He Killed Them All
Robert Durst and My Quest for Justice
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Publisher Description
A gripping work of true crime from former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro—the “true hero” (New York Post) of the hit HBO documentary series The Jinx—this insider account delivers the definitive investigation into Robert Durst and the decades-long mystery surrounding the disappearance of his wife, Kathleen Durst.
When Kathleen “Kathie” Durst vanished in 1982, suspicion quickly fell on her husband, Robert Durst, a wealthy New York real estate heir. Yet despite mounting concerns from friends and family, Kathie’s disappearance was never fully investigated, and the case went cold. Fifteen years later, then–district attorney Jeanine Pirro reopened the case—drawing intense scrutiny and criticism for pursuing a powerful man many believed untouchable.
In this revealing book, Pirro recounts her relentless pursuit of justice, laying out evidence, interviews, and previously undisclosed details that point to Durst’s guilt. Drawing on her unique perspective as a prosecutor and her extensive involvement in the acclaimed HBO documentary series The Jinx, Pirro exposes the lies, evasions, and disturbing patterns behind one of America’s most infamous true crime cases.
Featuring exclusive insights, firsthand interviews, and behind-the-scenes context not seen on television, this authoritative account goes deeper than the documentary to present the full, unsettling story of Robert Durst and the crimes that haunted him for decades.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Former Westchester County District Attorney Pirro, who investigated multimillionaire real-estate heir and suspected murderer Robert Durst for over a decade, had the professional background and personal experience to pen an insightful true crime account. Instead, she's produced an idiosyncratic story that offers plenty of ammo for those who view her as a self-promoter. The success of the recent HBO documentary series The Jinx has made Durst, currently facing murder charges in Los Angeles, better known, but Pirro's first-person account assumes more knowledge of his history than many readers will have. Instead of a chronological presentation of a complicated narrative that involves murders decades and coasts apart, Pirro opens with a description of her personal investment in convicting Durst of a 1982 homicide committed in her jurisdiction, and her desire to "dance in Manolo Blahniks on his grave." She then describes her reaction to the final episode of The Jinx, before getting to how in 1999 an informant gave her a lead in the disappearance of Durst's wife, Kathleen, a development that caused Pirro to devote considerable resources to proving that Kathleen was killed by her husband. Readers hoping for a definitive and balanced account of the case will be disappointed.
