Links to all of CRIME STORY'S coverage of the Robert Durst trial are here. Episode 8: After the Jinx Episode Synopsis In March of 2015, after the debut of a pivotal episode of The Jinx, Robert Durst was arrested in New Orleans on gun charges. Deputy DA John Lewin tells the jury that this is where he first met Durst, travelling to New Orleans to interrogate him. Lewin concludes his opening statement by presenting testimony of Durst's and Susan Berman's...

On today’s podcast, we present part two of a two-part interview with filmmakers Marc Levin and Daphne Pinkerson (you can find part 1 here), who — over the last three decades — have made some of the most in depth and insightful documentaries about the overlapping American crises of crime, incarceration, societal disruption and the struggles of governments to cope with these seemingly intractable issues.  In this part we focus on their latest work, the HBO documentary Stockton on my Mind examining Stockton, California and it’s dynamic young mayor, Michael...

On today’s podcast, we present part one of a two-part interview with filmmakers Marc Levin and Daphne Pinkerson, who — over the last three decades — have made some of the most in depth and insightful documentaries about the overlapping American crises of crime, incarceration, societal disruption and the struggles of governments to cope with these seemingly intractable issues. I have known Marc and Daphne since 1992 when they were making films in HBO’s documentary department, where I worked for the legendary television executive, Sheila Nevins. At the time, Marc and Daphne were...

This week we presented a new interview conducted by Amanda Knox. Sean Smith continued his series on the media coverage of Covid-19 in jails and prisons, and we presented another episode of our Robert Durst podcast. Here is our weekly roundup from CrimeStory.com. On Monday we presented Amanda Knox's interview with James Forman, Jr., Yale Law Professor, former public defender, cofounder of an alternative school for youth who have previously been arrested and author of the book Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America. It’s worth adding that Locking Up...

Links to all of CRIME STORY'S coverage of the Robert Durst trial are here. Episode 7: The Jinx Episode Synopsis After his acquittal on charges of murdering Morris Black and after serving prison time for dismembering Black's body and jumping bail, Robert Durst decides to record a conversation with the filmmakers of a movie that suggests he committed three murders. That conversation led to the documentary series The Jinx, and - ultimately - to Durst's now-famous bathroom utterances "There it...

This week we presented a provocative opinion piece from Amanda Knox with Christopher Robinson, and a new interview conducted by Amanda. Sean Smith continued his series on the media coverage of Covid-19 in jails and prisons.We presented another episode of our Robert Durst podcast.And Mike Romano offered another update on two of clients.Here is our weekly roundup from CrimeStory.com. On Monday, we presented an opinion piece written by Amanda Knox with Christopher Robinson entitled Criminalizing Karen. In the column, Amanda and Chris explore the complex and messy ramifications of the ubiquitous...