out what happened. i have never seen anything like it. a missing wife. everything about this wreaks of murder. a murdered best friend. a dead neighbor. they try to understand. now, the stories that you have not heard. as the friends of robert durst speak out. i hope and i pray, when all this is done, we all get answers. and here they own account of the strange life. the reclusive millionaire spent much of his time on the road, so where was he? what was he doing? who was he with? what does it die of his wealth doing hanging out at a homeless shelter, soothe kitchen. for decades, suspicions, and questions raised and no. will their family be answers? cases and vernon? the twisted tale of robert durst, and a mystery. where are you? he definitely is hello, and welcome to dateline. robert durst was born into privilege, he never seem to crave the limelight, but over the years, his possible ties to a strength of mysterious disappearances, and gru
with her career. reporter: for years, susan had relied on bob for help and he responded, sometimes with big checks. two at least for $25,000. there was some macabre kind of kooky energy that went on between them. reporter: we got some unique insight from a woman who claims she was susan berman s closest confidante and therapist and psychic. her name is barbara stabiner, and she told us she knows what susan was thinking. in fact, she gave the police many hours of her recorded conversations with susan in which, during those last months of 2000, according to barbara, susan grew increasingly worried. did susan ever tell you that she was afraid of robert? she did tell me she was fearful of him, because i had the feeling she felt afraid of him because she was afraid he would withdraw any help. reporter: but it was more
of kooky energy that went on between them. reporter: we got some unique insight from a woman who claims she was susan berman s closest confidante and therapist and psychic. her name is barbara stabiner, and she told us she knows what susan was thinking. in fact, she gave the police many hours of her recorded conversations with susan, in which, during those last months of 2000, according to barbara, susan grew increasingly worried. did susan ever tell you that she was afraid of robert? she did tell me she was fearful of him, because i had the feeling she felt afraid of him because she was afraid he would withdraw any help. reporter: but it was more than that, said the psychic. susan was afraid of bob, she said, because she knew too much. she knew his secrets.
bobby durst saying, in the event i m arrested i have someone to bail me out. and to handle my affairs. reporter: well, of course that s just an opinion. maybe it was a love match. but it did come with spousal privilege, which meant deborah didn t have to talk to the cops about her new wealthy husband. she also reportedly got access to a substantial share of his money. deborah doesn t do anything unless deborah benefits. that s a character reference i m not sure i d want to have. she is a savvy business woman. reporter: meanwhile, out in hollywood, susan berman, was struggling to make it as a screenwriter. things weren t quite going as well as she would have liked with her career. reporter: for years, susan had relied on bob for help and he responded, sometimes with big checks. two at least for $25,000. there was some macabre kind of kooky energy that went on between them.
he responded, sometimes with big checks. two at least for $25,000. there was some macabre kind of kooky energy that went on between them. reporter: we got some unique insight from a woman who claims she was susan berman s closest confidante and therapist and psychic. her name is barbara stabiner, and she told us she knows what susan was thinking. in fact, she gave the police many hours of her recorded conversations with susan, in which, during those last months of 2000, according to barbara, susan grew increasingly worried. did susan ever tell you that she was afraid of robert? she did tell me she was fearful of him because i had the feeling she felt afraid of him because she was afraid he would withdraw any help. reporter: but it was more than that, said the psychic. susan was afraid of bob, she