Cockroaches, staged wrestling and more lies: the peculiar murder trial of Robert Durst

The infamous real estate heir was on trial in the murder of Susan Berman in Los Angeles 11 years ago

The latest and, most likely, last trial of Robert Durst, the wily, silver-tongued New York real estate heir who has spent half a lifetime seeking to explain away a string of shocking deaths in his midst, was always going to be a lurid affair. But the reality – of murder, dismemberment, kooky disguises and a compulsion to talk about it all – has outstripped all expectations.

Over the past four months, a court in suburban Los Angeles has heard Durst, now 79 and in poor health, repeatedly admitting that he was a liar and a perjurer. Even he, he said, had difficulty believing the central alibi for the murder at the heart of the case.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/10/murder-trial-robert-durst

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