disappearance and looked to interview those involved in 1982. december 24th 2000, shortly before a scheduled interview with durst's close friend and confidant, susan berman by members of my office, she is found murdered, shot execution style in her l.a. home. durst in california at the time of susan's murder, but never charged by california authorities. with a penchant for dressing like a deaf mute woman named dorothy, durst next appears in galveston, texas, renting a room in a low-income area next to one morris black. when morris black's body parts wash up along the bay durst is arrested. he claims that he killed black in self-defense and chopped up the body to escape the scrutiny that durst's defense team claimed i put him under. the jury bought it and durst is