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How Was Robert Durst's Arrest So Perfectly Timed With <em>The Jinx</em> Finale?


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Christopher Robbins

Published Mar 16, 2015

Modified Mar 16, 2015


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Robert Durst in a promo photo for "The Jinx."
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Christopher Robbins

Published Mar 16, 2015

Modified Mar 16, 2015


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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.

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