Robert Durst found guilty of first-degree murder

Published September 18, 2021 3:41am ET



A Los Angeles jury found Robert Durst guilty of first-degree murder in the execution-style killing of longtime friend Susan Berman, who was shot in the head in 2000.

Durst, a 78-year-old heir to a New York commercial real estate empire, “intentionally discharged a handgun” and “caused great bodily injury and death to Susan Berman,” according to the verdict on Friday.

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