Robert Durst, HBO documentary subject, arrested in New Orleans (on murder charge)

[cali]

HBO documentary subject Robert Durst, linked to three murders, has been arrested in New Orleans. Durst, 71, was booked by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday (March 14) on a first-degree warrant issued by Los Angeles County authorities, according to sheriff's records.

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Durst, a real estate heir, is "at the heart of three killings," according to the makers of "The Jinx." They include the 2000 killing of Susan Berman, a crime writer, and the 1982 disappearance of Durst's wife. Kathie Durst's body has never been found.

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Durst has long been suspected of knowing more than he let on about all three deaths. "The Jinx," which has been called the TV version of the "Serial" true-crime podcast, presented new evidence about Durst's whereabouts during Berman's murder, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles district attorney recently reopened an investigation into that case, the New York Post reports.



"The Jinx" is scheduled to conclude Sunday night.


http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/03/robert_durst_caught_in_new_orl.html

[BeyondGeography]

1. The Jinx has performed a huge service

Susan Berman's stepson found an envelope with the exact same handwriting (and misspelling of "Beverley" Hills) as an anonymous note sent to the PD there warning of a dead body at Susan's address. This was shown on last week's episode. I think this is what the arrest is about.

[elehhhhna]

2. horrible man who if not wealthy would have been incarcerated years ago

[Manifestor_of_Light]

3. I've been watching The Jinx on HBO.

Quite fascinating and true. I never read crime fiction. I used to read true crime stories. The classics are "Blood and Money" and "In Cold Blood". I would also recommend "Fatal Vision".

Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. I say this as someone who has worked in the legal field my entire working life. I was a legal secretary and a court reporter and I have a law degree.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. I'm recording the whole series today & tonight on DVR. Sounds good.