The eccentric millionaire, who was famously acquitted for a grisly Texas killing, had been serving life in prison in California for the murder of his best friend.
The 75-year-old real-estate heir is accused of killing Susan Berman, who was found dead in her home on Christmas Eve 2000.
A friend of Robert Durst testified in a Los Angeles courtroom that the real-estate heir and murder suspect once attacked him unprovoked.
One of the closest friends of real estate heir Robert Durst implicated him Thursday in the killing of his first wife and provided a motive for the slaying of their mutual friend.
A judge agreed to appoint a "special master" to review evidence in the murder trial of real estate heir and former fugitive Robert Durst Wednesday.
New York real estate heir Robert Durst, who became a nationally known name with last year's HBO documentary "The Jinx," made his long-awaited arrival in California to face charges of killing a friend 16 years ago, authorities said.