berman’s murder.
of the episode, as well as the New Orleans arrest of Durst less than a day before it aired. When confronted on camera about the two letters, Durst became visibly uncomfortable. And when taping was over, he was recorded on his mic saying what many fansImmediately following the finale, the filmmakers came under fire for its unclear timeline as to when the final interview took place and whether they withheld evidence from the police.
In 1973, Durst married his first wife, Kathleen McCormack. For a short period, the two moved to Vermont and opened a small food store, All Good Things, before Durst returned to New York City to work in the real estate business. McCormack was first reported missing in 1982 and has never been seen since. She was officially declared dead in 2017.
In 2000, New York State Police reopened the investigation into McCormack’s disappearance with Durst as a suspect for her murder. Berman, who served as Durst’s spokesperson after his wife first went missing and is believed to have knowledge about the true nature of her disappearance, was executed in her home just before Christmas of that same year.
Berman was also the daughter of a mobster and was reportedly working on several lucrative projects -- a-like series for Showtime and a memoir -- that could have spilled many secrets before her death.New York TimesThat same year, Durst moved to Galveston, Texas, and assumed the identity of a deaf-mute woman. He eventually befriended his neighbor, Black, who was later found dead. Durst was promptly arrested for the 2001 murder.
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