“John Iadaola (https://twitter.com/jiadarola) and Hannah Cranston (https://twitter.com/hannahcranston_) discuss the accidental self admission of Robert Durst for his accused crimes.
‘The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst’ is a show in a documentary style mini-series from HBO that follows suspected murderer Robert Durst. In a final chilling episode Robert Durst was confronted with several new bits of evidence that finally made the man cave and admit it; he committed the murder of his wife in the 1980’s as well as more recent slayings.
The show has reached wide anticipation in the march up to the finale’s release, as Durst was arrested only days before the final episode aired. But many critics are calling the show cruel and questioning whether putting Durst on television has glorified him to other potential would be serial killers looking for fame.”
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Read more here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/03/15/the_jinx_finale_robert_durst_says_he_killed_them_all_on_tape_on_hbo_series.html
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Murderer Durst, Jihad On A Plane, Ted Cruz Scares Girl, GOP Budget – The Young Turks, 03/17/2015
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