Filmmaker of ‘The Jinx’ weighs in on Robert Durst conviction l GMA

Andrew Jarecki weighs in on the case of real estate heir Robert Durst, who was found guilty of murdering close friend Susan Berman in 2000.
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[@sherrillsturm7240]

The most clever question Jarecki asked was, "Which one did you NOT write?" Exraordinary.

[@adityasingh3973]

That was superb question really

[@cb7324]

A brilliant moment for all watching after all the trepidation about how to present the letter. That the team came up with that strategy blew my mind! It was a stunner! And did Jarecki plan for the mic to remain on in the bathroom or was it just luck? Durst's idiosyncracy of talking to himself finally undid him! The whole series was a brilliant study of a narcissistic psychopathic personality. Thank you, Jarecki!

[@victoria2425]

that interview had my jaw on the floor and my eyes popping out of my head. what a way to end the documentary 😮

[@ora_et_labora1095]

Why? Please explain

[@ganeyfleming1606]

Because that’s what got him talking to himself about it and admitting it!!

[@user-se7wf9dv6r]

The Jinx...one of the best documentaries I've ever seen.

[@tyingharmonyunlisted3050]

That ending was the best ending to a documentary I have ever seen. Unbelievably compelling.

[@melviehorne3280]

Extraordinary events Extraordinary documentary- instrumental in bringing. the subject to justice!!

[@718films88]

@@melviehorne3280, it is cases like this that highlight the reasons why I love documentarians who seek justice for victims of heinous and terrible crimes.

[@sativarosegold3604]

Absolutely

[@elliotkivi1682]

@@tyingharmonyunlisted3050 the part when he realized that it’s all over and he starts gagging made me feel absolutely sick 10/10 show man jesus

[@cremebrulee4759]

Filmmakers like Andrew Jarecki serve society in so many ways. This is one outstanding example. I read a book about Durst many years ago that made a very strong case for his guilt in all three murders and wondered if he would ever be brought to justice. I was happy to hear that he had been found guilty.

[@francisbacon7738]

His lawyers all treat him like a long lost brother. The power of money I guess.

[@brodie-tzu4753]

Just when you think Bob’s looking pretty bad they throw up another pic of him looking even worse.

[@jenniferatwell9698]

That picture of him in the back of the cop car with that creepy ass smile and those beady black eyes.. That man looks evil.

[@cb7324]

@@jenniferatwell9698 Agree he has strange "beady black eyes." I was noticing all along...

[@gabrielleandrew542]

So true

[@sailormo50]

He’ll probably take Kathleen’s secrets to the grave. Selfish man

[@justinrobertson9747]

Selfish you kill someone you gonna go hey I did it and here's all the info

[@bigal2417]

@@justinrobertson9747 when ur his age in bad health sentence to life . Why not come clean ?

[@linnyw1072]

He feels that he owns and possessed her

[@jeandixson5610]

And the two other young women he murdered

[@michaelkjellander9370]

@@jeandixson5610 what two other young women?

[@julkiewitz]

There was this moment in an earlier episode where Jarecki says to Bob Durst that police had placed him in California at the time of the murder. And Bob Durst responds with "California is a big state" and then he makes this kind of evil smile like "I got away with it" kind of smile. It was chilling. That's what removed any question in my mind, even before the last episode. The last episode was just crossing the t's.

[@hcarreras2289]

Pense lo mismo, cuando dice lo de 'california es un estado grande' tambien senti ese tono malvado, creo a partir de ahi, su culpabilidad ya era un hecho, un documental increible.

[@58eternity]

He gets life in prison. He is 78, has cancer and now covid. How long of his life sentence will he serve? He got away with murder.

[@LambCurryDotOrg]

Unfortunately, it didn't last long...

[@lundyndavis5386]

his "life sentence" is about up.. hate to tell yall lol

[@briangreen550]

Just watched this documentary. They last minute of episode 6 sealed it. Great job. Don’t think you get a conviction without the documentary

[@thatgirlreacts5465]

Yeah but they also highly edited that recording. That’s very sketchy and manipulative behavior.

