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| Born | Robert Alan Durst April 12, 1943 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 2022 (aged 78) French Camp, California, U.S. |
| Education | Lehigh University (BA) |
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| Criminal charge | Second-degree murder (2021; died before trial) |
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Robert Alan Durst (April 12, 1943 – January 10, 2022) was an American real estate heir and convicted murderer. 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 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 in 2021 and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. He was also charged with McCormack's murder shortly after his sentencing, but died in 2022 before a trial could begin.
His conviction for Berman's murder was automatically vacated upon his death because his appeal was still pending.[2]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Marks, Nancy Dillon,Andrea (January 11, 2022). "Robert Durst's Death Vacates His California Murder Conviction, But It's 'Absurd' To Say He's Cleared". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
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