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>> reporter: robert durst in his mug shot in new orleans, an image three families have waited years, decades to see. the millionaire heir was nabbed in the lobby of a marriott pacing back and forth caring a .38 revolver, staying under a fake name. a law enforcement official says it appears durst was preparing to three to cuba. are the walls coming in on robert durst? >> i would think so. >> reporter: this is the brother of kathleen mccormick. she wrote in her journal that she feared her husband, she was planning to divorce him. january 1982, they have a fight and she vanishes. durst takes four...

That is a huge allegation to make against the l.a. county authorities who have issued that murder warrant. but what about mr. durst himself? what is he like in court? today it was an old man who they talked about needing pain medication. now a day later, any difference? >> reporter: we heard that argument yesterday from his attorney making the case that he needs those pain medications. i have to say, he almost seemed a little more peculiar today. we talked yesterday about the glass enclosure that he was kept in away from the other inmates that also participated in this hearing today. and befor...

Jose? >> ron mott, thank you for being with me this morning. new information in the robert durst case the real estate heir just arrived for his latest hearing in a new orleans court on gun possession charges. that hearing scheduled to get under way top of the next hour. the appearance comes as durst awaits extradition to los angeles where he could face death penalty on a first degree murder charge. stephanie gosk is following the case. good morning. >> reporter: good morning again. robert durst may have waived right to extradition hearing, but authorities in new orleans are not quite done wi...

Lots of handwriting samples of him, we would look at every case between an "e" and a "y" and look at the spacing. people unconsciously space letters similar, especially in cursive writing when they're connected. what you pointed out -- i see california all the time in my case work. people write the c-a corrected, sometimes not. what you're pointed out is an unconscious hesitation. when a d.a. calls an expert like me, we'll have the opportunity to have looked at dozens of other samples of his printing and i think we'll find a match. >> you going to get a call on this case? >> i might. i work in...

Meet him. >> please stop. >> reporter: after the passenger was restrained, the plane returned to dulles around 10:40 p.m. law enforcement fushlofficials detained the passenger and was then taken to the hospital. officials found no weapons and none of the passengers and six crew members was hurt in that incident. back to you. >> scary moments, thank you. we're following new developments in the robert durst case. he's awaiting extradition to los angeles where he could face the death penalty. in addition to a trial for the murder of his friend. durst is facing a gun possession charge in new orl...