Robert Durst quiz

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1. 1 Medium

   Which defense attorney secured an unexpected acquittal for Robert Durst in 2003?

   Answer: Dick DeGuerin

   Why: DeGuerin persuaded the jury that the dismemberment of Morris Black occurred in a panicked aftermath of accidental self-defense.

2. 2 Easy

   What federal agency arrested Robert Durst at a New Orleans hotel in 2015?

   Answer: FBI

   Why: FBI agents took Durst into custody the day before the final episode of the documentary detailing his crimes aired.

3. 3 Medium

   Which longtime friend did a Los Angeles jury convict Durst of killing?

   Answer: Susan Berman

   Why: Berman posed as Durst's missing wife in a call to her medical school, making it seem she was still alive.

4. 4 Easy

   What verdict did a jury deliver in Robert Durst's 2021 murder trial?

   Answer: Guilty

   Why: The conviction came nearly 21 years after Susan Berman was found shot execution-style in her home.

5. 5 Easy

   Which industry built the Durst family's vast fortune?

   Answer: Real estate

   Why: Robert's grandfather arrived in America with just $3 in 1902 and bought his first New York building in 1915.

6. 6 Easy

   What recording device captured Robert Durst whispering his confession while in the bathroom?

   Answer: Microphone

   Why: Nobody on the crew heard it at the time. An editor found the whispered audio in 2014, more than two years after the 2012 interview.