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

As for Durst's behavior after Black's death, like you are discussing, DeGaran said Durst was susceptible to panic and has a personality that, quote, runs from trouble.

As for Durst's behavior after Black's death, like you are discussing, DeGaran said Durst was susceptible to panic and has a personality that, quote, runs from trouble.

They're not arguing that he did that. They're just like, well, he got upset. Yeah. You know, he kind of freaked out. Panicked. He panics. He does a panic thing. Bitch, I panic all the time. I'm like, bitch, we're all panicking. We can't be saying that that's okay. This entire country is in a state of panic. You can't be telling me that that's okay after you panic.

They're not arguing that he did that. They're just like, well, he got upset. Yeah. You know, he kind of freaked out. Panicked. He panics. He does a panic thing. Bitch, I panic all the time. I'm like, bitch, we're all panicking. We can't be saying that that's okay. This entire country is in a state of panic. You can't be telling me that that's okay after you panic.

All of this, they argued, was the result of Durst's fears that Black was a violent man and had targeted Durst in the weeks before his death. Okay. Going into the trial, investigators in the prosecutor's office felt pretty confident that they had everything they needed to secure an easy conviction for murder. Yeah. After all, Durst didn't just shoot Morris Black to death.

All of this, they argued, was the result of Durst's fears that Black was a violent man and had targeted Durst in the weeks before his death. Okay. Going into the trial, investigators in the prosecutor's office felt pretty confident that they had everything they needed to secure an easy conviction for murder. Yeah. After all, Durst didn't just shoot Morris Black to death.

He also skillfully dismembered and disposed of his body. Then, when he was arrested for the crime, he skipped bail and fled the state. While using Morris Black's identification. Still, they couldn't get around the fact that the defense was right. The only thing they didn't have was direct evidence to prove that the shooting was intentional. Damn.

He also skillfully dismembered and disposed of his body. Then, when he was arrested for the crime, he skipped bail and fled the state. While using Morris Black's identification. Still, they couldn't get around the fact that the defense was right. The only thing they didn't have was direct evidence to prove that the shooting was intentional. Damn.

When he was cross-examined by the defense, Cody Casales was asked directly whether they had anything to disprove Durst's claim of self-defense, and the detective simply answered, no, sir. Because they didn't. Yeah. On November 5th, 2003, the jury entered the deliberation phase, which dragged into the following day and then into the next day.

When he was cross-examined by the defense, Cody Casales was asked directly whether they had anything to disprove Durst's claim of self-defense, and the detective simply answered, no, sir. Because they didn't. Yeah. On November 5th, 2003, the jury entered the deliberation phase, which dragged into the following day and then into the next day.

On the third day of the deliberation, the jury requested the court reporter read back Durst's statement about the fight over the gun, which is like...

On the third day of the deliberation, the jury requested the court reporter read back Durst's statement about the fight over the gun, which is like...

not great like you're just like oh i ask him for that yeah finally after nearly a full week of deliberations the jury emerged and they returned an acquittal stating they didn't feel the prosecution had offered enough evidence to prove the shooting had been intentional and thus left room for our favorite thing reasonable doubt i think i would struggle so much on a journey this would be a Hard one.

not great like you're just like oh i ask him for that yeah finally after nearly a full week of deliberations the jury emerged and they returned an acquittal stating they didn't feel the prosecution had offered enough evidence to prove the shooting had been intentional and thus left room for our favorite thing reasonable doubt i think i would struggle so much on a journey this would be a Hard one.

Because you know, but you are also being told you need to look at the evidence. Right. Did they prove... Do you have any reasonable doubt that this is not an intentional... Yeah. And it's like, ugh. Ugh. So the verdict came as a shock to the prosecution, who, despite lacking irrefutable evidence of an intentional shooting...

Because you know, but you are also being told you need to look at the evidence. Right. Did they prove... Do you have any reasonable doubt that this is not an intentional... Yeah. And it's like, ugh. Ugh. So the verdict came as a shock to the prosecution, who, despite lacking irrefutable evidence of an intentional shooting...

felt the circumstantial evidence had been enough to secure a conviction, which I get why they felt that. I agree, yeah. When asked whether he felt Durst was still a threat to the community, Kurt Sistrunk told reporters, Mr. Dirt is not going to be invited into my house. I love that answer. Which tells you everything.

felt the circumstantial evidence had been enough to secure a conviction, which I get why they felt that. I agree, yeah. When asked whether he felt Durst was still a threat to the community, Kurt Sistrunk told reporters, Mr. Dirt is not going to be invited into my house. I love that answer. Which tells you everything.

The acquittal may have resolved the question of murder, but Durst was still on the hook for two counts of bail jumping and one count of tampering with evidence, the latter for the dismemberment of Black's body. In December 2004, Durst accepted an offer from the DA's office in which he would plead guilty to both in exchange for a five-year sentence. That's bullshit.