Share this @internewscast.com

A New York district attorney released details of a renewed, yearlong investigation of Robert Durst in the disappearance and presumed murder of his wife Kathie Durst, missing since 1982.

Durst died in prison earlier this month, after he was convicted in the 2000 murder of his close friend, Susan Berman. As CTPost reports, Westchester District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah released a report detailing the Westchester DA Cold Case Bureau investigation into Kathie Durst’s presumed death. While Robert Durst has long been considered the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance, police did not formally name him a suspect for decades, and Durst was not charged in the case until last month, News 12 reports.

Durst died in custody at age 78 before he could be brought to trial.

According to the News 12 report, the investigation found that detectives did not follow through on potential evidence in the case, including apparent contradictions Durst made to police at the time about prior domestic incidents involving his wife. Investigators also found that it took 20 years for detectives to determine that witness accounts claiming to see Kathie Durst in Manhattan after her disappearance were not reliable.

According to a producer for Law & Crime, Rocah said investigators never interviewed Berman about Kathie’s disappearance.

Durst was convicted of Berman’s murder after prosecutors successfully argued that he killed her because she had incriminating information about his wife’s disappearance. It is not clear why detectives never interviewed Berman in the 18 years between Kathie Durst’s disappearance and Berman’s murder at her Los Angeles home.

As News 12 notes, January 31 will be the 40th anniversary of Kathie Durst’s disappearance.

For the latest true crime and justice news, subscribe to the ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’ podcast. Listen to the latest episode:

Post source: Crime Online

Source: This post first appeared on

Share this @internewscast.com
You May Also Like

North Carolina Man Accused of Abducting Iowa Teen and Transporting Her to North Carolina

A man accused of taking a missing Iowa teen to North Carolina…

Careless Mom as 3-Month-Old Baby Dies from Starvation

Image with caption: Skylynn Tuerk (McLennan County District Attorney’s Office). Background shows…

Parole Board Rejects Lyle Menendez’s Request for Early Release

A panel of two commissioners denied Menendez parole for three years, after…

Mother and Stepfather Arrested Following 11-Year-Old’s Unassisted Home Birth

An Oklahoma mother and stepfather have been charged with child neglect after…

Man on probation arrested for threatening stranger with gun behind bar

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Early this morning, Robert Tilson Simmons Jr.,…

Man Kills Ex-Girlfriend’s New Partner After Catching Them in Bed

Background: The neighborhood in Alton, Ill., where Jarred Hayes was killed in…

Drunk Driver Sentenced for Tragic Crash that Killed Young Girl and Her Dog

Inset left: Jason Zehe (Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office). Inset right: Megan Voss…

Three People Hurt in Machete Incident at Melbourne House Party

A group of teenagers have stormed a house party armed with machetes,…

Husband Arrested for Wife’s Murder Shortly After Publicly Expressing He Misses Her

A man from California has been detained on charges of murdering his…

Man Sentenced for Starting Fire While Out on Bail

Background: News video of the 2022 auto accident involving previously convicted arsonist…

Alleged Stabbing Incident Ends with Brother Shooting Suspect

Dakota Hayes (Manatee County Sheriff”s Office). A Florida resident has been incarcerated…

Police Report Godmother Stood on Car as Girl Was Underwater

Inset left: Nafeeza Samad (Spalding County Sheriff’s Office). Inset right: Toddler named…