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Judge orders Durst of 'The Jinx' to stand trial in murder case
Source: Reuters
U.S. OCTOBER 25, 2018 / 6:53 PM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
Judge orders Durst of 'The Jinx' to stand trial in murder case
Caroline Anderson
3 MIN READ
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Robert Durst, the subject of an HBO documentary, “The Jinx,” must stand trial in the 2000 murder of his longtime friend, a judge ruled on Thursday at a hearing interrupted at times by outbursts from Durst.
Durst, a 75-year-old multi-millionaire, was arrested in 2015 and charged with murder in the shooting death of his confidante Susan Berman.
Prosecutors say Durst killed Berman because she could implicate him in the murder of his wife, who vanished in 1982 when the couple was living in New York City.
The grandson of a wealthy New York real estate tycoon has pleaded innocent to Berman’s murder. He will have a chance to again enter a plea at a second arraignment scheduled for Nov. 8.
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Judge orders Durst of 'The Jinx' to stand trial in murder case
Caroline Anderson
3 MIN READ
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Robert Durst, the subject of an HBO documentary, “The Jinx,” must stand trial in the 2000 murder of his longtime friend, a judge ruled on Thursday at a hearing interrupted at times by outbursts from Durst.
Durst, a 75-year-old multi-millionaire, was arrested in 2015 and charged with murder in the shooting death of his confidante Susan Berman.
Prosecutors say Durst killed Berman because she could implicate him in the murder of his wife, who vanished in 1982 when the couple was living in New York City.
The grandson of a wealthy New York real estate tycoon has pleaded innocent to Berman’s murder. He will have a chance to again enter a plea at a second arraignment scheduled for Nov. 8.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-durst/judge-orders-durst-of-the-jinx-to-stand-trial-in-murder-case-idUSKCN1MZ36S