The Jinx: When Robert Durst Confessed to Three Murders on Mic

A Billionaire Heir with Three Bodies in His Wake

Robert Durst was anything but a typical murderer. As heir to a real estate fortune worth billions of dollars, he could afford the best lawyers, and he knew it. When director Andrew Jarecki first met Durst after the 2010 premiere of the feature film 'All Good Things' — loosely based on Durst's life — the billionaire heir had already survived three murder investigations virtually unscathed.

His wife Kathie Durst disappeared without a trace in 1982. His close friend Susan Berman was shot in the head at her Los Angeles home in December 2000, just days before police were scheduled to question her about Kathie's disappearance. And his neighbor Morris Black was killed and dismembered in 2001 in Texas, where Durst had been hiding disguised as a woman. Despite the dismembered body, Durst was acquitted of the murder in 2003 on grounds of self-defense.

Against all odds, Durst contacted Jarecki after the film. He wanted to tell his side of the story. It became the beginning of one of the most explosive documentary films in criminal history.

The Fatal Bathroom Trip

Throughout six episodes of The Jinx, Jarecki and his team slowly peeled away Durst's facade. They confronted him with evidence, contradictions in his explanations, and a particular handwritten letter that resembled one only Susan Berman's killer could have written. Durst had insisted on his innocence throughout the series, but held firm.