Robert Durst’s former in-laws filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against his estate, exactly four decades after the deceased real estate heir and convicted murderer allegedly killed his first wife.
Four siblings of Kathleen Durst filed the federal suit Monday in White Plains, New York, claiming Robert Durst murdered their sister on Jan. 31, 1982, when she was 29. The suit, which seeks unspecified damages, says his “wrongful, felonious and tortious conduct was the direct proximate cause of Kathie’s death.”
Kathleen Durst, a medical student, disappeared after she left the couple’s home in South Salem, New York. She later was declared dead, although her body was never found. Her family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in 2015 after the release of a documentary film, which presented evidence linking Durst to the shooting death in 2000 of his longtime friend Susan Berman and included his apparent confession.
