The Jinx
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This article was originally published on February 16, 2015.
Weve republished it to coincide withThe Jinx Part 2.
Once he begins to speak, the resemblance to the latter increases.
Durst grew up in Westchester affluence as the eldest of four kids.
Was it a suicide?
That fatality appears onscreen as one of numerous actor re-creations Jarecki stages.
As Durst reports, his life soured after his mothers death.
He became sullen, angry with his father, and rebellious.
Years later, Dursts wife Kathie, by then an aspiring doctor, went missing.
Though police scoured the landscape, no body was ever found.
And though Durst was suspected, even investigated, he was never charged or tried.
No one on the train remembers having seen Kathie, however, and she never turned up again.
We also learn in episode two that Durst has no problem lying to authorities.
He freely admits that he lied to them when it was more convenient for him to do so.
Kathies friends think Durst killed Kathie.
Former district attorney from Westchester, New York, Jeanine Pirro thinks Durst killed Kathie.
I dont get along with most people.
Most people dont get along with me, says Durst.
He is a singular, compelling, and occasionally terrifying individual.
Whether he is also a killer remains to be seen.
