Prosecutors were denied permission to present evidence from Durst’s brother, Douglas, about the thefts.
Douglas Durst is the younger brother who bypassed Robert when he was named in early 1990s to head the business. That contributed to the siblings’ estrangement and a settlement years later that reportedly paid Robert more than $60 million.
According to a motion filed by the prosecutors in April, Douglas was approached by Kathie about a month before she disappeared. Douglas revealed to prosecutors that Robert Durst was “very upset” that Kathie knew about this.
But Douglas Durst had known about his brother’s schemes for years, according to the motion, and would have testified that Robert siphoned off hundreds of thousands of dollars by creating fictitious businesses and fabricating invoices for them.
Robert Durst murdered his wife and his brother and father helped him cover it up - before he killed a confidante 18 years later who was about to tell cops, lawyers claim as his trial resumes
Kathie Durst, the wife of Robert, has been missing for almost 30 years after disappearing from the couple s South Salem, New York home in January 1982
Her body has never been found and Robert has not been charged with her death, though authorities believe he is likely responsible
The Westchester District Attorney s office recently relaunched an investigation into Kathie s disappearance
Her family met with investigators last month, with three of her four siblings present for that meeting
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