- The New York real estate heir is serving a life sentence after his September conviction for the 2000 murder of his best friend, Susan Berman.
- Kathie Durst disappeared on the night of Jan. 31, 1982, following an argument with her husband. Her body has never been found.
Millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst was indicted Monday by a New York grand jury for the murder of his wife Kathie, who disappeared from their South Salem cottage following an argument nearly four decades ago.
The 78-year-old Scarsdale native is currently in a California state prison hospital facility. He is serving a life sentence following his conviction in September for first-degree murder in the December 2000 fatal shooting of his best friend, Susan Berman, at her Los Angeles home.
Jurors agreed with Los Angeles prosecutors that Berman helped Durst cover up the Jan. 31, 1982, killing of his 29-year-old wife and that he sought to silence her when he learned investigators were taking a fresh look at Kathie’s disappearance.
The grand jury in Westchester County Court heard evidence in the case over two weeks and charged Durst with second-degree murder. The indictment was handed up to state Supreme Court Justice Barry Warhit, who signed an arrest warrant that will be lodged with California prison officials as Durst’s extradition is sought.
Durst suffers from a variety of medical conditions including bladder and esophageal cancer. Whether he would fight extradition was unclear. One of his lawyers in the…