[@Bruno-nd2zw]

This man did more than the criminal justice in 25 years.

[@barbastos]

I've seen a shit ton of true crime documentaries with every kind of weird shit going on but this one is by far the most bizarre and yet satisfying of'em all....that ending? Bone-chilling

[@jooliagoolia9959]

If you like a couple other cases that also have as many twists and turns, check out the documentary Who Took Johnny..(When finished w the documentary, check out the radio interview w the mother for all the stuff that didn't make it into the documentary on you tube ) And the other is Chris's Watts. First case where the interview was available almost right away. It's truly the most horrific case that's recent and with fantastic coverage. There is even a two part video on yiu tube of him being interviewed again by the detectives that put him in jail.

[@tastetherainbow9643]

Don’t forget West Memphis 3 - devil worship, really? This 3 parter goes on for years as well.

[@tobiwalker7145]

Jarecki makes me proud to have been a journalist.

[@linnyw1072]

He looks like a real life Hannibal lecter..really dead in the eyes

[@donotsaycheese]

I noticed how dark his pupils were in the documentary interview. So creepy.

[@linnyw1072]

@@donotsaycheese not just dark pupils but dead inside... completely emotionless...like he's not looking at who he's speaking to but looking through them

[@ems901]

Yes, a lot of the times, dangerous people have it written all over him.

[@stephaniejunkins9674]

@@donotsaycheese Yeah...Meth will do that to em 👀😬

[@christar9527]

@@linnyw1072 Like there’s nobody home. No life inside. That’s because his soul has stepped aside and a dark spirit (s) stepped in and took over.

[@glambyrenne]

I felt bad that the other woman was killed but I mean she helped cover up the wife's murder so I don't feel bad

[@CarynDPrescott]

Me either. She helped him for 18 years. Probably lied to the wife's family, too.

[@mrsneptuna6541]

Whenever people say that true crime documentaries are sick entertainment mediums that just exploit victims … there are instances like this that make it all worth it.

[@xfactor5326]

The Jinx The Best Documentry Ever Espacially Now Because It Even Helped The Police To Catch The mudrer. Thats how good it is.

[@princesssprinklesthecat4192]

They caught the murderer too

[@infinite8382]

I would love to see the reactions and thoughts of all those people who have been trying to catch this slippery snake over the years to his murder conviction. What would gilberte have thought? RIP

[@luanebastianelli3472]

I think that if an inmate has money like him his estate should cover the cost of his incarceration. I mean if you go into a nursing home Medicaid takes your property , this is basically a nursing home with BARS

[@patriciajustice9795]

Too bad we never got to see Durst reaction. Also with all his money the state has to pay all his expenses.

[@annaopuszanska1348]

Thank you ✨

[@bevanbuckwheatshea5520]

He killed Morris Black too.

[@infinite8382]

yeah, i dont beleive dursts account of events, that the 2 men wrestled. Durst is after all a compulsive liar, who admitted he would lie if he had committed a murder.

[@tayd.7373]

Who could actually chop up/dispose of another human being and be human themselves.

[@themrschantz]

So, there are parts of the story that has not been in the documentary or is widely known, so there is a part when Robert says that he wants to "Igor" his younger brother. Well many years ago Robert had 7 dogs, all the same breed and he name them all Igor and they mysteriously disappeared. His brother Douglas claims that Robert killed those dogs, as he was practicing how to dismember a body. There are more parts of the story, you can fact check this.

[@garyleeheard3434]

Well, he went back to the house he lived in with Kathleen. After each crime basically....And yet noone really did an extensive search of that property house and the land surrounding it . All bodies of water since that is his thing. If a person has a stomach to dismember a human body lie he confessed to doing then obviously he has the guts to kill a human body before cutting one up.. what the hell is wrong with people back then . I'm glad he is getting behind bars .

