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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 unprecedented and it’s the highest-profile U.S. case postponed because of the pandemic, Durst’s ...

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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 laughed. The length of the stoppage is unprecedented and it’s the highest-profile U.S. case postpon...

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 York's 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 wife's disappearance, resumed in Los Angeles Monday after a 14-month delay. Durst, a multi-millionaire who was the subject of explosive HBO documentary "The Jinx," has pleaded not guilty to the charge that he shot Susan Berman ...