When a torso washes up in Galveston Bay, police brace for a gritty whodunit. But what they unravel instead is one of the strangest stories in true crime history. In Part 1 of our deep dive into the twisted life of Robert Durst, we follow the trail from dismembered body parts and a neighbor in drag to a decades-long saga of wealth, deception, his missing wife, and one shockingly cheap apartment.

We dig into Durst’s bizarre early years, the disturbing disappearance of his wife Kathie, his complicated bond with Susan Berman, and the unraveling of a man who could lie better than he could hide. Spoiler: he wasn’t that great at hiding.

Before The Jinx, before the hot mic confession, before the courtroom gaslighting—there was just a man, a bow saw, and some very bad decisions.

The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (HBO, 2015)

All Good Things (2010)

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