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'Missed Opportunities' Contributed To Delay In Robert Durst Murder Case, Westchester DA Says 'Missed Opportunities' Contributed To Delay In Robert Durst Murder Case, Westchester DA Says
'Missed Opportunities' Contributed To Delay In Robert Durst Murder Case, Westchester DA Says Missed opportunities by law enforcement decades ago led to the delays that allowed nationally-known real estate tycoon Robert Durst to get away with his wife’s disappearance 40 years ago, according to the District Attorney's Office. Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah released the findings of her office’s investigation into the disappearance of Kathleen Durst, whose body has never been found after she went missing out of Northern Westchester County in 1982, in the hamlet of South Salem in the Town of Lewisboro. Original story - Criminal Complaint Against Robert Durst For Wife's 1…

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Robert Durst Indicted For Murder Of First Wife, Westchester DA Announces Robert Durst Indicted For Murder Of First Wife, Westchester DA Announces
Robert Durst Indicted For Murder Of First Wife, Westchester DA Announces The Westchester County District Attorney announced that Robert Durst has been indicted for the 1982 murder of his first wife, Kathleen Durst. Durst, age 78, was charged in an indictment on Monday, Nov. 1, with second-degree murder, District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced. He is accused of murdering Kathleen Durst in the Northern Westchester hamlet of South Salem in the Town of Lewisboro on or around Jan. 31, 1982, Rocah said.  Durst was previously charged in a complaint filed on Oct. 19, with second-degree murder, the DA's Office reported.  "When Kathleen Durst disappeared on J…

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Westchester Native Robert Durst Takes Witness Stand In Murder Trial Westchester Native Robert Durst Takes Witness Stand In Murder Trial
Westchester Native Robert Durst Takes Witness Stand In Murder Trial Accused killer and New York native Robert Durst took the witness stand this week to defend himself against allegations that he killed his best friend Susan Berman in 2000 in an effort to cover up his wife's disappearance. Looking frail in a dark prison jumpsuit and wheelchair, Durst again denied killing Berman, who was a close friend of his and his wife Kathleen, who suspiciously disappeared in 1982 under questionable circumstances in Northern Westchester County. Durst grew up in Scarsdale. It is alleged that Durst admitted to killing Kathleen to Berman nearly two decades ago, but regretted…

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Accused Serial Killer Robert Durst's Family Helped Cover Up Murder Of Wife, Attorney Says Accused Serial Killer Robert Durst's Family Helped Cover Up Murder Of Wife, Attorney Says
Accused Serial Killer Robert Durst's Family Helped Cover Up Murder Of Wife, Attorney Says Accused serial killer Robert Durst may have had a helping hand in covering up the disappearance of his first wife, according to new reports. Durst - whose life and case was made famous by the HBO miniseries “The Jinx” - has been accused of killing his first wife, Kathleen “Kathie” Durst after she suddenly disappeared at their home in New York, in Westchester County, in 1982. Her body has never been located. Related story - Report: Ex-Wife's Family May Drop Lawsuit If Durst Reveals Location Of Body With Durst’s murder trial resuming after a 14-month delay due to COVID-19, lawyers are now sa…

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