Convicted Murderer Robert Durst Dies In Prison At Age 78
Real estate heir Robert Durst, who was convicted last year of killing a friend in her Benedict Canyon home, has died in a California prison at the age of 78.
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Kathie Durst's body has never been found.
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Prosecutors allege Durst shot his longtime friend Berman because she was going to speak to investigators about the 1982 disappearance of Durst's first wife, whose body has never been found.
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Robert Durst Testifies He Found Longtime Friend Dead Inside Her Home
New York real estate scion Robert Durst testified Monday that he sent police a letter letting them know about a cadaver inside Susan Berman's Benedict Canyon home after finding her body there in December of 2000.
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Robert Durst, On Trial For Murder Of Friend Susan Berman, Claims She Got Along Well With Wife Kathie Before Disappearance
Prosecutors contend Durst killed his wife in 1982, and murdered Berman in December of 2000 because she was about to talk to police about his involvement in her disappearance.
Robert Durst Takes The Stand In His Murder Trial
Durst's testimony Monday was the first time he's spoken for himself since the trial began. The 78-year-old was seated in a wheelchair as he testified, and appeared frail, struggled to hear his attorney, and spoke in a raspy voice as he answered his attorney's questions.
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Robert Durst Trial: Defense Claims 'Evidence Is Lacking' In Opening Statement
Robert Durst's lead attorney Wednesday told jurors that the millionaire real estate scion had no motive and nothing to gain from the shooting death of his longtime friend Susan Berman more than two decades ago.
Robert Durst Trial: Alternate Juror Removed; Prosecution Delivers Opening Statement
The trial, which initially began days before the coronavirus pandemic prompted widespread closures, has now been restarted after a 14-month delay.
After Year Delay, Robert Durst Murder Trial Set To Resume
The trial of Robert Durst, a multimillionaire accused of killing his longtime friend Susan Berman at her Benedict Canyon home back in 2000, is set to resume Monday at the Inglewood Courthouse after a year-long delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Robert Durst's Attorneys File Motion To Indefinitely Postpone Trial For The Shooting Death Of Susan Berman
Attorneys for Robert Durst, accused of December 2000 shooting death of Susan Berman, asked the judge Thursday to indefinitely postpone the trial.
Robert Durst Murder Trial Postponed Again Until April 2021 Due To Pandemic
The murder trial for former real estate scion Robert Durst - already previously delayed by the coronavirus emergency - was postponed again Friday until next April.
Murder Trial Of Robert Durst May Not Resume Until April 2021 Due To Pandemic
The murder trial of New York real estate heir Robert Durst may not resume until April of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Defense Attorneys Ask For Mistrial In Robert Durst Murder Case Due To Pandemic-Related Delays
The trial has been paused since March 12.
Attorney: New York Real Estate Heir Robert Durst Will Testify In His Own Defense During Murder Trial
DeGuerin's remarks were part of the first day of the defense's opening statement, after the prosecution wrapped up its three-day opening statement on Monday.
Prosecution Wraps Up Opening Statement In Murder Trial Against New York Real Estate Heir Robert Durst
Closing statements concluded Wednesday for Robert Durst, who is accused of accused of killing his longtime friend, Susan Berman, in 2000.
Jury Selection In Robert Durst Case Begins Wednesday
Durst, 76, faces one count of murder for the 2000 killing of his friend, Susan Berman.
Durst Wrote `Cadaver Note' About Body in Benedict Canyon Home
After months of legal wrangling over the use of handwriting experts to determine who wrote an anonymous December 2000 note to police alerting them to a body inside a Benedict Canyon home, an attorney for millionaire New York real estate scion Robert Durst now admits his client wrote the message.
Durst Court Hearing Opens With Letter About Body
A hearing Monday will determine if there is enough evidence to require New York real estate heir Robert Durst to stand trial for the December 2000 execution-style shooting death of a close friend in her Benedict Canyon home.
Murder Suspect Durst Briefly Hospitalized, Hearing Delayed
The subject of HBO's "The Jynx" is facing murder charges in the 2000 killing of one of his closest friends, Susan Berman.
'Secret Witness' To Testify In Robert Durst Murder Case
A "secret witness" who fears for his life is expected to testify Wednesday against New York real estate heir Robert Durst in a California murder case.
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