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Links to all of CRIME STORY'S coverage of the Robert Durst trial are here. Season 2 Episode 2: Susan Berman — Big Personality Episode Synopsis 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...

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.

In Part 46 of Inside the Robe, Judge Mader continues her story of a love-triangle attempted murder trial, and explains the political implications of her objecting to the Court giving its official sanction to a religious denomination ceremony for judges. April 19 What should I say when I sentence the gun dealer? I keep trying out speeches as I drive to work. I want to call it as I see it: a political prosecution to please the community for a “crime” that should have been handled as a rule violation. But what is the upside? Is it my job to scold an elected...

In Part 45 of Inside the Robe, Judge Mader continues the story of a victim who is being jailed at prosecutor’s request because the deputy DA fears his disappearance and/or self-harm. She discusses the case of a serial drunk driver who has exhausted all possible treatment avenues and now faces arrest and incarceration. And the Judge explores cautionary tales of significant ethical misconduct by judges. April 15 The attorney representing the locked-up victim/material witness returned to court this morning. The victim’s aunt, who spoke with the attorney, will not accept responsibility for the victim. This is a bad situation. If only the victim...

Links to all of CRIME STORY'S coverage of the Robert Durst trial are here. Season 2 Episode 1: Susan Berman — Easy Street Episode Synopsis 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. You can listen now by clicking on your preferred platform below. Apple PodcastsSpotify Castbox - Podcast Player Acast Please SUBSCRIBE, FOLLOW,...

In Part 5 of our Crime Story series Nuremberg, we examine the strange story of Rudolf Hess, his notorious path to the defendant's dock and the psychiatric symptoms that he presented in the early days of the trial. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the International Military Tribunal, Crime Story presents a new series, NUREMBERG. Sean Smith examines the many dimensions of the historic judicial proceedings. Drawing on official transcripts of the trial, as well as a vast bibliography of first- and second-hand accounts, NUREMBERG tells the stories behind the legal, political and personal struggles which complicated this revolutionary exercise in international jurisprudence. You...