The Rich Guy Murders

The Rich Guy Murders

In this Bloodlines & Betrayal episode, hosts David Schuman and Steve Cully expose the twisted life of Robert Durst, the millionaire heir whose charm, wealth, and cunning couldn’t hide a lifetime of lies, manipulation, and murder. Known as “The Rich Guy Killer,” Durst’s story is a descent from privilege to pure evil — a tale where money bought freedom, but not redemption.

The hosts trace Durst’s path from his powerful New York real estate dynasty to the shocking disappearance of his wife Kathleen McCormack Durst in 1982, a mystery that haunted investigators for decades. They follow the trail to Susan Berman, Durst’s confidante, found executed in her Los Angeles home — and finally to the bizarre killing of Morris Black in Texas, where Durst dismembered the body but somehow escaped conviction.

Schuman and Cully dissect Durst’s psychological unraveling — his paranoia, his need for control, and the stunning arrogance that led him to confess on a hot mic in the HBO documentary The Jinx: “Killed them all, of course.”

Ultimately, Bloodlines & Betrayal reveals how power and money can delay justice but never erase guilt. Durst’s life wasn’t just a story of privilege gone wrong — it was a saga of betrayal, ego, and a killer who thought he’d never be caught.