Robert Durst, subject of HBO documentary, arrested on murder charges
The story of Robert Durst only gets stranger and stranger. The 71-year-old heir to one of New York’s wealthiest real estate families was arrested in New Orleans yesterday and is being extradited to Los Angeles on a first-degree murder warrant. Durst is the subject of a six-part HBO documentary exploring the man’s life and his connections to three separate murder mysteries. The finale airs tonight.
Officials have yet to announce details of the arrest, but it’s likely that it’s tied to the 2000 murder of Durst’s friend and confidant Susan Berman in Los Angeles. Houston ABC affiliate KTRK reports that Durst’s lawyer will not fight extradition, but he will mount a defense in Los Angeles. The New York Times‘ anonymous law enforcement sources…
Source:: The Verge
