The Jinx
The State of Texas vs. Robert Durst
Season 1, Episode 4 · Aired 2015-03-01
Synopsis
2003. With Robert Durst on trial in Galveston, TX for the 2001 murder of Morris Black, many of those involved in earlier investigations – including Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro and Kathie Durst friends Gilberta Najamy and Eleanore Schwank – are convinced that a conviction is all but assured. Instead, Durst's attorneys, led by ace lead counsel Dick DeGuerin, surprises the court with an unlikely first witness and a brilliant self-defense strategy. Dramatic footage from the trial, combined with revealing recent interviews with Robert Durst, punctuate the courtroom drama that led to a starting verdict.
In the series
This episode is part of The Jinx (2015) on HBO.
Robert Durst docuseries — hot-mic ending that broke true crime open.
Key cast
- Robert Durst as Self
- Andrew Jarecki as Interviewer/Director