Robert Durst's Death Vacates His California Murder Conviction, But It's 'Absurd' To Say He's Cleared "Durst will not stand convicted of murder," said the DA who prosecuted the case. "The only reason for that is because he died" ...
Robert Durst, the eccentric New York real estate scion who was long suspected of foul play in the disappearance or death of several people close to him, and who was famously the subject of the true-crime miniseriesThe Jinx, was convicted of first-degree murder Friday in the 2000 killing of...
As jaw-dropping as Robert Durst’s “killed them all” confession at the end of HBO docuseries The Jinx was six years ago, the filmmaker behind the award-winning show says he wasn’t shocked when Durst was convicted Friday for the murder of his best friend Susan Berman.“I can’t say ...
Those are the words Robert Durst - an eccentric millionaire acquitted of one murder and long suspected in two others - apparently spoke to himself in the bathroom following the conclusion of an interview he gave to documentary filmmaker Andrew Jarecki. It's unclear whether Durst forgot he was st...
Robert Durst Appeals court could vacate Durst conviction A legal loophole could vacate the California murder conviction of late real estate heir Robert Durst, who was was serving a life sentence when he died in a California hospital Monday. Joseph Becerra, a retired investigator for the New York...
He was found guilty of Berman's murder in September 2021, and sentenced to life in prison. However, he served only a few months of his sentence before dying in custody on January 10, 2022, after suffering cardiac arrest. Durst did take the stand during the Berman tria...
Robert Durst Indicted in 1982 Murder of Wife Kathie Durst Durst is serving a life sentence in California for killing a confidante who helped him cover up Kathie Durst's slaying. General News Nov 1, 2021 4:07 pm By The Associated Press ...
In California, when a defendant dies and the case is on appeal, the conviction is vacated. So despite being convicted by a jury, because of his death, Durst's conviction in the murder of Berman was vacated - and no longer stands. ...
Only this year was he finally convicted of murder. Just two weeks before the Westchester County indictment, Durst, 78 and frail, was sentenced in Los Angeles to life without parole for the murder of his confidante Susan Berman in December 2000. The jury in that case found that Durst...
A legal loophole could vacate the California murder conviction of late real estate heir Robert Durst, who was was serving a life sentence when he died in a California hospital Monday. Joseph Becerra, a retired investigator for the New York State Police w