[@LordThree]

What’s season 2 about? The last one I saw is where he said “I killed them all of course”

[@jodythomas4324]

I agree with how the prosecution presented the case and by and large do agree with their timeline and version of events. One thing that no one, either in the courtroom or media have said that I believe is true, is that I believe Berman was kind of lightly blackmailing Durst ever since the mid to late 80’s for money since her writing career never really took off and she couldn’t let go of the high life so she blackmailed her old best friend for money that Durst was I’m sure more than happy to abide by at the beginning, but as time went on and years went by I get the feeling Berman’s requests for money became more like demands and/or veiled threats of bringing up his ex wife. I think by the time 2000 came around, Durst, though obviously still having enough money, was tired of Berman always blowing him up for cash, and even though LE has said there was no active reopening into the disappearance of McCormack in 2000, there were whispers of it, and it’s been confirmed that Berman never had contact with anyone in LE about anyone wanting to speak with her about McCormack so her telling Durst that was an obvious lie to get him to feel scared and hopefully to keep some money flowing to her. But the prosecutors were ultimately right when they said “she sealed her own fate” by calling Durst and saying police were contacting her about his ex wife. He flew out to LA, and the rest is history. I don’t blame Berman, may she Rest In Peace absolutely, but had she been able to sever ties with Durst financially years prior, she would’ve never found herself face down in a pool of her own blood. I don’t know, just my personal take on it, I’m from the Galveston area, the place where Durst was hiding out, chopped up his neighbor and threw him into the Bay out here, and only was acquitted because our D.A. down here is about as useless as tits on a bull. Glad Durst is getting his justice, just too bad it’s in California instead of here in Texas.

[@1nienie1]

Oh yes! This this this. You worded it perfectly!

[@kelleylynch4490]

I don't think the prosecution proved their case. Berman is a lot more complicated case than one might imagine.

[@patriciajustice9795]

Berman did her" Susie best" to black mail him. Horrible situation all around

[@donalee2023]

@Jess Stone Well I was on the case and @KellyLynch is right. The prosecution did not prove their case!

[@donalee2023]

@@kelleylynch4490 You and I could have a long conversation... about the prosecutor! He did not prove his case! Regardless of the conviction. He did more whining than proving...

[@madelen9279]

I can not not like or sympathize with this dude. It’s a weird feeling knowing what he has done. That might just be the spell that everyone falls under and if so I 100 % get how he can «fool» them. I mean Susan never stopped hanging out with him, even though it was obvious he did something to Kathy and killed Morris, he’s so good at establishing trust and he’s honest to just the right degree but without telling you everything. Just to keep you happy,

[@susanwhite7474]

Wasn't her dad Bugsy Siegel? Her dad was definitely a famous mobster

[@PaulSmith-qs1es]

why did his lawyers let him answer that question that started with "If..."?

[@Dedhead6992]

Because if he got off the money stops. Now they get to appeal and drag out the attorney fees until his death. They had absolutely no motivation to seek a not guilty verdict. In a case like this, with a clearly guilty creep like him, tbh I'm fine with that good for them. Get that money.

[@autumnrotella4029]

@@Dedhead6992 nice handle haha! This stuff is really wild though

[@jennsays3532]

He had to answer based on California law

[@susanwhite7474]

Because he chose to testify and thus, opened himself up to being questioned

[@derekgleeson1353]

Because is cross-examination

[@lindasoolou3246]

Thank you director! But for you justice was dead. Hats off!

[@talensi]

He needs to be thrown under the jail cell. He got away with waaaay too much. Sorry to the families, hopefully this is some kinda closure

[@jeandixson5610]

That’s not even the point. Let me tell you murdering another human being is wrong

[@stevetrivago]

He would’ve possibly been a free man if he would’ve stayed out of the witness wheelchair.

[@holyhecks]

He would've been a free man had he not decided to be in that jynx movie.

[@donalee2023]

I think Durst speaking on the stand, like his live mic comments, and documentary, convicted him.

[@cb7324]

@@holyhecks And he was warned!!!! But then he's a narcissist. He needed his fix.

[@jooliagoolia9959]

Fantastic documentary. When I was finished first thing I thought of was... Did he also kill his mother???

