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Robert Durst

American real-estate heir and convicted murderer (1943–2022)

PersonDied aged 78humanQ3938263

Also known as Bobby Durst

Born: April 12, 1943
Died: January 10, 2022
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1.“Robert Durst, convicted murderer and disgraced real estate heir, dies at 78”theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/10/robert-durst-convicted-murderer-disgraced-heir-dies-78
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Birthplace: New York City
Place of death: San Joaquin General Hospital
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: businessperson
, murderer
, merchant
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Education: Scarsdale High School
, Lehigh University(until 1965)
, University of California, Los Angeles
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Robert Alan Durst was an American real estate heir, convicted murderer, and serial killer. The eldest son of New York City real estate magnate Seymour Durst, he garnered attention as a suspect in the unsolved 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen "Kathie" McCormack; the 2000 murder of his longtime friend, Susan Berman; and the 2001 killing of neighbor Morris Black.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Robert
Alan
Father: Seymour Durst
Sibling: Douglas Durst
Family name: Durst
Name in native language: Robert Durst
Birth name: Robert Alan Durst
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Convicted of: murder(2021) penalty: life imprisonment
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1.“US multimillionaire Robert Durst receives life in prison for killing best friend”straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-multimillionaire-robert-durst-receives-life-in-prison-for-killing-best-friendRetrieved 2021-10-15
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tampering with evidence(2004)
Medical condition: schizophrenia
Cause of death: COVID-19
Manner of death: natural causes

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