Prosecutors lay out 'missed opportunities' in Robert Durst murder investigation
ABC News
A report shows there was evidence that debunked Robert Durst's alibis.
A series of "missed opportunities" and an overreliance on false statements made by Robert Durst delayed his prosecution for the murder of his then-wife, Kathleen "Kathie" Durst, by almost 40 years, Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah said Wednesday.
Rocah's office released a 13-page report that probed the entire scope of the investigation and found both police and prosecutors relied too much on Robert Durst's alibis that his wife was last seen in Manhattan before she disappeared from their South Salem home on Jan. 31, 1982. Her body has never been discovered.
Even though Robert Durst's claims were refuted by other evidence, investigators continued their search for Kathie Durst in New York City instead of Westchester, the report said.
"In short, it appears that the initial investigation suffered to some degree from 'tunnel vision' -- having a theory of a case, which is maintained even when there are red flags that should cause those initial theories to be questioned," the report said.
