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