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You can find links to all of CRIME STORY’S coverage of the Robert Durst trial here. On our last episode, host Kary Antholis and co-host Brittany Bookbinder recapped the On our last episode, host Kary Antholis and co-host Brittany Bookbinder recapped the events surrounding the reading of the jury’s guilty verdict against Robert Durst for the murder of Susan Berman. In this episode, The Trial's Most Memorable Moments — Part 2 — Charles Bagli's Top Ten, our reporter in court virtually every day of the trial —...

You can find links to all of CRIME STORY’S coverage of the Robert Durst trial here. On Friday, September 17th, a Los Angeles jury found Robert Durst guilty of murder with special circumstances of lying in wait and killing a witness. In this episode, The Durst Trial's Most Memorable Moments, host Kary Antholis, co-host Brittany Bookbinder, and journalist Charles V Bagli, who is covering the Durst story for CrimeStory.com and the New York Times, reflect on the most significant and memorable moments in a truly extraordinary trial....

CRIME STORY has received permission to feature profiles of exonerees represented by the California Innocence Project (CIP). The CIP reviews more than 2,000 claims of innocence each year and since its founding in 1999 has secured the release of dozens of innocent people who may otherwise have spent the rest of their lives wrongfully incarcerated. Kimberly Long’s is “one of those classic cases where the person who finds the dead person ends up becoming a suspect,” says Justin Brooks, Director of the California Innocence Project. “Her case was paper thin when...

In Part 84, Judge Mader explains the hierarchy of court assignments. She then details the case of a mentally ill defendant accused of assault and the tension between the need to prosecute crime and the desire to help someone in crisis. You can find links to all installments of Inside the Robe here. October 24 At the end of the calendar year, judges who are frustrated with their assignment wonder whether they will be transferred. For many years I was one...

In Part 83, Judge Mader considers the approaches that different judges take to setting the tone in their courtrooms, including strategies to manage difficult personalities and legal community politics. You can find links to all installments of Inside the Robe here. October 18 One of my favorite judges, “Uncle Charlie,” is widely considered one of the most decent and friendly judges in the building. He never gets upset, is extremely casual, and is liked by everyone. My staff was talking about...

You can find links to all of CRIME STORY’S coverage of the Robert Durst trial here. On Tuesday September 14th, John Lewin concluded his rebuttal for the prosecution in the trial of Robert Durst. In this episode, "This Is Not Hard": Closing Arguments — Part 4, Host Kary Antholis and co-host Brittany Bookbinder dive into the dramatic last day of closing arguments, exploring Lewin's methodical disassembling of Durst's larger narrative: Durst is simply a person with terrible luck. Kary and Brittany are then joined by Charles V....