The trial began in March 2020 but was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic after only two days of testimony. After a 14-month break, the trial resumed in May 2021.
Durst was acquitted of killing Black in 2003 after testifying he killed Black in self-defense. However, he pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence for dismembering Black's body and discarding the parts into Galveston Bay and jumping bail. He spent time behind bars for those crimes. Lewin said his strategy was to show the jury what made Durst “tick” and what motivated him to do the things he did.
Durst argued the hot mic didn't catch his full remarks which he said were:"They'll all think I killed them all, of course."
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