Robert Durst dies in custody

Robert Durst died in custody early Monday morning, his lawyer said in a statement.

Robert Durst, a convicted murder who was awaiting trial on a separate murder charge, died in custody early Monday morning, his lawyer said in a statement.

Durst, 78, was sentenced to life in prison in October 2021 for the first-degree murder of his friend, Susan Berman, who was shot and killed in 2000 in her Los Angeles home.

Days after his sentencing, Durst was charged with the murder of his wife, Kathie Durst, who disappeared near their Westchester County, New York, home in 1982. Her body was never found.

Prosecutors allege Durst killed Susan Berman in 2000 because he feared his close friend would reveal details of Kathie Durst's death.