in a documentary on hbo, he s heard with this hot microphone saying he quote/unquote killed them all. durst is also confronted with a letter that links his handwriting to that of berman s possible killer. according to durst s attorney the jinx had everything to do with this latest murder charge. bob durst did not kill susan berman. he doesn t know who did. that having been said my concern is that the warrant that was issued in california was issued because of a television show and not because of facts. we re going to get to contest that warrant here in louisiana. we want to contest the basis for his arrest because i think it s not based on facts. it s based on ratings. joining me now, criminal defense attorney linda kinney bodden who represented casey anthony.
reporter: fbi agents busted robert durst in a hotel saturday in a new orleans hotel. a source tells abc he checked in using a fake name. and may have been trying to flee to cuba. heir to a billion dollar new york real estate fortune, durst is facing a murder charge in california. his attorney says it is related to one of three possible murders chronicled in the hbo series the jinx. there is a lot of people out there who think i killed my wife. that i killed susan berman. that i intentionally murdered morris black. reporter: durst s first wife kathleen vanished in 1982, he was investigated but never charged. then in 2000. police were about to question durst s friend, susan berman about what she knew. before she was able to talk to investigators, she was found shot to death in her home in beverly hills. police said it looked like an execution. durst told the film director he didn t do it.
it s monday, march 16th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning. i m reena ninan. i m gio benitez. in for t.j. holmes. how great to have you here. you are always traveling out and about. always traveling. always swimming through snowdrifts. yes. how do you do it when it is freezing, what is your secret? you re out in the bitter cold. i found these really warm jackets. i don t do too many layers. that s what s surprising. many people say do you layer up? i don t. i don t. get really, really good, coats. makes a difference. speaking of secrets. boy, oh, boy. what a bizarre case. robert durst. have you been following the show, the jinx? unbelievable. documentary on hbo, about a 71-year-old, it wrapped up with durst seemingly admitting his role in the deaths of three people. now he is under arrest. in connection with one of them. abc s clayton sandell reports.
and your response is, well, good luck with that. let them eat cake. it was funny because we actually had shabazz napier and stephanie dolson from the women s team on friday. we served shabazz breakfast on air. what did you serve? pancakes, sausage, eggs. we know that night he didn t go to bed hungry. he admitted in some ways he was using a bit of hyperbole because he wanted them to understand what this situation is. the ncaa is not motivated to change. why would you be when you ve been able to, as swin said, suppress the actual workforce for so long and reap all of the profits. i made this sort of analogy before and it s been made many times in some respects. i saw a documentary on hbo about pimps and prostitutes. one of the things the pimp said and i think it was bishop don juan, trust me, this is not going to a dangerous area, she s like what is she about to say.
it s not as though there was no one there. police poring over images from the night. ultimately it was tips that led to the arrest. the case developed through information provided member of the public. the community still reeling from the shooting death of 18-year-old michael brown last august. by a ferguson police officer. now williams who was out on probation, facing a number of charges including two counts of assault. attorney general eric holder in a statement saying the arrest sends a clear message that acts against of violence against law enforcement personnel will never be tolerated. moments after news of an arrest dozens came out here to show their support for the police department. as for those two injured officers, they have been told the suspect is in custody as they continue to recover at home. kendis gibson, abc news. all right. thank you so much. another arrest to report right now. robert durst, subject of a just-completed hbo documentary