Robert Durst murder trial resumes May 17 after virus delay

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The murder trial of eccentric New York real estate heir Robert Durst will resume next month after more than a yearlong hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, a judge said Monday.

Judge Mark Windham denied a renewed motion by Durst's lawyers for a mistrial due to the "extreme delay" and ongoing concerns of mutations of COVID-19 that could pose a health threat to jurors and trial participants.

Durst, who turned 78 on Monday, is charged with murder in the killing of his best friend, Susan Berman, in her Los Angeles home in December 2000. The body of Kathleen Durst has never been found and she's been legally declared dead. Durst has never been charged with any crime related to her disappearance and has denied any role in her death.

 

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Wait what I thought this guy went to jail and died there!!! Okay we're doing this again!! robertdurst

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