[@donalee2023]

Two clear statements made by Durst, himself, cinched it. I have my view of it all... Even with those statements, I didn’t think it would result in a conviction.

[@tiva-inbkk2039]

too bad for bob -- what was he thinking of doing all those interviews for the documentary...

[@billiebergmann8835]

male hybris

[@margomalik181]

JUSTICE FOR KATHY NOW

[@stevebutler812]

Its not clear to me what he said, "mumble mumble mumble killed them all, of course." Supposedly he said, "What the hell did I do, killed them all of course" But, overall evidence seems strong.

[@Sigma4_]

what would have happen if he didn't go to the bathroom ? would he be free ? this old head sure has a unique way of lying + keeping his face straight , it's kinda scary to have these pro skills in lying shoutout to andro for doing what the police couldn't do .

[@JordanGurney]

I am NOT a GMA fan, I stopped by because I wanted to see your guest, that's it!

[@caveman2663]

So all u had to do is fix a mic on him unless he defended himself saying some one immitated his voice and recorded it ...throw some of his childhood photos and keep a straight face while lieing just to be sure .

[@DP-pj7qn]

This was not justice...a murderer got to live a full life....reminds me of another rich man who got off and got to live a full life...smh

[@sandralee1832]

I'm glad he'll go to prison. When you think about it who could cut up a body? What kind of person can do that ?

[@donalee2023]

A desperate person

[@bella2304]

Looks like Durst got a new insurance plan, changed to "Colonial", ...... oops meant "State Penn" :)

[@besufekad9]

Life's already serving the man. I think your conviction is a bit late.

[@lisagoodin2959]

"Thank you California for taking care of me and all this medical stuff at the end of my life"

[@Sarah_Vanesa-Sophie]

Very late he was able to live he's full life and now about die afther killing all he's victims . To me there is no justice here just a verdict of guilty by law .

[@pennykakoulli1894]

Also when the police found Susan berman they didn't do there job properly they treated her like garbage contaminate every thing if they did there job properly we wouldn't be here today

[@gregthomas5071]

Karen mitchel as well when he lived in Trinidad ca

[@katie4aday511]

Sarcasm could be ...the of course...like "yeah right" I think to take this as an confession is a bit fishy...but the letter and the cadaver note are spot on!

[@anthonyhebisen]

Im from League city, 23 miles south of Galveston Tx. When i was 18, in the year 2001, I became friends with a lifeguard . We were together when that one day , body parts were being pulled from the water . Ill never forget seeing a leg cut over the knee. This was right after 9/11 and it kinda got buried under the headlines. Ricky, my lifeguard friend, had good sense and had taken a picture of it with a camera. Many years later, we still remain friends, and just a Few years back, he had come across the photo, snapped a pic with his cell camera and sent it to me. It was then, I wanted to explore the story of Robert Durst and watch the jinx.

[@sammymobs3889]

He didn’t really evade police they never charged him

[@OdiGM-l8d]

He did it, he was clever enough, and he enjoyed the indirect attention.

[@susanwilcox6116]

It was probably all lies he told the film makers. He has been convicted and that should be it.

[@bevanbuckwheatshea5520]

Needs to get the death sentence. Murdered a number of people and used to kill his pet dogs.

[@lundyndavis5386]

did he call him BOB or did i miss something... isnt it Rob ?

[@kashina90]

Robert durst is a egomaniac, his lawyers told him not to do this documentary he dug his own grave. Well done to the film makers for finally getting some sort of justice

[@kaduisaui4596]

Should I wear the sympathy neck brace? Good idea boss!

[@annmoore8696]

Good riddance! 👹

[@GATURKS]

KZbinr GATURKS says: This documentary was really thrilling 💯

[@pibthoughtcriminal8599]

wonder if Robert is my Dad inheritance would come in handy

[@whall5477]

And he'll be dead anyway soon from cancer so in a sense living free as long as he did he pretty close to gets away with it all

[@margomalik181]

ANDREW IS SOOOOO GOOD LOOKING

[@beandipcartography]

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[@smpeace2683]

Snakes in the grass are very charming. Bob is a snake.

