The Jinx
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Not so much, as it happens.
Kathie McCormack, he reminds us, didnt make it to 30.
Theyve been relying on Durst getting punished forothermurders so you can get some satisfaction of their own.
However, Lewin provides the gasoline and a box full of matches.
You just dont know.
(Yo, Carlos, he might have been in better shape 20 years ago!)
On cross, Lewin comes in with a battering ram, though hes aided by Dursts hostility toward him.
(How about sir?)
But Bermans day planner, which rigorously documented her activities, makes no mention of their holiday get-together.
Theres only a reminder to call Bobby closer to years end.
He slips up when asked about his first wifes disappearance.
(I never said I knew where Kathie was buried.)
He admits to having perjured himself during Lewins cross-examination.
And hes also upfront about what hed do if, hypothetically, he had killed Susan Berman.
(Would you lie under oath to help your case?
If you had killed Susan, would you tell us?
In his closing argument, Lewin makes it clear to the jury that Dursts frailty isnt a relevant concern.
And they wind up agreeing with him.
The man who finally does tell Durst is criminal defense attorney Alan Abramson, who twist!
is Debrah Charatans lawyer and has been attending the trial every day in her mysterious absence.
It turns out that playing confidant to a sociopathic killer might have consequences, too.
Perhaps thats why a juror likened him to a child on the stand.
Those words are all little words.
More signs that Durst knew his defense wasnt going well: What Im charged with is killing Susan Berman.
