HBO has released the official trailer for “The Jinx Part Two,” a sequel to their Emmy-winning docuseries that chronicles the life and crimes of Robert Durst.
The new trailer showed Durst, 78, reveling in his reputation as a convicted murderer and included a clip of him brazenly waving from prison.
‘The Jinx’ debuted in 2015 and led to the arrest and murder conviction of the New York real estate scion.
The six-episode sequel will air this month, with the first episode available on April 21.
The series follows Durst’s arrest and trial for the murder of his best friend, Susan Berman, and his death behind bars at the age of 78 in January 2022 – just four months after serving a life sentence.
In the trailer for ‘The Jinx Part Two,’ killer Robert Durst, 78, waved creepily from his prison cell
In the trailer, Durst seemed to be reveling in his fame and bragging about his fame. “I get my own quarters,” Durst boasted about all the attention. “It’s huge,” he added. Pictured; an older Durst attending his trial
The trailer featured many blood-curdling moments, including a clip of Durst flailing in jail. In the clip, he was wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, and he squatted awkwardly before waving with both hands.
Towards the end of the trailer, a recording of Durst’s voice seemed to capture the disgraced real estate mogul bragging about his fame and stardom.
“I get my own fifteen minutes,” Durst said with no apparent shame.
“And it’s huge,” he added.
The trailer featured dramatic reenactments of the events surrounding Durst’s arrest. Charles Bagli, a reporter at the New York Times, said he spoke with Durst after each episode of the original series aired.
In the trailer, the reporter said Durst had been “very nervous.”
“I thought to myself,” said Bagli; “He’s going to run.”
LA Deputy District Attorney John Lewin echoed this sentiment, telling the camera, “Bob would flee the country and never return.”
“And of course that didn’t happen,” he added.
The trailer teased some of the recordings the filmmakers obtained of Durst’s phone calls from prison.
One of the recordings was from shortly after Durst was arrested. In the audio he said, “Steve, I’m under arrest.”
To which ‘Steve’ curtly replied: ‘oh boy’.
“Yes,” Durst said.
HBO will soon release a sequel to The Jinx, the announced 2015 docuseries that led to the arrest and murder conviction of New York real estate grower Robert Durst. Durst is pictured here in December 2016 and died in prison in January 2022
Durst was convicted of the December 2000 murder of Susan Berman (with him above) who had fiercely defended Durst after his wife Kathleen McCormack Durst disappeared in 1982.
In another interaction, Durst told a woman to “expect a call from the district attorney.”
“You’re not telling them anything,” Durst said, and he could be seen holding a prison phone tightly to his ear.
Deputy District Attorney John Lewin then commented on the trailer, provocatively saying, “It turns out that when you have a lot of money, people are willing to do things for you.”
As Lewin spoke, the trailer showed images of cash being printed and a photo of several checks signed by Durst.
“Because,” Lewin continued, “they think some of that money is going to go their way.”
The trailer then showed footage of several Durst confidantes talking to him on the phone. One of the women smiled as Durst waved at her.
Robert Durst was set to stand trial for the murder of his wife Kathie, who disappeared in 1982 and was presumed legally dead in 2017. They are pictured at their wedding in 1971.
Deputy District Attorney Habib A. Balian holds a rubber latex mask worn by Robert Durst when police arrested him in New Orleans in 2015
New York real estate heir Robert Durst appears in court during opening statements in his murder trial on March 5, 2020 in Los Angeles
“Everyone is going to work together to get me out of here,” Durst said in a hoarse voice.
The trailer then showed Nick Chavin, a friend of Durst and a friend of Durst’s victim, Susan Berman.
The trailer showed a photo of the three of them together.
“What do you do when your best friend kills your other best friend?” Chavin asked the camera.
At the end of the trailer, courtroom footage showed a weak-looking Durst. He was wheelchair-bound and spoke from behind a plastic mask.
At one point, Durst alerted a confidante that the district attorney might want to speak with her. He instructed her not to ‘tell them nonsense’
Durst is seen in a mugshot from 2001, when he was charged with murder in Texas
In an explosive moment, Durst appeared to address someone in court and say, “I lied to you.”
Then the trailer showed another clip of Durst waving at someone, his hand wrinkled and his fingers wriggling.
The trailer ended with an image of Durst from after he was arrested. He sat grinning in the back of a vehicle, wearing an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs.
HBO says part two will include “hidden material” from another eight years of their investigation, as well as Durst’s prison calls and interviews with people who have never come forward before.
Just hours before the finale episode of The Jinx aired in March 2015, Durst was sensationally arrested by the FBI at a New Orleans hotel, where he had registered under the assumed name “Everette Ward.”
He was charged with and later convicted of the December 2000 murder of Susan Berman, a longtime friend who had fiercely defended Durst after his wife Kathleen McCormack Durst disappeared in 1982 and was never seen again.
The original series ended memorably with Durst muttering to himself in a bathroom while still wearing a hot microphone and saying, “You’re caught.” What the hell have I done? Of course I killed them all.”
New York real estate heir Robert Durst appears in court during opening statements in his murder trial on March 5, 2020 in Los Angeles
Robert Durst, convicted murderer and subject of the HBO true crime documentary “The Jinx,” died while serving a life sentence. He was 78 years old. He is pictured on March 17, 2015
It later emerged that the quotes had been manipulated for dramatic effect, but the production – conducted with Durst’s cooperation against the advice of his lawyer – turned up new evidence, including an envelope connecting Durst to the scene of Berman’s murder , as well as incriminating statements. he made.
Durst was sentenced to life in prison for Berman’s murder. Prosecutors alleged his motive was to prevent her from revealing what she knew about the 1982 disappearance of his wife, who was later declared legally dead.
A week after his conviction for Berman’s murder, Durst was charged with Kathleen’s murder.
His death left a puzzle of unanswered questions surrounding her unsolved case, and renewed public interest in the deceptive misdeeds of one of America’s most bizarre killers.