The JINX Case Study
Robert Durst is a multi-millionaire real estate heir but most famously known for his hit HBO documentary show “THE JINX” which ended up reopening his cold cases, in which he has gotten away with three murders. After his first wife had gone missing, he was never charged in her disappearance. Reported rumors of domestic violence made others think that Durst might have been involved. The case was cold for a while but reopened in 2000. Shortly after this case was reopened his spokesperson Susan Berman was found murdered in her house in California with a bullet hole in the back of her head. At the time there was no evidence tying him back to the case.. In his final episode, he is confronted with a new piece of evidence that is currently being brought
to court. During an interview with a graphologist, he compared Durst handwriting to the anonymous note sent to Beverly Hills Police Department at the time of Susan Berman’s death with a letter he wrote her back in 1999. Disregarding the almost identical handwriting, the graphologist noticed in both letters the same misspelling of Beverly. Forgetting his microphone was still recording, he stepped out of the interview paranoid muttered what is believed to be a solitude confession, “‘What the hell did I do? Killed them all of course.’” A day before the episode aired, FBI agents arrested Durst at a JW Marriott Hotel in New Orleans where he was staying under a fake name. Although the confession was a significant piece of evidence, but in this case, the handwritings and spelling on the letters seem to make a solid case in which Durst might finally be brought to justice he deserves.
to court. During an interview with a graphologist, he compared Durst handwriting to the anonymous note sent to Beverly Hills Police Department at the time of Susan Berman’s death with a letter he wrote her back in 1999. Disregarding the almost identical handwriting, the graphologist noticed in both letters the same misspelling of Beverly. Forgetting his microphone was still recording, he stepped out of the interview paranoid muttered what is believed to be a solitude confession, “‘What the hell did I do? Killed them all of course.’” A day before the episode aired, FBI agents arrested Durst at a JW Marriott Hotel in New Orleans where he was staying under a fake name. Although the confession was a significant piece of evidence, but in this case, the handwritings and spelling on the letters seem to make a solid case in which Durst might finally be brought to justice he deserves.