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So join us as we revisit the years most unforgettable momentsfor better or worse.
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He had everything to lose.
ANDREW JARECKI, DIRECTOR,THE JINX: Number one, he likes to be the center of attention.
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Hes the eldest son.
And now even Bobs murders are suddenly going to be coopted by his brother.
The third thing is, he really does have a compulsion to confess.
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Bob called me knowing that he had killed three people, and he still felt misunderstood.
EW: What was your first impression of him?
JARECKI:He comes off as a gentle person, attractive and charismatic.
It was interesting to meet him for the first time.
You think, If Im a triple homicide suspect living in Los Angeles, might want to lay low.
I might not buy a canary yellow Smart Car.
Theres something about him that plays against punch in.
I saw the teeth for the first time.
JARECKI:I didnt think that Bob was innocent, but I didntknowthat he was guilty.
The big personality shift was suddenly I realized that I was dealing with a murderer.
EW: Why do you consider him your friend?
And I understand and can empathize in some way with certain aspects of his life without endorsing them.
I understand why he felt mistreated by his family.
I understand why he felt the loss of his mother.
I can feel sympathy for a 7-year-old boy who was present when his mother committed suicide.
That doesnt mean that I justify his actions.
We put the film at risk, frankly.
We let him be the fullest person that he could be and then ultimately allowed him to hang himself.
Do you think that thats an unfair comparison?
JARECKI:No, I think thats fair.
She landed on the macadam driveway below and died.
So we shot that at my parents house in Rye, and it just felt extremely familiar to me.
I think thats one of the things that gave Bob some measure of comfort.
Did that happen with the Beverley letter or before that?
And I said to him, Why dont you do it with me?
Theres a scene in that film where there was a party for his wife Kathie.
I just keep thinking hes going to say, That never happened.
The other way is that I yanked her by the hair, and a big chunk came out.
EW:Wow.Thats the first moment you thought, hes guilty of killing Kathie?
JARECKI:I always knew that he had a very good likelihood of having killed her.
But this was the first time I thought,Hes going to tell me.
EW: Were you ever scared of him?
I decided it would be smart to have a security detail.
Maybe the security started at the beginning of the series?
I think thats probably right.
Anyway, over that period of time, I had security, and that was a little nerve-wracking.
And she immediately started crying.
EW: Take me back to the so-called confession that Bob gave with the hot mic.
You didnt discover that until later.
Can you describe the circumstances of finding it?
JARECKI:So, it was basically the two big interviews, right?
EW: Right.
And you didnt shoot the second interview until a couple of years later?
JARECKI:How long was the second interview after the first interview?
I should know that off the top of my head.
That I did write.
We were just elated.
We thought that was about as close to a confession that we were gonna get.
Little did we know, he was literally confessing in the bathroom.
When he said those things, we didnt know that they were recorded.
It just wasnt what was on our mind at that point.
Cut to two years later.
Shelby Siegel, our intrepid No.
She just couldnt believe it.
They knew that Bob had been talking to himself, which we know he does periodically.
Zach said, He stayed in the bathroom for 10 minutes.
Is there anything else?
We have to go back to the source material.
They called me and said, You gotta get over here and listen to this.
They didnt tell me what it was, but I knew it was important.
Theres film of me watching it for the first time.
It was just, absolutely, staggering.
And then we needed to also share that with the authorities, so that happened.
They were preparing their case long before we ever found that.
JARECKI:The main thing that is important to understand is that my head was spinning.
You rememberA Few Good Men, when Tom Cruise says Did you order the code red?
and Nicholson says, Youre goddamn right I did!
That was what was going through my head.
From the standpoint of the sound guy, I think he felt the same way.
He took his headphones off.
EW: Youve said that you see yourself as an observer.
JARECKI:Its the psychiatrists dilemma.
As a psychiatrist, arent you also obliged to tell the police?
It wasnt like we thought we were freedom fighters.
EW: You watched the finale with Kathies family.
Can you describe that experience?
JARECKI:Both things can be true.
When I say Im his friend, I dont know if it would be the traditional definition.
Bob must be in a lot of pain to have committed these terrible crimes.
Once we turn somebody into a caricature, we actually dont learn anything anymore.
I guess what I mean by friend also is that I gave Bob what he wanted.
Its not impossible that Bob and I will talk again.
