Archive – 78-year-old real estate tycoon Robert Thurst, in a courtroom in Inglewood, California. Photo: Gary Coronado / Pool via the Los Angeles Times AP / dpa – Attention: For editorial use only and for the above credits only
A 78-year-old man was sentenced by a judge in Los Angeles on Thursday (local time), according to US media reports. Thirsty with bladder cancer, among other things, appeared to be sitting in a wheelchair on the court.
On September 17, Thurst was convicted of shooting his friend Susan Berman at his Beverly Hills home during Christmas 2000. At the time, Durst’s wife, Kathleen Durst, had to testify before police during an investigation into her still unexplained disappearance in 1982. Kathleen has not been found – and no charges have been brought against her so far. Following the verdict, Kathleen’s family demanded that Durstin be prosecuted for her disappearance.
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