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In court for the first time since the pandemic began and facing charges of murdering his friend Susan Berman, Robert Durst — and jurors — watched his life play out in clips. FILE – In this March 5, 2020, file photo real estate heir Robert Durst, middle, sits with his defense attorneys, David Chesnoff, left, and Dick DeGuerin during his murder trial at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles. (Robyn Beck/Pool Photo via AP, File) LOS ANGELES (CN) — Jurors in a Los Angeles County courtroom experienced a bit of déjà vu Tuesday when prosecutors launched into their second opening arg...

Print this article A juror in the murder trial of multimillionaire Robert Durst was removed because she read about the case, a violation of the court's order, during a long hiatus. Judge Mark Windham announced he was removing the juror after she admitted to reading about the defense attorneys' requests for a mistrial, according to the The judge said the juror "took umbrage" that defense attorneys sought a mistrial because they felt jurors might have forgotten what they heard 14 months ago when the case was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Windham also jokingly acknowledged the extend...

Durst's lead attorney, Dick DeGuerin, told the panel in his opening statement last year that his client found the body of his close friend, Susan Berman, after she had already been killed in December 2000 at her home in the Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the murder trial of real estate heir Robert Durst reprised their opening statements to jurors Tuesday.

Durst jurors to get refresher in deaths tied to millionaire BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 17 1of17FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, real estate heir Robert Durst looks over during his murder trial in Los Angeles. Fourteen months after the murder trial of New York real estate heir Durst was put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, jurors are returning to court to see if they can finish the assignment they were given. A Los Angeles judge will question jurors Monday, May 17, 2021, to find out if they can continue to serve in the case that is ex...