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durst had frequented which he had a habit of doing in these cities. in addition mitchell's aunt ran a shoe store in a mall in eureka. durst had goonne there several times, one time dressed as a woman. >> "a deadly secret" chronicling robert durst was found in his home. he checked into a hotel using a fake name court documents reveal he had more than 40,000 in cash mostly in $100 bills, a rubber or latex mask to disguise identity some marijuana, and a loaded wesson .38 revolver. a law enforcement officer telling cnn that he appeared to be on the lamb. he was arrested in new orleans on saturday and charged with the 2000 murder of susan berman his friend and spokesperson. she was killed before new york investigators were to question her about the disappearance of durst's first wife. the arrest came before the final
northern california town of eureka. 16-year-old karen mitchell went missing in november 1997. she was on her way to work at a day care center. according to local news reports at the time she was last season leaning into a light blue car that she may have gotten into. a witness gave police a description of the man behind the wheel. the sketch bearing a striking resemblance to robert durst. >> durst apparently knew karen mitchell. karen had volunteered at a homeless center in eureka which durst had frequented which he had a habit of doing in these different cities. in addition mitchell's aunt ran a shoe store in a mall in eureka and durst had gone there several times, once dressed as a woman. >> reporter: an investigative reporter wrote "a deadly secret" about robert durst, copies of which were found in durst's houston home. in new orleans where he checked into this hotel using a fake name court documents also reveal he had more than $40,000 in cash mostly in $100 bills.
disappeared. >> in addition mitchell's aunt ran a shoe store in a mall and durst had gone there several time one time dressed as a woman. >> reporter: the lead investigator retired several years ago and we were unable to reach him. he was quoted in a 2003 newspaper article saying he's a lead we're following and i'm not fully comfortable i can eliminate him from our investigation at this point. the police chief is speaking out about the case. >> we're interested in any information that may or may not come out of interviews with mr. - durst. if information comes to us that allows us to further our investigation we will take the opportunity to do that. >> reporter: karen mitchell's parents divorced when she was little. she was raised by an aunt and uncle. one can only imagine their heightened anxiety as this 18-year-old case comes back to the fore front along with reknewnu