[@thicockTruman]

It’s pretty easy to tell an old person to do/say something I think he did it but still I could ask how Biden these floppy same questions and he’d give the same answers 💀

[@Dreamtime-Walker]

Durst’s Pointy Ears Give Me Devil Vibes! 🤔

[@janhanger]

i hope he catches another felon on the lose. he is america's sherlock holmes

[@sandrasmith3378]

How did it take 40 years? That's your question really 😆 🤣 😂 The hundreds of millions the family had.....Plus his "Power-house" father who was protecting him!!! *However, I'd be willing to bet $ that hid brother was helpful in assisting with the case moving forward AFTER the death of their Father!!!* Because that family is all about $$$ And his part of family fortune would get distributed back into the family's trusts accordingly. 😅🤣🤣🤣*

[@nathanleblanc6992]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Dbyrd9486]

Yeah because he's rich!! Famous family. Karma

[@_-0-_0]

I wonder if he would be deaf and blid, how could he be sentensed and attend court, but would there be any point even to put him to prison, even now is there any point to do this trial when he has just maybe couple years left of life

[@edwardmartinez]

Give him the water torture!

[@derekgleeson1353]

Youd exprct nothing less from him than the wheelchair and neckbrace act

[@bh1935]

Charming ? not sure I would see that

[@humanoidphenomnon6754]

There are 36 currently ACTIVE "Robert Dursts'. " And who knows how many that lived and died undetected. So you might convict one.....

[@massedabdulaty319]

Collapses.

[@massedabdulaty319]

I call America now united state of Israel

[@lorenzoperry761]

....... " Donald John trump " ....... 🎩

[@massedabdulaty319]

call USA now united state of Israel

[@JerryLopez-l5p]

Andrew is a punk! He used a guys story as a catalyst to get fame because he's a nobody.

[@godwillrise5442]

I believe Robert Durst is not guilty!!

[@bevanbuckwheatshea5520]

Are you crazy!! He killed a number of people plus his pet dogs. He needs the death penalty

[@donalee2023]

@@bevanbuckwheatshea5520 Bottom line, The prosecution did not prove their case, conviction or not. He could be guilty, it does not mean that the prosecutor proved his case, beyond a reasonable doubt. The defense will appeal, undoubtedly!

[@karlthewanz4584]

Well godwill I think you're wrong but's that just my opinion,and that doesn't really matter doe's it .I think he is dangerous man that will kill to keep people silent 🔕.

[@godwillrise5442]

@@karlthewanz4584 thank you for your reply.

[@asterzaster1]

@@donalee2023 actually the fact is they did prove their case: they won. That’s the definition of proving your case, winning.

[@justinh9846]

The doubtful cream subcellularly chew because grandfather positionally invite towards a billowy bottom. bashful, chilly hawk

[@benz500r]

I'm ashamed for our legal system that Dust got convicted beyond a reasonable for murder. They based it on the statements made for purpose of the movie. I'm not defending Dust as a person because he could have been a horrible person.

[@asterzaster1]

Nah he was convicted because he was in the room where the shooting happened within 8 hours of it happening. From 3000 miles away randomly dropping in at that exact moment, not the day before or after, or any other 365 days of the year. What do you suppose are the odds of that being just a coincidence? Remember the killer had to be one of her close friends because she was hanging out and didn’t see it coming (not an intruder).

[@benz500r]

@@asterzaster1 you’re using an intellectual shortcut. There is no point of arguing that.

[@asterzaster1]

@@benz500r Yup it’s an “intellectual shortcut” called common sense. Juries are allowed to use it too, as they did here.

[@Terencehogben]

Justice has been done.

[@benz500r]

@@Terencehogben possibly so, but I’m afraid he was judged mostly for actions in Texas not in California. That kind of reminded me of O.J. Simpson’s case and his lengthy conviction in Nevada.

[@massedabdulaty319]

I call America now united state of Israel

[@massedabdulaty319]

I call America now united state of Israel

[@massedabdulaty319]

I call America now united state of Israel