Robert Durst convicted: US millionaire found guilty of first-degree murder

  

US real estate heir Robert Durst, subject of HBO crime documentary The Jinx, has been convicted of killing his best friend Susan Berman.

Durst was found guilty of killing Ms Berman in 2000 to stop her talking to police about his wife's disappearance.

Then aged 55, she was found shot in the head in her Beverly Hills home.

In The Jinx's final part, Durst is heard muttering to himself: "What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course."

Hours before the last episode aired, authorities arrested Durst in New Orleans for Ms Berman's murder. Jurors were played the clip during the trial.

Prosecutors called Durst, 78, a "narcissistic psychopath". It now looks likely he will die in jail.

Susan Berman was a crime writer, and had acted as a spokesperson for Durst when he became a suspect in his wife's disappearance.

 Source BBC