When Robert Durst was taken into custody for the killing of his Texas neighbor Morris Black, Debrah Lee Charatan visited him while he was in jail. Per The Cinemaholic, their relationship reportedly soured after Robert cooperated with HBO in the production of “The Jinx.” Although they were supposedly still married up until the time Durst died, she reportedly lived with one of Durst’s lawyers, Steven Holm, who referred to her as his wife, according to the Real Estate Weekly. Holm’s 2019 New York Times’ obituary referred to Charatan and Holm as being married.
Charatan remains president of BCB Property Management in New York, while also running the Charatan Family Foundation. She also received a significant amount of money in a settlement with the Durst family, according to The Cinemaholic. Charatan is not implicated in any of Robert Durst’s crimes, although Los Angeles prosecutors seemingly claim there is a connection, via The New York Post. As prosecutor John Lewin wrote, Durst needed Charatan “to handle his financial responsibilities, to provide assistance while he eluded authorities, and to carry on his affairs if he were ever captured, convicted, and incarcerated.” Robert Durst and Debrah Lee Charatan never had children.
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