Robert Durst was high on meth 'the whole time' while filming 'The Jinx'

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Last Updated : Dec 18 2016 | 1:13 PM IST

Newly and recently released court papers have revealed that Robert Durst admitted to using methamphetamines during the filming of HBO's 'The Jinx

According to the Los Angeles Times, the 73-year-old real estate heir told prosecutors in a three-hour interview on March 15, 2015, after his arrest on a first-degree murder warrant that he was high "the whole time" while working on the hit miniseries.

"I was on meth, I was on meth the whole time . it should have been obvious," Durst said in a statement.

Over the course of six episodes, 'The Jinx' investigated Durst's connection to the 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathie Durst, who is now presumed dead, and the murders of friend Susan Berman and his elderly neighbor in 2000 and 2001.

Durst is currently awaiting trial for his alleged involvement in Berman's killing after he admitted in the final episode of the miniseries that he was responsible for multiple deaths.

"What the hell did I do?" he said while in the bathroom and unaware of a microphone on his person.

"Killed them all, of course," he said to himself.

According to the Huffington Post, Durst was arrested in New Orleans on a murder warrant under suspicion that me might try to flee the country hours before the miniseries finale aired.

He was discovered in a hotel in possession of a firearm, 40,000 dollars in cash and a latex mask. Durst was later charged with Berman's murder, but has since maintained his innocence.

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First Published: Dec 18 2016 | 1:13 PM IST

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