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Robert Durst
American murderer (1943–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Alan Durst (April 12, 1943 – January 10, 2022) was an American real estate heir and convicted murderer. The conviction is now vacated due to California law. 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.
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Born | Robert Alan Durst (1943-04-12)April 12, 1943 New York City, U.S. |
Died | January 10, 2022(2022-01-10) (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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