May 17, 2021 Robert Durst murder trial to resume after unprecedented delay It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest New York real estate heir Robert Durst in the killing of his best friend and another five to bring him to trial. After just two days of testimony, jurors were sent home when the coronavirus closed courthouses.
March 17, 2020 Crime and coronavirus: DOJ seeks fraudsters, trials suspended, jails fear outbreaks The U.S. justice system is experiencing upheaval among the global coronavirus pandemic.
March 10, 2020 Robert Durst admits to writing anonymous letter to police, finding body of slain best friend — but didn't kill her, attorney says Robert Durst's defense attorney admitted to the court on Tuesday that the wealthy real estate heir discovered the body of his dead best friend, panicked, wrote an anonymous letter to police with a glaring typo, and fled the scene, but despite this, he did not kill her.
