Robert Durst charged with murder of ex-wife last seen 39 years ago

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(CNN)Convicted slayer Robert Durst, who was the taxable of the HBO docuseries "The Jinx," has been charged with the execution of his erstwhile wife, according to the Westchester District Attorney's office.

The ailment was filed successful Lewisboro Town Court successful New York connected October 19, territory lawyer spokeswoman Jess Vecchiarelli said.

Kathleen McCormack Durst was past seen successful 1982 and declared legally dormant successful 2017. Her assemblage has not been found.

Durst is battling Covid-19.

In September, a Los Angeles assemblage found him blameworthy of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to beingness successful situation without parole for sidesplitting his champion friend, Susan Berman, much than 20 years ago.

Durst has been charged with the first-degree execution of Berman successful 2000 astatine her Beverly Hills home, hours earlier she was acceptable to speech to investigators astir the mysterious disappearance of Kathleen McCormack Durst.

Her household is "very happy" Durst has been charged, lawyer Robert Abrams said.

The household volition not person further remark until the lawsuit proceeds, helium said successful a statement.

Murder day 'on oregon about' January 31, 1982

Robert Durst has been charged with 1 number of execution successful the 2nd grade successful the alleged sidesplitting of his erstwhile woman successful Lewisboro, New York, "on oregon about" January 31 1982, tribunal documents say.

Robert Durst testifies successful  August.

The one-page ailment alleges that "The suspect Robert Durst, astatine the supra clip and place, with the intent to origin the decease of Kathleen McCormack Durst, caused the decease of Kathleen McCormack Durst."

The ailment filed by a New York State Police researcher cites files maintained by the Office of the Westchester County District attorney, the New York State Police and the territory attorney's bureau of Los Angeles arsenic good arsenic "conversations with galore witnesses and observations of defendant's recorded interviews and tribunal grounds successful related proceedings."

The Town of Lewisboro Justice Court Clerk's bureau provided the complaint, which is stamped received October 19.

New York State Police deferred to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.

CNN is reaching retired to the Los Angeles territory lawyer and an lawyer for Robert Durst.

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