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continued because of covid, took up again in 21, you could tell he was very ill. and the defense actually had a physician associated with cedars-sinai to come and testify in the courtroom, saying that this trial should be continued at this point, even dismissed, get another jury in time. and he, under oath, talked about all of the ailments of robert durst, one being cancer, one being esophageal, esophagus issues, immune system that was not good. his blood levels were not good. but the prosecution argued that he was passing some notes to his attorneys and that he was able to continue, so the judge kept going with that trial. and robert durst did testify in his own defense for about three weeks in los angeles. and he continued to say to the very end that he did not know what happened to his wife, kathie durst, who went missing from right here in new york city in 1982, just before she was about to graduate from medical
school. and everyone always wanted to know what he knew. that now is lost, unless he told someone of authorities of what he knew. we don t think he did. but there has been an indictment in the murder of his wife, kathie durst. and now he will not live to see that prosecution through. yeah, there were a lot of mysteries and deaths surrounding him. jean casarez, thank you for the breaking news. it s a brand new hour and we thank you for staying with us. i m victor blackwell. and i m alisyn camerota. new developments in the investigation into that devastating apartment fire in the bronx. the deadly fire in new york city in more than 30 years. the number of people killed was revised to at least 17 people, including eight children. but officials warn that number could climb. we do have some positive news this hour, and that is that only eight people remain
(NEW YORK) — New York real estate heir Robert Durst had spent decades evading the law. But in September 2021, the 78-year-old’s long and strange run came to an end when he was convicted for the murder of his best friend more than 20 years […]