Douglas Durst, chairman of the Durst Organization that owns some of Manhattan s premier skyscrapers and 2,500 apartments, said he and his brother had fought since they were children.
“He treated me miserably,” Douglas Durst said. “He would fight with me at every chance. He would embarrass me.”
Despite the bad blood, Douglas Durst said he was not happy to testify against his brother, who is on trial on charges of fatally shooting Susan Berman in 2000 at her Los Angeles home. He said he cooperated with prosecutors under threat of subpoena.
“There are other places I’d much rather be,” he said.
He would like to murder me : Estranged brother of real estate heir testifies
The estranged brother of Robert Durst, the real estate heir on trial in his best friend s slaying, has reluctantly testified, saying the two never got along and he feared his oldest sibling would kill him.
âHeâd like to murder me,â Douglas Durst bluntly told jurors in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Douglas Durst, chairman of one of New Yorkâs largest commercial real estate firms, said his brother was angry and bitter over an acrimonious inheritance settlement for tens of millions of dollars.
Real estate heir Robert Durst during his murder trial in Los Angeles. (AP/File)
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He d like to murder me, estranged Durst brother testifies
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FILE - In this still image taken from the Law&Crime Network court video, real estate heir Robert Durst watches as his defense attorney Dick DeGuerin presents a new round of opening statements in the murder case against Durst after a 14-month recess due to the coronavirus pandemic in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Inglewood, Calif., on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Durst, 78, an heir to a New York commercial real estate empire, is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of his best friend, Susan Berman. A judge on Monday, June 14 has ordered that the trial of Durst will continue, despite defense requests for a delay because he s in too much pain. Durst was hospitalized and the trial was put on pause Thursday, June 10. (Law&Crime Network via AP, Pool, File)
Robert Durst s Estranged Brother Tells Court: He d Like To Murder Me
Douglas Durst reluctantly testified Monday that the two never got along and he feared his oldest sibling would kill him.
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In this still image taken from the Law&Crime Network court video, shows Douglas Durst, testifies at his brother s murder trial in Los Angeles Superior Court in Inglewood, Calif. on Monday, June 28, 2021. The estranged brother of murder suspect Robert Durst has reluctantly testified that the two never got along and he feared his brother would kill him. Douglas Durst bluntly told jurors Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court that his older brother would like to murder me. (Law&Crime Network via AP, Pool)