Coverage dated October 13, 2021

Robert Durst, eccentric figure made infamous in 'The Jinx,' set to be sentenced for first-degree murder

Headline from Local News 8

By Steve Almasy, CNN Robert Durst, the notorious subject of the HBO docuseries “The Jinx” who was found guilty last month of first-degree murder, faces life in prison without parole at his sentencing in a California courtroom on Thursday.

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  1. CNN

    Millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst will be sentenced today (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO crime documentary "The Jinx," will be sentenced for killing his best friend more than 20 years ago. Follow here for the latest news.

  2. New York Times

    Robert Durst Sentenced to Life in Prison for Friend’s Murder (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    A jury found that Mr. Durst, subject of HBO’s “The Jinx,” killed a longtime friend in 2000 because of what she knew about his wife’s disappearance nearly 40 years ago.

  3. Local News 8

    Robert Durst, eccentric figure made infamous in 'The Jinx,' set to be sentenced for first-degree murder (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Steve Almasy, CNN Robert Durst, the notorious subject of the HBO docuseries “The Jinx” who was found guilty last month of first-degree murder, faces life in prison without parole at his sentencing in a California courtroom on Thursday.

  4. CNN

    Robert Durst appears in court for sentencing (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO crime documentary "The Jinx," will be sentenced for killing his best friend more than 20 years ago. Follow here for the latest news.

  5. Detroit Lakes Tribune

    Judge sentences real estate heir Robert Durst to life for California murder (opens Detroit Lakes Tribune)

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    Detroit Lakes Tribune's feed description

    The trial came six years after Durst's apparent confession was aired in the HBO television documentary series "The Jinx," in which Durst, who was still wearing a live microphone after an interview, went into a bathroom and said to himself, "What the hell did I do? ... Killed them all, of course."

  6. CNN

    Live updates: Robert Durst faces sentencing for murder (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO crime documentary "The Jinx," will be sentenced for killing his best friend more than 20 years ago. Follow here for the latest news.

  7. New York Times

    The Robert Durst Case That Was Decades in the Making (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The subject of HBO’s “The Jinx” was convicted last month of killing a close confidante in 2000, possibly to stop her from revealing what she knew about the disappearance of his wife. He will be sentenced on Thursday.

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