VIDEO: Robert Durst Arrested on Murder Charges Following HBO Documentary THE JINX

By: Mar. 15, 2015
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HBO's documentary THE JINX: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF ROBERT DURST has sparked a new interest in Durst's past. Below, watch the reports regarding a new murder revolving around Durst!

2003: Galveston, Texas becomes a media circus as the press descends on the sleepy seaside town to cover the trial of Robert Durst for the murder of his neighbor, Morris Black. Robert's multimillion-dollar legal team decides to make an unusual plea: He will admit to having dismembered the corpse, but for the murder will plead "Not Guilty by reason of self-defense and accident." The town of Galveston and the entire country become engaged in the drama of the trial as his lawyers take the unusual step of putting Robert himself on the witness stand.

THE JINX: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF ROBERT DURST is directed by Andrew Jarecki; produced by Marc Smerling and Andrew Jarecki; director of photography, Marc Smerling; co-producer and editor, Zac Stuart-Pontier; executive producer, Jason Blum.



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