In the past decades, Robert Durst, son of a real estate mogul, remained free despite being linked to several mysteries---two killings and a disappearance, reports NBC Los Angeles. Although he was a suspect in these cases, he remained unscathed and unconvicted, says Celebuzz.
He was first linked to the disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen Durst in 1982. He was questioned, but no charges were brought onto him, says Reuters.
The second case came in 2000. Durst was linked with Susan Berman's death. She was Durst's close friend and confidante, according to reports.
In 2001, he was charged with murder but was not convicted of the death of his Texan neighbor, Morris Black. He pleaded innocence and said that it was just an act of self-defense. The jury was convinced of his innocence, reports Reuters.
His elusiveness then, became the subject of an HBO documentary series, "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst." The docu-series, created by Andrew Jarecki, tackles his life's intricate mysteries in six episodes. At first he was hesitant to participate in the documentary, relates Celebuzz, but after watching a movie done by Jarecki, he agreed to do it. The movie he saw was "All Good Things," shown in 2010 and starred Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst. It was inspired by Durst's life and was loosely based on Kathleen's disappearance.
Before the series ended, however, Durst was arrested in New Orleans. It seemed that the show itself revealed clues to the police officers to finally charge him with one of his murders--- that of Berman's at least, Reuters reports.
FBI agents arrested Durst on March 14, 2015, at JW Marriott Hotel on a murder warrant issued by Los Angeles County, says NBC Los Angeles.
The LA police said that after "The Jinx" premiere, they were able to see a glaring evidence pointing towards Durst as the killer, reports NBC Los Angeles.
In last week's episode, a handwritten address on a letter sent by Durst to Berman, recovered by Berman's relative, had identical handwriting to an anonymous letter given to Beverly Hills police, NBC Los Angeles adds. The letter supposedly alerted the police of a cadaver in Berman's home. The word "Beverley" was reportedly misspelled in both accounts.
It was ironic that the miniseries he approved of doing would eventually be the root of his arrest and could cost him his freedom.
In the finalé of the series, Durst was asked about these letters. He said, apparently rambling to himself, "What the hell did I do? Killed them all of course," reports NBC Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, Durst's relatives released the following statement to media outlets: "We are relieved and also grateful to everyone who assisted in the arrest of Robert Durst. We hope he will finally be held accountable for all he has done," Douglas Durst, a family representative, said.
