The jinx: the life and deaths of robert durst articles
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Robert Durst Gave a Fascinating Interview the Day The Jinx Ended
Why would Robert Durst, the real estate scion worth an estimated $100 million, ignore his lawyers’ advice and risk his freedom by blabbing to The Jinx director Andrew Jarecki about the three murders of which he had long been suspected? That’s one of the questions cold case specialist John Lewin asked Durst when he sat down with him on March 15, 2015, shortly after the FBI arrested Durst in a New Orleans hotel, and the same day that The Jinx’s bombshell finale aired. The interview, which Durst...
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How did the Robert Durst saga unfold? From HBO's 'The Jinx' to conviction and beyond
The case of Robert Durst, the notorious real estate scion accused of eluding justice for decades in the mysterious deaths of three people, exploded nine years ago in what appeared to be a rambling confession during the finale of an HBO documentary series about his life, when he famously muttered: “Killed them all, of course.” Durst was arrested on the eve of the finale of the HBO docuseries “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst’’ in 2015. He was put on trial and convicted for the death...
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‘The Jinx’ Director Andrew Jarecki Tells All on Robert Durst’s Downfall
The filmmaker behind true crime’s most shocking confession goes deep on getting his subject to reveal himself and why he decided to return for ‘Part Two.’