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Virus Puts Durst Murder Trial on Hold
The long-awaited trial of New York real estate heir Robert Durst was put on hold Sunday for at least three weeks because of concerns throughout the court system about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
Robert Durst Described as an Abusive Husband
Weeks before she vanished forever, the wife of New York real estate scion Robert Durst was distraught, fearful and anxious to escape her marriage, two of her siblings and a close friend told a Superior Court jury Thursday.
Durst ‘Doesn’t Make Good Decisions,’ His Lawyers Say
Robert Durst, accused of murdering his close friend nearly 20 years ago, will testify that he discovered her body but did not kill her, his defense attorney told jurors and a stunned courtroom audience on Tuesday.
Prosecutors Pile up Evidence in Durst Murder Trial
Robert Durst all but confessed to murdering his dear friend Susan Berman on two occasions, a Los Angeles deputy district attorney told a Superior Court jury Monday.
Prosecutors Say Durst Confessed to Murder Three Times
Susan Berman was shot to death because she told Robert Durst that police wanted to question her about the presumed murder of Durst’s long-missing wife, Kathie Durst, a Los Angeles prosecutor said Thursday.
Robert Durst Finally Goes to Trial on Murder Charge
Nearly 20 years after Susan Berman was shot dead, Robert Durst, the eccentric New York multimillionaire made infamous by an HBO true-crime series, went on trial Wednesday charged with murder in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Robert Durst Loses a Round as Murder Trial Approaches
A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt by defense attorneys for accused murderer Robert Durst to strip the producers of an Emmy-winning documentary series about Durst’s alleged crimes of protection under California’s journalist shield law by having them declared “government agents.”
No Prison Time for Inside Trader Doug DeCinces
Doug DeCinces, the former Major League Baseball star convicted two years ago of making a $1 million profit from insider stock trading, must spend eight months on home confinement but will serve no time in prison, a federal judge declared Monday.