Tag: Robert Durst

BREAKING: Robert Durst Dies in Prison Months After Convicted of Killing Susan Berman

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Durst’s former wife Kathie Durst has been missing since 1982.

Murder

November 1, 2021

Robert Durst Indicted for 1982 Murder of His Wife

A New York grand jury on Monday indicted real estate heir Robert Durst in the murder of his wife nearly 30 years ago. Kathleen McCormack Durst was 29 when she was last seen in early 1982. While Durst, now 78, was questioned about her disappearance, he was never charged. But last month in California, after …

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October 22, 2021

Real Estate Heir Robert Durst Charged With 1982 Murder of His Wife

Real estate heir Robert Durst, convicted last month in the murder of his best friend and sentenced to life in prison, has been charged with the murder of his wife, Kathie Dust, in 1982. The Westchester District Attorney’s Office told Gothamist “that a complaint charging Robert Durst with the murder of Kathleen Durst was filed …

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October 14, 2021

Real Estate Heir Robert Durst Sentenced to Life Without Parole in 2000 Murder of Best Friend

New York real estate heir Robert Durst was sentenced to life without parole on Thursday for the murder of his best friend in 2000. A Los Angeles jury met for 8 hours over three days in September before finding Durst, 78, guilty of first degree murder in the death of Susan Berman, who was shot …

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September 17, 2021

BREAKING: Jury Finds Robert Durst GUILTY of Killing Best Friend

A Los Angeles jury on Friday found real estate heir Robert Durst guilty of the murder of his lifelong friend Susan Berman in 2000. The nine-woman, three-man jury entered deliberations on September 14 and met for eight hours over three days, after prosecutors laid out their case that Durst shot Berman because he believed she …

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September 9, 2021

Robert Durst ‘Wiped Away’ Susan Berman Just Like He ‘Wiped Away’ His Wife, Prosecutors Say

Prosecutors displayed latex mask they say the real estate heir planned to wear as he fled to ‘get away with murder.’

Crime Stories

May 20, 2021

CRIME STORIES: Real estate millionaire goes to trial after twenty years and 3 dead

Lawyers for the family of Kathleen McCormack Durst say they have new evidence to back claims that real estate heir Robert Durst’s brother and father helped him cover up his wife’s disappearance and death in 1982. Attorney Robert Abrams refused to share his information after the Westchester County District Attorney in New York announced she …

Trials

March 12, 2020

Real estate heir Robert Durst’s missing wife told his brother he forced her to live on food stamps

Robert Durst’s younger brother testified under subpoena on Wednesday at his brother’s murder trial, saying the real estate heir was cruel and he was terrified of him. “This is a horrible experience and I’m fearful of my brother,” Thomas Durst, 70, said at the trial in Los Angeles, the New York Post reported. The elder …

Trials

March 5, 2020

Real estate heir Robert Durst killed friend who helped him with alibi for wife’s disappearance: Court

Real estate heir Robert Durst went on trial in Los Angeles this week for the murder of his long time friend Susan Berman, who was found dead in her home on December 24, 2000, shot once in the back of the head. During opening statements on Wednesday, Deputy District Attorney John Lewin said the evidence …

Monday Crime Stories: Did millionaire real estate heir murder ‘best friend’ because she knew he killed his wife?

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November 26, 2018

Monday Crime Stories: Did millionaire real estate heir murder ‘best friend’ because she knew he killed his wife?

Robert Durst, the wealthy New Yorker who was the focus of the HBO show “The Jinx,” goes on trial in Los Angeles soon for the murder of a close friend he allegedly killed 18 years ago. Prosecutors theorize that Durst killed Susan Berman because she was about to be questioned by New York police in …