Robert Durst, heir to New York real estate fortune and convicted murderer, dies aged 78
New York authorities tracked down Mr. Durst in mid-2001, only after he was jailed in Galveston, Texas, for yet another murder — the shooting and mutilation of Morris Black, his 71-year-old neighbor in a cheap rooming house. mr. Durst was hiding in the Gulf Coast town disguised as a dumb woman when Black discovered his true identity. Arguments and a fight ensued, and in a struggle for a gun, Black was killed.
Robert Durst, heir to New York real estate fortune and convicted murderer, dies aged 78 2