Robert Durst: American real-estate heir and convicted murderer (1943–2022)
Robert Alan Durst (April 12, 1943 – January 10, 2022) was an American real estate businessman, convicted murderer and possible serial killer.
He was the son of New York City mogul Seymour Durst, and the elder brother of Douglas Durst, head of the Durst Organization. His crime allegations and trial were covered in the HBO miniseries The Jinx.
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 Durst in December 2021 | |
| Born | Robert Alan Durst April 12, 1943 |
| Died | January 10, 2022 (aged 78) French Camp, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest caused by COVID-19 |
| Other names | Bobby Durst |
| Education | Lehigh University (BA) |
| Spouse(s) | Kathie McCormack (m. 1973–1990) Debrah Charatan (m. 2000) |
| Parent(s) | Seymour Durst Bernice Herstein |
| Relatives | Douglas Durst (brother) Joseph Durst (grandfather) |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder, tampering with evidence, bail jumping, illegally possessing a firearm, misdemeanor criminal mischief. |
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| Victims | 3+? |
Criminal charges
Durst was suspected of foul play against three individuals in different states: Kathleen McCormack Durst, his first wife, who disappeared in New York in 1982; Susan Berman, his longtime friend, who was murdered in California in 2000; and his neighbor, Morris Black, who was killed in Texas in 2001.
Durst was the subject of a multi-state manhunt and was convicted of dismembering Black, but acquitted of his murder.
On March 14, 2015, Durst was arrested in New Orleans, Louisiana, on a first-degree murder warrant signed by a Los Angeles judge in relation to the Berman killing. On November 4, 2016, Durst was transferred to California and soon after was arraigned in Los Angeles on first-degree murder charges.
On September 17, 2021, the jury convicted Durst of first degree murder in the death of Susan Berman.
Death
On October 16, 2021, Durst tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed on a ventilator. He died on January 10, 2022 from cardiac arrest at a medical center in French Camp, California at the age of 78. His health got worse after getting COVID in October and he also had bladder cancer.
Related pages
References
Other websites
- Robert Durst on IMDb
- Mugshots: Robert Durst[permanent dead link] at Snagfilms
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