Real Estate Heir and Convicted Murder, , Robert Durst, , Dead at 78.
The Associated Press reports that Robert Durst, a wealthy New York real estate heir and convicted
murderer, has died at the age of 78. .
On January 10, Durst's attorney said that he died
while in a state prison hospital facility in Stockton, CA. .
Durst's attorney, Chip Lewis, said that his client died
from natural causes due to a number of ailments. .
In September, Durst was convicted of shooting
Susan Berman in her Los Angeles home in 2000. .
In September, Durst was convicted of shooting
Susan Berman in her Los Angeles home in 2000. .
On October 14, he was sentenced to
life in prison without the possibility for parole. .
Prosecutors proved that the motive for Berman's
death was to prevent her from revealing that
Durst had killed his wife, Kathie, in 1982. .
Prosecutors proved that the motive for Berman's
death was to prevent her from revealing that
Durst had killed his wife, Kathie, in 1982. .
According to AP, Durst had
long been suspected of murdering his wife,
who went missing in New York in 1982.
According to AP, Durst had
long been suspected of murdering his wife,
who went missing in New York in 1982.
Robert Durst met Kathie McCormack in 1971.
Two years later, the couple married
on his 30th birthday in 1973. .
At the time of her disappearance, Kathie
was a student in her final year at medical school. .
In 1990, Durst divorced Kathie,
claiming spousal abandonment.
In 2017, her family requested that
she be legally declared dead. .
Prosecutors also allege that Durst got away
with the murder of a Texas man which
he was acquitted in 2003. .
Prosecutors also allege that Durst got away
with the murder of a Texas man which
he was acquitted in 2003. .
Robert Durst was born April 12, 1943,
the son of real estate magnate Seymour Durst.