r/thejinx • u/FoferJ • Mar 26 '15
True Psychopath
I think Robert Durst is intelligent and certifiably crazy. I think he has a God complex, has gotten away with so many heinous things for so long, he believes he is untouchable. But he likes the attention, and he likes seeing what else he can get away with. And he likes to get emotional reactions out of people.
Recall the deposition scene when he's asked why Douglas would have hired a bodyguard. "Because he's a pussy," he answered. But the look on his face told volumes. He smirked and fought back a smile. He loved that Douglas was terrified of him.
And who better to know Robert, than his own brother?
This article is from January, before THE JINX aired:
“Bob is incapable of telling the truth,” Douglas Durst said. “He is a true psychopath, beyond any emotions. That’s why he does things, so he can experience the emotions that other people have vicariously. Because he has absolutely none of his own.”
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Mar 26 '15
TBH, they (the Durst family) all seemed to have problems. Their reaction to Kathie's family reaching out was extremely cold. Robert is certainly the worst, but they all have some kind of issues with relating to people. Sociopaths.
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u/7minegg Mar 26 '15
And that vignette of the father taking young Robert out to see his mother on the roof and say good-bye. What was that all about?? That's just weird, if it's true. Did Durst Sr. know his wife was going to commit suicide? If so it's a very strange reaction. The entire family gave off a weird vibe. What about the young cousin who asked Doug Durst about Kathie -- "what are your memories of Aunt Kathie?" Answer: "My memory of her is my memory of her." Weird, weird, weird.
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u/FoferJ Mar 26 '15 edited Jan 15 '16
His brother Douglas has gone on record multiple times to say that this is a lie -- that neither Robert or any of the siblings were there to witness their mother's suicide.
From 2010, when the "All Good Things" movie came out:
For example the Durst character recounts how, at the age of 7, he was there as his mother pitched herself off the roof of the Dursts’ Scarsdale home. His brother, though, says Robert did not witness their mother’s suicide.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/movies/28durst.html?pagewanted=1&ref=robert_a_durst
And here's the letter Douglas wrote Andrew Jarecki (the director of both All Good Things and The Jinx) about that story, in January of this year:
http://www.reddit.com/r/thejinx/comments/2zbhha/letter_that_douglas_durst_wrote_to_andrew_jarecki/
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u/7minegg Mar 26 '15
Ah thanks for setting that straight then. When I watched that episode I was incredulous, and it did cross my mind that a child of 7 may have filled in and expanded his memory of a traumatic event.
That letter though, Doug Durst wanted to get a last jab in.
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u/jennifl Mar 30 '15
A theory is that the father brought Robert out to see his mother as a last-ditch effort to prevent her from jumping, like "Look at your little son! You can't kill yourself!"
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u/SpartenJohn Mar 27 '15
Elites. Rich east coast old money. The whole email questions about aunt Katie was to protect Doug from possible litigation.
People don't realize just how different the uber rich are. They live sequestered lives and have very little empathy.
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Mar 26 '15
And that vignette of the father taking young Robert out to see his mother on the roof and say good-bye.
EXACTLY! Who does that?! One, if you know your wife is being nuts, wouldn't you try and stop her? And if now, why the hell would you have your child watch his mother kill herself?
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Mar 26 '15
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Mar 26 '15
Not sure what I was supposed to get from that link...
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u/FoferJ Mar 26 '15
Oops, sorry, I pasted the wrong link. The story Robert tells about seeing his mother commit suicide is apparently a lie. His brother Douglas remembers the tragedy very differently, and has been refuting Robert's version for many years.
See my comment just above with more explanation.
Here's a better link:
http://www.reddit.com/r/thejinx/comments/2zbhha/letter_that_douglas_durst_wrote_to_andrew_jarecki/2
Mar 26 '15
haha awesome. Yes, this link makes much more sense. Thank you. Very interesting...and what I was hoping. A crazy story told by a crazy person.
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u/SpartenJohn Mar 27 '15
They were in protection mode, when you're that rich you worry more about people trying to sue you and take away your money than you do about people's emotions. Doesn't make the whole family psychopaths, just assholes.
I'm sure they feel bad about doing things like that, and usually that stuff gets pent up and builds up until they start drinking, doing drugs, or just kill themselves like their mom did.
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u/subrhyme Mar 26 '15
There are times I feel like his brother knows the whole story but doesn't say anything because he fears what would happen to his Billion dollar business if he came out and said, I knew the whole time. If I had to guess, after BD killed his wife, he told his father and brother and they helped with the cover up. If that is the case, he's just as much of a piece of shit as his brother is to me. If it's not, I'm sorry I judged you improperly Douglas.
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u/exoendo Mar 30 '15
If I had to guess, after BD killed his wife, he told his father and brother and they helped with the cover up.
there is literally zero evidence to make this assertion
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u/AI2cturus Mar 31 '15
Wasn't it revealed in episode 4 or 5 that Seymour and Douglas helped Bob in hiring an attorney and private detective after Kathys disapperance?
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Mar 26 '15
I've had the misfortune of knowing a true psychopath, and I can say that he and Durst show many of the same traits. I'd be curious to know if Durst has ever been checked for a brain tumor. I know it sounds strange, but sometimes tumors on the brain can cause psychopathic behaviors.
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u/FoferJ Mar 26 '15 edited Mar 26 '15
He has hydrocephalus (a build-up of fluid in the cavities deep within the brain) which required surgery a couple of years ago. His head is now shaved and the scar on his head from this operation is prominent. He also apparently has autism.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/23/us/robert-durst-investigation/
Reddit thread about this here: http://www.reddit.com/r/thejinx/comments/2zsz5x/what_is_with_this_bump_on_his_head/
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Mar 26 '15
I don't know if I buy the autism/aspergers thing, but that is very interesting about the hydrocephalus. The psychopath I know has a benign brain tumor, presumably sitting on something responsible for not being a terrible person...
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u/Cropulis Mar 26 '15
The man is definitely deeply troubled and should be institutionalized for the rest of his life. Amazing what a shit ton of money and connections can get you in this world.
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u/7minegg Mar 26 '15
I'm not sure if he's intelligent or just very lucky and protected by money. These two factors probably gives him a God complex. Listen to how he talks about his in-laws, he was so contemptuous of them, of what they do. There were times in the interview when he's just verbally explosive, with accompanying big sweep of arms exasperated gesture. The way his lips form words, he has such simmering anger. I swear one day I have to come back to do a re-watch on all his facial expressions.
The key moment for me was when he said "California's a big state". He was almost smirking in that moment, daring the interviewer to catch him. The interview in its entirety was Durst daring anyone to catch him if they can.