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On March 14, 2015, Durst was arrested in New Orleans on a first-degree murder warrant in relation to the Berman killing. On November 4, 2016, he was transferred to California and soon after was arraigned in Los Angeles on first-degree charges. In October 2018, Los Angeles County Superior Judge Mark Windham ruled there was sufficient evidence for Durst to be tried for the death of Berman. [1] His trial began on 2 March 2020 [2] but was postponed when Superior court judge Mark E Windham announced that the trial, which had been under way for six days, will stand adjourned until 6 April due to the Coronavirus . [3]
On March 14, 2015 , Durst was arrested in New Orleans on suspicion of murdering Berman (that friend) . On November 4, 2016, he was transferred to California and was charged shortly after first-degree murder. In October 2018, Los Angeles County Senior Judge Mark Wyndham ruled that there was sufficient evidence to prove that Durst was tried for Berman’s death. [1] His trial started on March 2, 2020 , but the High Court Judge Mark E. Wyndham announced that due to the coronavirus , the six-day trial will be postponed to April 6 , So the trial was postponed.
In their opening statement on Tuesday, the defense lawyers told the jury that Mr. Durst had used his key to enter Ms. Berman's home. “Bob showed up and found her dead and he panicked,” Mr. DeGuerin said. “He wrote the anonymous letter so her body would be found and he ran. He's run away all his life."
In Tuesday’s opening speech, the defense lawyer told the jury that Durst used his key to enter Berman’s home. "Bob showed up and found her dead, he was in a panic ," Degaline said. He wrote an anonymous letter so that her body would be found and he ran away. He has been on the run all his life.
Wife disappeared: 1982
The friend was killed: 2000 (His current defense ( the new version in 2020 ) is "opened the door and found the body of a friend, and fled after feeling very frightened, and wrote an anonymous letter to the police")
Dismemberment of a neighbor: 2001 (The defense was that “the neighbor pointed a gun at him, and accidentally shot the neighbor to death during the fight (legitimate defense). Dismembered the body in horror.” Through this defense , he escaped the murder charge in 2003 )
Short sentence: On December 21, 2004, Durst pleaded guilty to two bail jumps and one charge of tampering with evidence. As part of the plea agreement, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison and 3 years in prison for serving the sentence. [54] Durst was released on parole on July 15, 2005 .
The documentary "New York Scourge": 2015 . Everyone saw that at the end of the film. The FBI arrested Durst in New Orleans on the same day the last episode aired.
In October 2018, Los Angeles County Senior Judge Mark Wyndham ruled that there was sufficient evidence to prove that Durst was tried for Berman’s death. [1] His trial started on March 2, 2020 , but the High Court Judge Mark E. Wyndham announced that due to the coronavirus , the six-day trial will be postponed to April 6 , So the trial was postponed.
So we have two days to see how he can continue the story of the lawyer said. . .
"Years later, when the 77-year-old Dusit stands in court facing charges of intentional homicide, he will surely remember the remote night when he dismembered Black 20 years ago."
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