The Jinx
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This article was originally published on March 9, 2015.
Weve republished it to coincide withThe Jinx Part 2.
Jon Stewart made fun of the verdict.
So did theTimesandthePost.When was the last time they agreed on anything?
Fred Armisen played Durst onSNL.
Hes pretty good, though insufficiently twitchy.
That leads us to our first major realization of the episode:
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Ultimately he was allowed to approach his Uncle Douglas with three questions and no follow-ups.
Jarecki tries to track down Douglas and speak with him about the documentary and is stonewalled as well.
When he calls, a spokesman tells Jarecki that Douglas has no interest in speaking with you.
The Dursts are a symbol, nationally, of family values, accomplishment, and success.
It must be very strange for Bob to not exist.
Douglas is not thrilled but does not immediately instruct Smithers to release the hounds.
They wind up at Douglass Manhattan townhouse.
No wonder these brothers do not get along.
But if Douglas is really scared of Bob, why close ranks?
Why not help put him behind bars?
If he could find Kathie Durst, thered be no accusations.
The lawyer brought in a private eye.
His report from 1982 was confidential.
The filmmakers manage to get a copy anyway.
The music at this point goes from ominous to downright creepy.
Later still, he said he called from a pay phone while walking the dog.
Shortly after this report, the PI and the Dursts agree to go their separate ways.
The PI refuses to say more now; one could conclude he has been paid well for his silence.
And, naturally, the Durst family never offered to share any of the information gathered by the investigator.
Once she accepted, he gave her power of attorney.
A lot of people believe Debbie knows Bobs secrets, whatever they may be, someone muses.
Because of spousal privilege, however, Debrah cannot be compelled to testify against him.
Then Bob disappeared for a while.
Spoiler alert: He was in California.
I could put him in California.
California is a big state, says Bob with a smirk.
He wipes his mouth and the smirk is gone.
Seriously, where is Veronica Mars when you need her?
She could have closed this case years ago.
Bob went out to Northern California sometime close to Susans murder.
He got his car out of the long-term parking lot on December 19.
Susans body was discovered the next day.
Among Susans belongings is a letter to her from Bob from the previous March.
Thats their plan for the next and final episode of this series.