Robert Durst discusses dismembering a dead body | Forensic Files

cutting somebody up with a saw is a really difficult thing to do I agree you know that the way the body was cut
somebody knew how to cut the joints you see I don't know that subsequently I've been told that a surgeon would would cut
up a body the same way you you a chicken you go into the joint and and you cut around the joint to get rid of all the
ligaments and then the thing comes out you're not going to go and try to cut through the goddamn bone like I did
which was hard cutting through a bone is not easy with anything no it's definitely not easy
it's definitely not easy I mean I think you knew what you were doing you didn't cut yourself right I mean you were able
to to get this I don't remember I know that cutting up that body the way I was doing it was the hard way

In 2003, Durst was acquitted of the murder of 71-year old neighbor, Morris Black. Durst admitted killing and dismembering Black, but that it was in self-defense. In a newly-released interview, he casually details the dismemberment for L.A. County Prosecutor John Lewin.

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Brief Summary

The episode examines the skills and techniques involved in dismemberment and compares them to surgical methods.

Key points

The Difficulty of Dismemberment. Cutting a body is a complex task, akin to butchering a chicken.

Episode highlights

The Difficulty of DismembermentCutting a body is a complex task, akin to butchering a chicken.“Cutting through a bone is not easy with anything.”0:34Feb 12, 2017

Episode quotes

Cutting somebody up with a saw is a really difficult thing to do.

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