I told you about my friend Judge Susan Criss, who was the judge in the Galveston trial of Robert Durst in HBO’s Jinx.  He admitted to killing his neighbor and then chopping him up and dumping him into Galveston Bay.  He argued self-defense and was acquitted.

When Durst was arrested last summer for purposely peeing on the checkout counter and candy display at a Houston CVS pharmacy, Durst’s lawyer claimed that we should all feel sorry for Durst.

On Tuesday morning, after arranging for Durst to turn himself into authorities in connection with the odd incident at the drug store, Lewis once again defended his client, whom he said suffers from a form of autism known as Asperger s syndrome.

I take issue with someone that says crazy, Lewis said. Bob s not crazy. Bob s a guy who’s just trying to live through the twilight of his life. And it s very difficult when you’re Bob Durst.

Well, life seems to be more difficult for the people around Durst who, you know, keep turning up dead.    They have dead syndrome.

Durst was arrested this morning in New Orleans on a murder warrant from California.

“I could not be more pleased about this,” Judge Susan Criss, who oversaw the Galveston trial, told ABC affiliate KTRK after hearing about Durst’s latest arrest. “I do think this will stick. It’s amazing how many times the ball has been dropped when he’s been suspected of murder. But I’m hopeful for this one to stick especially so that the families can have closure.”

His lawyer says that it’s a publicity stunt by HBO.  His lawyer has delusion syndrome.