Jury Duty

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin offers insights into days five and six of his cross-examination of Durst, including a deconstruction of the Defendant’s testimony about his trip to California preceding the murder of Susan Berman. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free cont...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin offers insights into day four of his cross-examination of Durst, including a number of memorable Durst testimonial blunders. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catal...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin steps back from that analysis to offer insights into how he and his team developed their narrative strategy for the trial. Lewin then moves on to talk about day three of his cross of Durst. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, yo...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin continues his deep-dive into his cross-examination of Robert Durst by talking about the key exchanges of Day 2 of that cross, including the moments when he described Bob as being like a "rat in a cage" and responded to Durst’s sarcastic quip about the length of Lewin’s questions with a dig at Dur...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin begins a deep-dive into his cross-examination of Robert Durst by talking about changing Bob's catheter bag and calling out his lies during his Galveston, Texas murder trial. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exc...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin concludes his assessment of Durst’s testimony under DeGuerin’s direct, offers some general thoughts about his approach to cross-examining the defendant, and tells the story of how he lured the defense into making a foolish strategic blunder. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on o...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin begins his assessment of the testimony of the defendant, Robert Durst, specifically focusing on the early days of the direct examination of Durst by Defense attorney Dick Deguerin. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll rece...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin concludes his assessment of the testimony of the only defense witness in this trial other than the defendant himself… Memory expert Dr. Elizabeth Loftus. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin begins his assessment of the testimony of the only defense witness in this trial other than the defendant himself… Memory expert Dr. Elizabeth Loftus. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the fu...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin clarifies the significance of a trove of Robert Durst's documents turned over to a New York investigator by Susan Giordano, explains how he dealt with the defense team’s unfounded accusations against him of impropriety and takes us through the significance of the last of the state’s witness testimonie...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin continues his explanation of his team’s strategy for the Galveston material, focusing on Robert Durst’s perjurious testimony from that trial. Lewin also explains a bizarre development during the investigation. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin shares his team’s strategy for introducing at trial material from Robert Durst’s trial for the murder of Morris Black in Galveston, Texas. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Sto...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin offers some bold thoughts on how the defense SHOULD have argued their case. We also review the testimony of several more witnesses in the trial, including the defendant's brother, Douglas Durst. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free conten...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin takes us through the questioning of more witnesses including Mella Kaufman, the woman who considered herself to be Susan Berman’s daughter.  Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Cr...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin speaks about the testimony of Helen Bloch, the third of those early witnesses who knew Kathie. Lewin also describes the impact of several other State’s witnesses, including ER physician Leslie Hain, Kathie Durst friend Fadwa Najamy, and Susan Berman friend and former Saturday Night Live cast member La...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin discusses the post-hiatus opening statements to the jury and begins his review of the witnesses who testified in person when the trial resumed after the Pandemic hiatus.  Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive e...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin discusses the lengthy hiatus in the trial, and the steps he and his team took to keep the case alive during the uncertainty of the Coronavirus pandemic.  Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access t...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin explains how he and his team approached sequencing the witness testimonies in the trial. He also assesses a couple of key strategic mistakes by the defense, and then discusses the impact of the first few witnesses who took the stand including the dramatic direct examination of Robert Durst’s brother T...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin discusses the preparation of his initial opening statement to the jury as well as the negotiation with the defense over several pretrial stipulations including the stipulation that Robert Durst wrote the cadaver note. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In add...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin discusses how he used footage from the Jinx in mapping out his case as well as his team’s approach to the jury selection process in the Durst trial. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin discusses when he became aware of the infamous hot mic bathroom audio which captured Robert Durst saying, “there it is you're caught” and “killed them all of course.” He also takes us through the conditional witness examinations of Peter Wilk, Lisa DePaulo, Jean Clark, Peter Halperin, Julie Smith and...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin steps back from the Conditional witness examinations and discusses his storytelling strategies as he sought  to convince the jury that Robert Durst was guilty of killing Susan Berman beyond a reasonable doubt. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In additi...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin does a deep dive of the conditional witness examination of NYPD Detective Michael Struck, the initial investigator of Kathie Durst’s disappearance.  Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin continues to guide us through the conditional witness examinations roughly in the chronological order that they happened. Among the testimonies we discuss are Susan Berman Ex-husband Paul Kaufman, Apartment Building Manager Karen Minutello, Durst assault victim Peter Schwartz, and several of the witne...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin continues his look at the examination of Nick Chavin and reviews the significance of conditional witness examinations of Miriam Barnes, Lynda Obst and Emily and Stuart Altman. Lewin also offers his thoughts on the idea of  prosecuting witnesses who gave untruthful testimony for perjury. Looking t...