officer eugene o donnell. eugene it seems as though if this film the hbo film the jinx is what gave prosecutors the ability to break this cold case. i mean that s what this was cold for a long time. just because it aired. i want to ask you about the timing of this. why did they wait until the finale of the film to arrest him? i highly doubt that that s the reason. think it s a coincidence. no question it s been a full-court press, these are brutal crimes that people are on top of him for. so i don t know that the timing is anything more than coincidence. tom, let me ask you, it seems as though two damning pieces of evidence came out in the hbo film. the first, was this letter okay. so an envelope one written by the killer of susan berman to the police department telling them where to find her body. the other, that you re seeing on the bottom there, written by the guy himself, to his friend
decides. reporter: the complaint alleges berman was a witness to the crime and killed because of that fact. the crime is not specified, but authorities say she would be questioned about the disappearance of durst s wife kathleen just before she was killed. durst s lawyer says his client will plead not guilty. bob durst didn t kill susan berman. he is ready to end all of the rumor and speculation and have a trial. susan knew too much and he wanted to shut her up. reporter: the author of two books on the susan berman murder case says the evidence revealed in the jinx is the key. an envelope with similar misspelling sent to police telling them where to find her body. only one could have sent it was the killer. reporter: when the director confronted durst with the letter, it led to the dramatic conclusion of the series. the 71-year-old in the bathroom unaware the microphone was still
reporter: no evidence? no evidence, no crime scene. reporter: the case grows cold until 2000 when investigators reopen it. this time, the millionaire flees new york to this rundown apartment in galveston, texas, hiding out, cross-dressing and posing as a mute woman. for months, he s speaking to virtually no one except this woman, susan berman. new york investigators decide to interview her. but before she could be questioned, around christmas 2000, someone shoots berman execution-style in her beverly hills home. the killer sends police this anonymous handwritten note obtained and shown in the hbo docu-series the jinx. it lists berman s address and one word, cadaver. what did you think? i said, bob is eliminating the witnesses and people who have knowledge of kathy s passing. reporter: in the jinx, a new stunning revelation by the
ching cnn. i m brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me on this monday afternoon. we begin with a story with many many twists and turns. real estate heir robert durst may have confessed to not one but several murder. born into one of the richest families in all of new york city durst has been linked to the deaths of three people. his wife his confidant and his neighbor. durst has he escaped any murder convictions. however, his arrest just this past saturday may be the beginning of the end of his freedom. let me show you something. his mugshot. this just in to cnn. durst was carrying a gun when he was apprehended. today he waived extradition. cnn has learned durst may face more charges in new orleans on top of the murder charge in california. los angeles police say the victim is susan berman. durst s close friend who appeared to want to talk with police about something when someone shot her and killed her back in 2000. durst s attorney responded to that allegation today.
parish court in an orange jumpsuit and wore shacked and leg irons. his arrest report says the 71-year-old was, quote, arm expected dangerous and had a .38 caliber revolver in his at the time of his in his possession at the time of his arrest. he waived his rights to extradition and said he would willingly go back to los angeles to face what is expected to be first degree murder charges in this death of his friend susan berman but according to his attorney it mail be some time before durst gets a chance to go back. just say that we came here to waive jurisdiction and go back to california and get it on. bob durst didn t kill susan berman. he is ready to end all the rumor and speculation and have a trial. but we re frustrated because the local authorities are considering filing charges on him here and holding him here. we re ready to go to california and have a trial.