Robert Durst

Robert Durst
Durst in 2021
Born
Robert Alan Durst

(1943-04-12)April 12, 1943
New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 2022(2022-01-10) (aged 78)
EducationLehigh University (BA)
Spouses
  • Kathie McCormack
    (m. 1973; disappeared 1982)
  • Debrah Charatan
    (m. 2000)
Parents
Relatives
Conviction(s)
Criminal chargeSecond-degree murder (2021; died before trial)
Penalty

Robert Alan Durst (April 12, 1943 – January 10, 2022) was an American real estate heir. The eldest son of New York City real estate magnate Seymour Durst, he garnered attention as a suspect in the unsolved 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack; the 2000 murder of his longtime friend, Susan Berman; and the 2001 killing of his neighbor, Morris Black. Acquitted of murdering Black in 2003, Durst did not face further legal action until his participation in the 2015 documentary miniseries The Jinx led to him being charged with Berman's murder. Durst was convicted of the murder in 2021 and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. He was charged with McCormack's murder shortly after his sentencing, but died in 2022 before a trial could begin.

  1. ^ "US multimillionaire Robert Durst receives life in prison for killing best friend". The Straits Times (Singapore). October 14, 2021. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.