Real estate tycoon Robert Durst, accused of killing his close friend, will take the stand
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Robert Durst, the eccentric millionaire subject of the HBO crime documentary "The Jinx," will soon take the witness stand in his defense as he stands trial for murder in the 2000 killing of his close friend and confidante Susan Berman.
Durst, 78 and frail, had been expected to testify last week, but the trial was adjourned Thursday after a person in the courtroom tested positive for Covid-19, the court said in a statement. Judge Mark Windham determined that the trial will resume Monday with continued cross-examination of memory expert Dr. Elizabeth Loftus. Durst is charged with first-degree murder in the 2000 death of Berman at her Beverly Hills home hours before she was set to talk to investigators about the mysterious disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst, who was last seen in 1982.
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