Robert Durst’s brother, Douglas, is now the president of the company. The real estate company controls millions of square feet of office space in New York. And Forbes values the family fortune at $8.1 billion.
Robert Durst was the troubled son in the real estate empire.
In 2003, Durst stood trial in Texas for killing his neighbor Morris Black. Durst says he did kill Black, but pleaded self-defense. He even claims to have dismembered the body with saws and an ax. Despite his admissions, the jury found it was self-defense.
It has taken decades to convict Durst. So far, Susan Berman’s murder is his only conviction.
After the sentencing, Deputy District Attorney John Lewin called Durst a “narcissistic psychopath” who “killed his wife and … had to keep killing to cover it up.”
