Richard Herman on Robert Durst Trial: It Is the Credible Evidence that Counts, Not Anything in the Media

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Here to ░░░░░░░░ in on the high ░░░░░░░░ case sist attorney and ░░░░░░░░ professor Avery I saw ░░░░░░░░ professors plural Let s ░░░░░░░░ with one of the ░░░░░░░░ explosive pieces of evidence ░░░░░░░░ this trial That audio ░░░░░░░░ of durst in that ░░░░░░░░ pretty damming evidence but ░░░░░░░░ s attorneys are going ░░░░░░░░ argue that the tape ░░░░░░░░ heavily edited and misleading ░░░░░░░░ how successful might that ░░░░░░░░ of defense be That ░░░░░░░░ the thing Fred you ░░░░░░░░ a case and the ░░░░░░░░ stands unand they tell ░░░░░░░░ what the road map ░░░░░░░░ and what they re ░░░░░░░░ to approve and the ░░░░░░░░ stands up and says ░░░░░░░░ what there s a ░░░░░░░░ side to this coin ░░░░░░░░ they can play all ░░░░░░░░ want in a documentary ░░░░░░░░ show in which they ░░░░░░░░ a muttering by durst ░░░░░░░░ the defense will say ░░░░░░░░ he may have been ░░░░░░░░ he certainly sounded like ░░░░░░░░ was medicated he says ░░░░░░░░ was medicated at the ░░░░░░░░ the filmmakers are alleged ░░░░░░░░ have manipulated the video ░░░░░░░░ the audio so gain ░░░░░░░░ is subject to cross ░░░░░░░░ Fred and the credibility ░░░░░░░░ what the jury has ░░░░░░░░ determine and they have ░░░░░░░░ ideas about durst because ░░░░░░░░ how he is looked ░░░░░░░░ in life but he ░░░░░░░░ a trial and he ░░░░░░░░ two of the best ░░░░░░░░ lawyers representing him And ░░░░░░░░ case is four to ░░░░░░░░ months It s a ░░░░░░░░ It s not a ░░░░░░░░ There will be highs ░░░░░░░░ lows But it is ░░░░░░░░ credible evidence that counts ░░░░░░░░ anything in the media ░░░░░░░░ is right So Avery ░░░░░░░░ of that audio right ░░░░░░░░ not or will just ░░░░░░░░ tapes be entered so ░░░░░░░░ can tell for themselves ░░░░░░░░ it highly edited You ░░░░░░░░ is there real you ░░░░░░░░ credibility and credence to ░░░░░░░░ we heard in the ░░░░░░░░ Well I mean whether ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ raw tape or whether ░░░░░░░░ is an edit you ░░░░░░░░ going to hear it ░░░░░░░░ during cross examination they ░░░░░░░░ to hear the raw ░░░░░░░░ fine he still says ░░░░░░░░ same thing it is ░░░░░░░░ in my judgment And ░░░░░░░░ know what Couple it ░░░░░░░░ other things The jury ░░░░░░░░ going to learn about ░░░░░░░░ Texas dismemberment he got ░░░░░░░░ at a neighbor and ░░░░░░░░ wasn t convicted of ░░░░░░░░ he was acquitted He ░░░░░░░░ convicted of dismembering him ░░░░░░░░ you can imagine It ░░░░░░░░ top of that there ░░░░░░░░ a note that surfaced ░░░░░░░░ the death of Susan ░░░░░░░░ from her stepson the ░░░░░░░░ called cadaver note And ░░░░░░░░ is potentially incriminating evidence ░░░░░░░░ my goodness of course ░░░░░░░░ is In December of ░░░░░░░░ the lawyers for durst ░░░░░░░░ he wrote the note ░░░░░░░░ there is frankly overwhelming ░░░░░░░░ and granted I don ░░░░░░░░ agree that they he ░░░░░░░░ entitled to a that ░░░░░░░░ is entitled to a ░░░░░░░░ trial of cause but ░░░░░░░░ fact the evidence in ░░░░░░░░ case along with an ░░░░░░░░ by his best friend ░░░░░░░░ he durst told him ░░░░░░░░ he committed the murders ░░░░░░░░ is going be a ░░░░░░░░ very difficult one for ░░░░░░░░ defense lawyer to succeed ░░░░░░░░ Richard what do you ░░░░░░░░ Especially about that letter ░░░░░░░░ there s no physical ░░░░░░░░ scientific evidence tying durst ░░░░░░░░ this murder number one ░░░░░░░░ number two the testimony ░░░░░░░░ the so called witnesses ░░░░░░░░ is revisionist history Fred ░░░░░░░░ of this history was ░░░░░░░░ to law enforcement contemporaneousy ░░░░░░░░ is years later that ░░░░░░░░ recollections come into play ░░░░░░░░ manipulated by media or ░░░░░░░░ And you think that ░░░░░░░░ problematic And subject to ░░░░░░░░ examination Don t take ░░░░░░░░ you re hearing straight ░░░░░░░░ by the government right ░░░░░░░░ This is a long ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ a marathon And we ░░░░░░░░ be revisiting this case ░░░░░░░░ times I think Avery ░░░░░░░░ word Very quickly you ░░░░░░░░ a malignant unhinged guy ░░░░░░░░ criminal history overwhelming evidence ░░░░░░░░ criminal history At the ░░░░░░░░ of the day you ░░░░░░░░ looking for a conviction ░░░░░░░░ right Avery Richard we ░░░░░░░░ leave it there for ░░░░░░░░ Good to see you ░░░░░░░░ All the best Bye ░░░░░░░░ Still ahead we re ░░░░░░░░ to get an update ░░░░░░░░ the White House with ░░░░░░░░ FDA and the