#Susan berman series#

He struggles with hearing and used a wheelchair throughout the trial. In court, the 78-year-old appeared sick and far more frail than he did in the 2015 documentary. He was arrested on the eve of the airing of the last episode of the series, in which Durst appeared to confess to the killings, saying to himself, “What the hell did I do? … Killed them all, of course.”

#Susan berman series#

The series chronicled Berman’s murder, as well as the disappearance of Durst’s wife and the 2001 death of a neighbor in Galveston, Texas, where Durst was hiding out while disguised as a deaf-mute woman. The sentencing came six years after the documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst thrust the multimillionaire into the spotlight. “It’s been a daily, soul-consuming and crushing experience,” Sareb Kaufman, Berman’s stepson, said of her murder.Īnother relative said he had visited Berman’s grave to tell her that justice had been served and she could finally “rest easy”.īefore sentencing Durst, the judge said Berman was an “an extraordinary human being” and her death was a loss to the community. Thursday’s sentence was expected as prosecutors did not seek the death penalty and the jury had also convicted Durst of the special circumstances of lying in wait and killing a witness, which carry mandatory life sentences.įamily and friends of Berman told the court how Durst had robbed them of an unforgettable and loyal friend who cared deeply for other people.