Andrew Jarecki delves into the complex life of reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes. At the conclusion of the original series, ‘The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,’ viewers worldwide were shocked to hear Robert Durst utter the words, ‘I killed them all, of course.’ Hours earlier, evidence uncovered by the filmmakers had led to Durst's arrest in a New Orleans hotel lobby. Over the next eight years, the filmmakers continued their relentless investigation. This gripping complete series uncovers police files, key witnesses, never-before-seen footage, private prison recordings, and thousands of pages of previously hidden documents. Prepare to be captivated by the shocking revelations and twists in this extraordinary real-life thriller with this complete second part.
This completed featured documentary series reveals long-buried information discovered during the filmmakers' seven-year investigation of a series of unsolved crimes, and the man suspected of being at its center – Robert Durst, scion of New York’s billionaire Durst family – and was made with his full cooperation. 'The Jinx' expose police files, key witnesses, never-before-seen footage, private prison recordings, and thousands of pages of formerly hidden documents. Directed and produced by Andrew Jarecki and produced and shot by Marc Smerling.
Lesotho's Maseru Central Correctional Institute in Southern Africa holds the country's most dangerous and disturbed criminals. Shockingly almost half the inmates are doing time for rape. The culture of sexual violence in Lesotho has deep roots in society. Women are taken as secondary citizens in their culture. And sexual aggression continues inside the prison. In this episode, Raphael Rowe will spend a week locked up in this African prison surrounded by sex offenders.
Schwalmstadt Maximum Security Prison in Germany. Locked up behind the walls of this 12th-century castle are 188 of Germany's worst offenders. The prison is a fortress surrounded by a moat, and houses dangerous criminals, many of whom attend intense therapy sessions.
Imagine being in jail. Now imagine living in a foreign country. Scary? Raphael Rowe served 12 years in prison for a crime he was eventually acquitted. He takes you inside these jails. Rowe shows what living conditions are for the inmates, as well as the guards. You'll never look at prison the same. In the first episode, Raphael Rowe spends a week behind bars at Tacumbu prison in Paraguay, where inmates scrounge in the trash in order to pay their own way.
Arrested and charged in 2019 with child sex trafficking, Jeffrey Epstein took his own life while behind bars in a federal prison of New York City in unclear circumstances. Many claim that Epstein had an international sex trafficking ring and he would take a lot of people down. Epstein signed a will two days before he committed suicide to move his money over to the Virgin Islands. It made it much more difficult for the victims to get restitution. Nor would the survivors see him in jail for life. But the judge was going to let some of the victims have their day in court.
Over the next eight years, the filmmakers continued their relentless investigation. This gripping complete series uncovers police files, key witnesses, never-before-seen footage, private prison recordings, and thousands of pages of previously hidden documents. Prepare to be captivated by the shocking revelations and twists in this extraordinary real-life thriller with this complete second part.