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If you're going to mutter something under you're breath, don't let it be I killed them all, of course.
Shocker! Doesn't look like he'll be getting away with murder much longer, but it's way too bad that he was allowed to live most of his life free. His wife was really young and his woman friend still should have had lots of time left when he took their lives away. He's in his 70's, probably not a huge deal to spend his last few years in prison.
It will be interesting to see what kind of deal he gets away with now, since his family relations have an infinite amount of money for the best defense attorney's in the world. I was reading where they own about 1/2 of NYC.
[quote=wit-nit;38844930]It will be interesting to see what kind of deal he gets away with now, since his family relations have an infinite amount of money for the best defense attorney's in the world. I was reading where they own about 1/2 of NYC.[/
Did you see the HBO doc about Durst -- "The Jinx"? Fascinating and highly recommended, although I think perhaps a little unethical by the filmmaker. Lots of parallels to "Fatal Vision" in that they befriended him, earned his trust by giving the appearance of being "on his side" and promising to tell the story objectively. I'm not sure if his "confession" is going to hold up. He gave every appearance of being a deranged psychopath.
The family seemed to rally around him somewhat after the disappearance of his first wife. Their silence about it speaks volumes.
They also initially appeared to support him during the Galveston murder trial, although Durst fired the lawyer they provided and hired Dick DeGuerin to defend him. DeGuerin is legendary - he got him off the first time, and will be representing him in the Los Angeles case.
As for his family: There is a long history of sibling rivalry and estrangement. The family severed ties with him officially in 2006. They bought him out for $65 million. The younger brother (Douglas) is apparently so concerned over and disturbed by his behavior that he had a permanent restraining order against him. Durst was arrested at least once for violating the order.
Recently finished watching all 6 episode of the HBO series The Jinx & am extremely impressed. This is one of the best true crime documentaries I've ever seen; superb use of old archival footage & pictures, as well as new footage, etc. I could be wrong about this, but it appears the newer interview segments were filmed in HD - excellent picture quality here. I've never seen a bad or even average HBO production, and The Jinx is no exception - superb.
Re: The Jinx, I noticed that when RD was speaking specifically about the crimes he was accused of, he had a strange eye blink/twitch. Anyone else notice this? I'm not psychologist, but it seems that may have meant something. Not sure, though.
I say listening to him he didn't get away with anything. I also think they did just by accident leave the mike on. I think perhaps the jury in the Galveston case ruled correctly on evidence they had with the charge. Happens.
He admitted killing the guy and dismembering the body, but claimed self-defense. I think if he'd been charged with manslaughter instead of murder, he'd be in jail right now.
I'm not surprised that he was deemed "innocent" in the Galveston case. His extreme wealth enabled him to hire an extremely expensive lawyer, and because of this he was able to get off scot-free - despite having committed a heinous crime.
Anyone who thinks the Galveston case was ruled "correctly" is delusional. If he had been poor, he would unquestionably have been convicted & spent the rest of his life in jail - if he hadn't gotten the d. penalty.
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"The Jinx" was absolutely riveting viewing. My wife got the impression he was bi-polar. The way he behaved when he went into the men's room with the microphone still operating probably supports that theory.
In a jail call recorded in 2015, Robert Durst told a friend he regretted giving interviews to the producers of "The Jinx," saying he realized while watching the six-part HBO documentary that he "definitely had a problem."
In a jail call recorded in 2015, Robert Durst told a friend he regretted giving interviews to the producers of "The Jinx," saying he realized while watching the six-part HBO documentary that he "definitely had a problem."
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