Latest The Jinx—Part Two trailer takes us into Robert Durst’s last murder trial

The Jinx—Part Two, premiering April 21 on HBO, is uniquely positioned within the world of true crime because the docuseries itself became part of the story. Spoiler alert if you haven’t seen it (and if so, go watch now! It’s just as engrossing years later!), but Robert Durst was arrested for the murder of his best friend Susan Berman just hours before the airing of the original series’ final episode, in which he was caught on a hot mic muttering that he “killed them all, of course.” Incredibly, it was Durst himself who offered to tell his story to filmmaker Andrew Jarecki after seeing Jarecki’s movie All Good Things, which was loosely based on Durst and the murder of his first wife, Kathie.

The Jinx team’s discovery of a crucial piece of evidence (an envelope with a particular misspelling of “Beverley Hills”) over the course of making the original series led to Durst’s indictment for Berman’s murder. In a new trailer for Part Two, Journalist Charles Bagli reveals, “As The Jinx aired, Bob and I spoke after every episode. He was very nervous. And I thought to myself, ‘He’s gonna run.’” Jarecki kept the cameras rolling through his conviction, and the trailer promises more eyebrow-raising moments like Durst warning someone that the DA will be calling, “but you don’t tell them shit.”

Per the HBO synopsis, The Jinx—Part Two uncovers new information as the trial unfolds (Durst was eventually convicted and died in 2022). “The series brings to light material including interviews with Durst associates who had never before come forward, phone calls Durst made from jail to his friends, family, and lawyers, and video footage from the interrogation room where prosecutors interviewed him after his arrest,” the network states. “The series also features candid interviews with both prosecution and defense lawyers, as well as interviews with jurors and the trial judge.”

In addition to the new trailer, HBO released episode descriptions for the first four episodes of the six-part series. You can check those out below, and check out the docuseries when it airs on HBO (and streams simultaneously on Max) on April 21.

Chapter 7: “Why Are You Still Here?”
Debut date: SUNDAY, APRIL 21 (10:00-10:50 p.m. ET/PT)
As the first season of HBO’s “The Jinx” is airing in early 2015, and incriminating evidence comes to light, Robert Durst – scion of one of New York’s most powerful real estate families – goes on the run. He is captured in New Orleans and charged with the 2000 murder of his best friend, Susan Berman. With the help of his second wife, Debrah Charatan, Durst assembles a defense team, including the lawyer who helped get him acquitted in the 2003 murder trial of his neighbor in Galveston, Texas.

Chapter 8: “Friendships Die Hard”
Debut date: SUNDAY, APRIL 28 (10:00-10:50 p.m. ET/PT)
Durst contacts former friends and associates from jail, including Nick Chavin and Susie Giordano, friends who had helped Durst in the past. Nick initially tries to avoid getting involved in the case, but his wife Terry contacts the Los Angeles prosecutor to let them know her husband knows more than he is telling them, and Nick decides to cooperate.

Chapter 9: “Saving My Tears Until It’s Official”
Debut date: SUNDAY, MAY 5 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Durst appears in court for the Susan Berman murder trial in Los Angeles in 2020. The court hears details of his first wife Kathie’s disappearance in 1982, and the prosecutors make the case that Berman helped Durst cover up the crime. Bob’s dear friend Nick Chavin takes the stand.

Chapter 10: “The Unluckiest Man In The World”
Debut date: SUNDAY, MAY 12 (10:00-10:50 p.m. ET/PT)
Durst’s longtime lawyer, confidant, and friend Stewart Altman is accused by prosecutor Lewin of being evasive on the stand, but his wife Emily becomes distraught and is more revealing. In an unusual step for a defendant in a murder case, Durst decides to take the stand.