1. Robert Durst - $3 billion. In 2016, real estate heir Robert Durst was arrested in Louisiana on charges of first-degree murder in the death of his friend Susan Berman. The judge set his bail at a massive $3 billion, one of the largest bail bonds ever recorded.

The case of Robert Durst is a saga filled with twists and turns worthy of a crime novel. Heir to a New York real estate empire, Durst was charged with the murder of his neighbor, Morris Black. His initial bail was set at an unprecedented $3 billion, reflecting the severity of his charges and his potential flight risk.

A cash bond is necessary when the court will only accept cash for the full amount of bail; meaning the court will not accept equity in property or other collateral as bail. You must post the full amount to be released.

You pay the bonding company approximately 10% of the total bail, and the bonding company covers the rest of the bond with the court. Even if you appear in court for all of your court dates, the bail bondsman keeps the 10% you paid, or whatever fee amount agreed upon. Hence, that costs more money in the end.