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They're going to freeze your assets. A quick, casual $1.8 million. Take two. Yeah. It's not great. So the investigators froze the account. Durst had also rented a car using Morris Black's identification. Oh. But otherwise, his trip was a series of motels and truck stops as he made his way from Texas to the Northeast. But I'd call that a smoking gun. I would say so.

In September 2003, Robert Durst finally went on trial for the murder of Morris Black after several failed attempts by his lawyer to get the trial delayed even further. So they could come up with a fucking reason. Try to come up with something. Several times, Durst's defense attorney, Chip Lewis...

In September 2003, Robert Durst finally went on trial for the murder of Morris Black after several failed attempts by his lawyer to get the trial delayed even further. So they could come up with a fucking reason. Try to come up with something. Several times, Durst's defense attorney, Chip Lewis...

argued that investigators had violated his client's rights when they went through the trash cans outside the apartment building in Galveston, where much of the evidence linking Durst to the murder was found. Isn't that like once your trash is outside? Yeah, it's on the street, man. It's done. Well, what are you talking about?

argued that investigators had violated his client's rights when they went through the trash cans outside the apartment building in Galveston, where much of the evidence linking Durst to the murder was found. Isn't that like once your trash is outside? Yeah, it's on the street, man. It's done. Well, what are you talking about?

Lewis argued the police officer tried to gain what he could not do by legal means. He used the landlord as a pawn. The judge disagreed, noting that the trash cans were the property of the city, not Durst. Yeah, exactly. And the full scope of the evidence was admitted, luckily. I always thought trash was fair game. Yeah, those trash cans belong to the city, man. Yeah, you're just renting them.

Lewis argued the police officer tried to gain what he could not do by legal means. He used the landlord as a pawn. The judge disagreed, noting that the trash cans were the property of the city, not Durst. Yeah, exactly. And the full scope of the evidence was admitted, luckily. I always thought trash was fair game. Yeah, those trash cans belong to the city, man. Yeah, you're just renting them.

Described by the press as a, quote, eccentric, and this is by the press, this is not me, He was described as a eccentric, cross-dressing New York real estate heir. Woof. Yeah. That's the press. Woof press. Yeah. Woof press indeed. Also, stop. Describe him as a murderer.

Described by the press as a, quote, eccentric, and this is by the press, this is not me, He was described as a eccentric, cross-dressing New York real estate heir. Woof. Yeah. That's the press. Woof press. Yeah. Woof press indeed. Also, stop. Describe him as a murderer.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Robert Durst's trial drew considerable attention from news outlets around the country. In his opening statement, the prosecutor, Kurt Sistrunk, told the jury the case was a straightforward murder. He said, Yeah? Yeah. Oh, shit. Which makes a lot of sense. Yeah. He's been on the run, basically, from everybody.

Robert Durst's trial drew considerable attention from news outlets around the country. In his opening statement, the prosecutor, Kurt Sistrunk, told the jury the case was a straightforward murder. He said, Yeah? Yeah. Oh, shit. Which makes a lot of sense. Yeah. He's been on the run, basically, from everybody.

The defense, on the other hand, argued that Black's death was the result of an accidental shooting that occurred when, in self-defense, Robert Durst grappled with Black over the gun. Defense attorney Dick DeGaran said, how he died will not be an issue. Morris Black died as a result of a life-and-death struggle over a gun that Morris Black had threatened Bob Durst with.

The defense, on the other hand, argued that Black's death was the result of an accidental shooting that occurred when, in self-defense, Robert Durst grappled with Black over the gun. Defense attorney Dick DeGaran said, how he died will not be an issue. Morris Black died as a result of a life-and-death struggle over a gun that Morris Black had threatened Bob Durst with.

So how do you explain the dismemberment? That's what I'm wondering.

So how do you explain the dismemberment? That's what I'm wondering.

The defense acknowledged that there were sensational and, like you just stated, grotesque aspects to the case, but reminded the jury that while Durst may have been involved, the prosecution had no evidence to support the claim that he had intentionally murdered Morris Black.

The defense acknowledged that there were sensational and, like you just stated, grotesque aspects to the case, but reminded the jury that while Durst may have been involved, the prosecution had no evidence to support the claim that he had intentionally murdered Morris Black.

And they're not arguing that. They're saying it was self-defense and he had to, you know, as, yeah.