Robert Durst dead at 78 following sentencing for killing pal

CONVICTED murderer Robert Durst is dead at the age of 78 after battling coronavirus.

The real estate tycoon was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in October for the 2000 killing of his best friend, Susan Berman.

Robert Durst has died at the age of 78

HBOHe was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of his best friend, Susan Berman[/caption]

He was convicted of the murder last month.

Durst was apparently in “very bad condition” at the time of his sentencing, according to his attorney Dick DeGuerin.

DeGuerin confirmed on Saturday that Durst had Covid. He told the Los Angeles Times that Durst was on a ventilator, adding that he had difficulty speaking and breathing.

Durst was convicted of first-degree murder on September 17 for shooting Berman point-blank range in the back of the head inside her Beverly Hills home in December 2000.

At the time, Berman was about to tell cops how she helped cover up the alleged murder of his first wife Kathleen Durst.

Durst’s first wife disappeared on January 31, 1982 at age 29. Her body has never been found. She was declared dead in 2017. 

Durst had never been charged in the death of his first wife and denied any involvement in her disappearance.

Berman had told friends she gave a false alibi to police in order to spare him a possible prison sentence.

DeGuerin confirmed that Durst had tested positive for COVID-19 on October 16, 2021.

Durst was the son of New York real estate mogul Seymour Durst and the brother of commercial developer Douglas Durst. He was worth an estimated $65million.

APDurst was reportedly in ‘very bad condition’ at his sentencing hearing[/caption]

Galveston Police DepartmentHe was worth an estimated $65million[/caption]