Exposing Murderer Robert Durst | The Man Behind HBO’s ‘The Jinx | Marc Smerling

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🗓️ 9 February 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Marc Smerling is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and director. He co-wrote and produced the HBO documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, which delves into the life of real estate heir Robert Durst and his alleged involvement in multiple murders. Smerling also produced and shot the documentary Capturing the Friedmans, earning an Academy Award nomination. He co-created the podcast Crimetown, exploring the impact of organized crime in American cities. His work often focuses on true crime stories, providing in-depth examinations of complex criminal cases. #RobertDurst #TheJinx #TrueCrime #HBOdocuseries #MurderMystery #CrimeDocumentary #UnsolvedCases #RealCrimeStories Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Marc Smerling: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0806830/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-smerling-05985934/ Website: https://truth.media/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: https://www.ianbick.com/shop Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 Growing Up in Westchester: Influences on Crime and Mob Interests 00:03:12 Meeting Mayor Buddy Cianci 00:06:31 The Creation of the Crimetown Podcast 00:09:31 The Enigmatic Life of Jerry Tillinghast 00:12:53 The Guilt that Led to a Confession 00:16:00 Investigative Documentary on Crime Reporting 00:19:04 Exploring Humanity in True Crime Narratives 00:22:15 Understanding Narcissism and its Impact 00:25:46 The Importance of Restaurant Meetings in Production 00:28:13 Heartbreak and Filmmaking: The Journey of Jesse 00:31:32 Humorous Encounters with Mobsters 00:34:45 The Influence of the Mob in Youngstown 00:38:06 The Journey of Creating "All Good Things" 00:41:25 Unearthing Buddy's Corruption 00:44:33 The Art of Storytelling in Crime Podcasting 00:47:53 Transition in Rap Music Video Directing Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Mark, thank you for inviting me over to your house today.
0:02.9	Absolutely.
0:03.5	This is a really cool set.
0:04.7	I love doing like these remote interviews because it's just, well, I guess remote's not
0:08.9	the right term, but being in different areas in different cities is really fun.
0:13.2	Yeah, you get a little taste of who you're interviewing too by just looking at where they live,
0:17.2	right?
0:17.5	Yeah, yeah, definitely.
0:18.8	And especially someone like you who you could find out so much
0:22.0	about on, say, like Google or social media, you never really know who that person is like behind,
0:28.1	you know, the production behind the show, which is, and what I think is fascinating. Yeah, yeah.
0:33.5	Did you grow up in Jersey? No. Well, kind of. I was born at St. Bartholomew's, which is not far from here, it's South Orange.
0:41.3	But I left New Jersey when I was eight, and my parents moved up to Westchester County in a town called Harrison.
0:49.3	And I grew up there. I went to Rye Country Day School. I'm a private school kid.
0:55.2	Yeah, that's like 40 minutes. Very titled. Yeah, 40 minutes from where I grew up in Danbury,
0:59.5	Connecticut. Yeah, yeah. Now, because you grew up in Westchester, was that where like the interest in
1:03.9	crime and mob came from? Because that was pretty prevalent back then.
1:09.8	You know, I never thought about this, but I did want to be a cop.
1:14.2	And my father was like, you're not going to be a cop.
1:17.1	I'm not going to let that happen.
1:19.3	And I always had sort of a pension for reading crime stories.
1:25.3	If you look at my bookshelf over there, you'll see the whole, you know,
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