Real Estate Heir and Convicted Murder, , Robert Durst, , Dead at 78.<br />The Associated Press reports that Robert Durst, a wealthy New York real estate heir and convicted <br />murderer, has died at the age of 78. .<br />On January 10, Durst's attorney said that he died <br />while in a state prison hospital facility in Stockton, CA. .<br />Durst's attorney, Chip Lewis, said that his client died<br />from natural causes due to a number of ailments. .<br />In September, Durst was convicted of shooting <br />Susan Berman in her Los Angeles home in 2000. .<br />In September, Durst was convicted of shooting <br />Susan Berman in her Los Angeles home in 2000. .<br />On October 14, he was sentenced to <br />life in prison without the possibility for parole. .<br />Prosecutors proved that the motive for Berman's <br />death was to prevent her from revealing that <br />Durst had killed his wife, Kathie, in 1982. .<br />Prosecutors proved that the motive for Berman's <br />death was to prevent her from revealing that <br />Durst had killed his wife, Kathie, in 1982. .<br />According to AP, Durst had <br />long been suspected of murdering his wife, <br />who went missing in New York in 1982.<br />According to AP, Durst had <br />long been suspected of murdering his wife, <br />who went missing in New York in 1982.<br />Robert Durst met Kathie McCormack in 1971. <br />Two years later, the couple married <br />on his 30th birthday in 1973. .<br />At the time of her disappearance, Kathie <br />was a student in her final year at medical school. .<br />In 1990, Durst divorced Kathie, <br />claiming spousal abandonment.<br />In 2017, her family requested that <br />she be legally declared dead. .<br />Prosecutors also allege that Durst got away <br />with the murder of a Texas man which <br />he was acquitted in 2003. .<br />Prosecutors also allege that Durst got away <br />with the murder of a Texas man which <br />he was acquitted in 2003. .<br />Robert Durst was born April 12, 1943, <br />the son of real estate magnate Seymour Durst.
