Elena

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.

With two years credit for time served. For dismembering an entire man. Yeah, that's so fucked up. Robert Durst was paroled on July 15th, 2005 with the understanding that he would remain in the area and avoid certain locations like the apartment building where Morris Black's death had occurred. However, less than two weeks after being paroled, Durst visited the apartment building. What the fuck?

With two years credit for time served. For dismembering an entire man. Yeah, that's so fucked up. Robert Durst was paroled on July 15th, 2005 with the understanding that he would remain in the area and avoid certain locations like the apartment building where Morris Black's death had occurred. However, less than two weeks after being paroled, Durst visited the apartment building. What the fuck?

Thus violating his parole. Why? Why the fuck did he have to go back there? Yeah. Just to be a dick. Because he's an asshole. Yeah. And as a result, he was sent back to jail to finish out his sentence and was released from prison in a year in March 2006. What the fuck? He was out free.

Thus violating his parole. Why? Why the fuck did he have to go back there? Yeah. Just to be a dick. Because he's an asshole. Yeah. And as a result, he was sent back to jail to finish out his sentence and was released from prison in a year in March 2006. What the fuck? He was out free.

And they were like, don't go to the place where you murdered that guy that you have no business going to and that you literally have no reason to go back to. And he was like, got it.

And they were like, don't go to the place where you murdered that guy that you have no business going to and that you literally have no reason to go back to. And he was like, got it.

No. Right. It's not. He has no reason to go back there. That's wild. He's so like... Stupid? Stupid and like... Indeed.

No. Right. It's not. He has no reason to go back there. That's wild. He's so like... Stupid? Stupid and like... Indeed.

Compulsive. Yes. That's the word.

Compulsive. Yes. That's the word.

So for months before, during, and after the trial, the news about Robert Durst and the murder of Morris Black spread around the country. And those reports almost always referenced the disappearance of Kathy Durst. Right. And the recent murder of Susan Berman.

So for months before, during, and after the trial, the news about Robert Durst and the murder of Morris Black spread around the country. And those reports almost always referenced the disappearance of Kathy Durst. Right. And the recent murder of Susan Berman.

And given how sensational those stories were, and Durst's life in general was pretty sensational and wild. I'd say so. It was only a matter of time before the Robert Durst story became the subject of a film. Now, in 2008, documentarians and screenwriters Marcus Hinchey and Mark Smerling began working on a screenplay based loosely on Durst's earlier years and Kathy's disappearance.

And given how sensational those stories were, and Durst's life in general was pretty sensational and wild. I'd say so. It was only a matter of time before the Robert Durst story became the subject of a film. Now, in 2008, documentarians and screenwriters Marcus Hinchey and Mark Smerling began working on a screenplay based loosely on Durst's earlier years and Kathy's disappearance.

A few years earlier, Smerling and his filmmaking partner, Andrew Jarecki, had scored a big indie hit with Capturing the Freedmen. It was a documentary about a child sex abuse scandal in Great Neck, New York, and how the trial affected the family of the perpetrator.

A few years earlier, Smerling and his filmmaking partner, Andrew Jarecki, had scored a big indie hit with Capturing the Freedmen. It was a documentary about a child sex abuse scandal in Great Neck, New York, and how the trial affected the family of the perpetrator.

Hoping to parlay that success into the world of dramatic feature films, Hinchey and Smerling wrote a dramatization of Kathy's disappearance with Jarecki attached to direct.

Hoping to parlay that success into the world of dramatic feature films, Hinchey and Smerling wrote a dramatization of Kathy's disappearance with Jarecki attached to direct.

The script was quickly bought by the Weinstein Company.