Lead prosecutor shares courtroom strategy that took down Robert Durst
ABC News
In September 2021, Robert Durst was convicted of killing his best friend.
New York real estate heir Robert Durst had spent decades evading the law. But in September 2021, the 78-year-old's long and strange run came to an end when he was convicted for the murder of his best friend more than 20 years ago.
The trial began in March 2020 but was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic after only two days of testimony. After a 14-month break, the trial resumed in May 2021.
Deputy District Attorney John Lewin was the lead prosecutor when Durst was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Susan Berman.
In December 2000, Berman was found dead at her Beverly Hills home. Shortly before her murder, police in Westchester, New York, had reopened an investigation into the 1982 disappearance of Durst's first wife and police in New York had intended to speak with Berman for the follow-up investigation.
