All journalists have been here: One mistake that you failed to read over during the final edit or one spellcheck correct that radically alters the meaning of a critical sentence. It happens...you fix it...you move on. That's a little different than inaccurately labeling a celebrity vocalist as responsible for a series of murders however. And indeed the Associated Press, in an attempt to get out a story on the confession of a California real estate magnate for several murders, claimed that Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst had been arrested for the crime (from Metal Injection).
The true killer? Robert Durst. He was the subject of an HBO documentary series, The Jinx, which focused on the mysterious deaths and disappearances of people linked to him. His wife, Kathie Durst, disappeared during 1982, Susan Berman—someone believed to have information on the aforementioned disappearance—was murdered during 2000, and then Robert's neighbor Morris Black was murdered (and dismembered) during 2001.
So yes, these facts existed for a long time before the AP released its breaking report. Nonetheless, everyone in-the-know was amused to read:
"A Louisiana State Police trooper says millionaire Robert Durst has been booked on weapons charges in that state - on top of a first-degree murder charge lodged by Los Angeles authorities. Trooper Melissa Matey told the Associated Press that an arrest warrant was issued for the former Limp Bizkit frontman and he was rebooked in the Orleans Parish Jail on Monday under two new charges."
The AP released a correction almost immediately but it was too late: The error had already gone viral. Fred hasn't responded to the laughable incident, which is somewhat disappointing. There is an interesting coincidence in the story however: Although Robert resides in California, he was arrested in New Orleans, the home of Limp Bizkit's record label, Cash Money Records.
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