Frail Robert Durst with a breathing tube in newly-released prison photo

Murderer Robert Durst Dead Three Months After Life In Prison Sentencing

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By MLC on January 10, 2022 at 3:10 PM EST
Updated on January 10, 2022 at 3:11 PM EST

Real estate tycoon, Robert Durst, has died at 78-years-old.

The man, convicted of killing his friend and suspected of killing his wife, Kathleen Durst, died just three months after being sentenced to life in prison in October.

Back in 2021, Durst was convicted of killing his longtime friend, Susan Berman, execution-style.

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Robert Durst Is Dead At 78

Frail Robert Durst with a breathing tube in newly-released prison photo
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After his conviction, the wealthy businessman was indicted for the 1982 murder of his wife, Kathleen.

A movie, "All Good Things," starring Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst, loosely based on Durst’s life was made in 2010.

Durst’s death comes after his health was on the decline. According to reports, late last year he was placed on a ventilator after testing positive for COVID-19. He had also battled bladder cancer.

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His Life Became A True Crime Thriller!

Durst was born into one of New York’s wealthiest families; however, he became known for his headline-making misdeeds such as killing his best friend, killing his neighbor and the disappearance of his wife.

Many people online are still reeling from the death of “Full House” star, Bob Saget, and are now reacting to the announcement of Durst’s death.

One person tweeted, “Ugh Betty White, Bob Saget, and now Robert Durst? God really does take in threes. 2022 is Coming for all of us!"

Another wrote, “Robert Durst dead? Rest in piss bozo.”

“I feel like the headline should be "Robert Durst All The Way Dead, Now" because he's been hovering for quite a while #RobertDurst,” TV writer Harry Hannigan wrote.

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Someone else comically tweeted, “The universe knows balance. Robert Durst, dead at 78.”

According to MCU Times, the real-estate tycoon died of cardiac arrest.

His official cause of death has yet to be confirmed.

Durst’s dark and unapologetic ways were also chronicled in HBO’s “The Jinx” in 2015. It was in this documentary that he actually confessed on a hot mic that he had in fact killed several people.

“What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course,” Durst was recorded muttering in the final episode.

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