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LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest New York real estate heir Robert Durst in the killing of his best friend and another five to bring him to trial. After just two days of testimony, jurors were sent home when the coronavirus closed courthouses.

By City News Service May 17, 2021 INGLEWOOD (CNS) - A judge is expected today to hear an emergency motion filed by Robert Dursts attorneys asking for his murder trial to be postponed indefinitely due to the 78-year-old real estate scions “life-threatening health issues and for the defendant to be released on a “high bail amount. The hearing is scheduled for an hour before jurors in Dursts trial are set to return to court following a delay of more than a year as a result of the COVID-19 pan...

Robert Durst trial to resume after long delay By Brian Melley Robert Durst trial to resume after long delay LOS ANGELES - It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest New York real estate heir Robert Durst in the killing of his best friend and another five to bring him to trial. After just two days of testimony, jurors were sent home when the coronavirus closed courthouses. On Monday, more than 14 months later, the jury is returning to Los Angeles County Superior Court to see if they can comple...

The judge in the case said he’s committed to resuming trial this week. FILE – In this March 10, 2020, file photo, real estate heir Robert Durst looks over during his murder trial in Los Angeles. The murder trial of the eccentric New York real estate heir Durst will resume this week, after more than a yearlong hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, Pool, File) LOS ANGELES (CN) — Jurors in the murder trial against New York real estate scion Robert Durst returned to...

The murder trial of multimillionaire Robert Durst has resumed without the defendant present and with arguments about whether the case should continue at all after a 14-month recess.

LOS ANGELES — It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest New York real estate heir Robert Durst in the killing of his best friend and another five to bring him to trial. After just two days of testimony, jurors were sent home when the coronavirus closed courthouses. On Monday, more than 14 months later, the jury is returning to Los Angeles County Superior Court to see if they can complete their assignment. If so, it could be a first for the U.S. legal system. The length of the stoppage is ...

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A Los Angeles judge today denied an emergency motion filed by Robert Durst's attorneys asking for his murder trial to be postponed indefinitely.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The murder trial of multimillionaire Robert Durst resumed Monday without the defendant present and with arguments about whether the case should continue after a rare 14-month recess. Judge Mark Windham questioned jurors in Los Angeles County Superior Court to see if they can complete their assignment that was interrupted in March 2020 during the pandemic. If so, it could be a first for the U.S. legal system. “So, where did we leave off?” Windham said as jurors la...

Murder trial of US scion Robert Durst resumes after long Covid delay AFP 1 hr ago AFP © POOL Robert Durst is an estranged member of one of New Yorks wealthiest and most powerful real estate dynasties The murder trial of notorious US real estate scion Robert Durst, who is accused of killing his best friend to prevent her talking to police about his wifes disappearance, resumed in Los Angeles Monday after a 14-month delay. Durst, a multi-millionaire who was the subject of exp...