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| US tycoon Robert Durst arrested over Berman murder | US tycoon Robert Durst arrested over Berman murder |
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| US tycoon Robert Durst has been arrested on a murder charge ahead of the finale of a TV show investigating the alleged crime. | US tycoon Robert Durst has been arrested on a murder charge ahead of the finale of a TV show investigating the alleged crime. |
| He was held in New Orleans after a warrant was issued by Los Angeles police investigating the murder of Susan Berman. | He was held in New Orleans after a warrant was issued by Los Angeles police investigating the murder of Susan Berman. |
| Mr Durst is the subject of HBO's The Jinx, which is investigating three unsolved murder cases linked to him. | Mr Durst is the subject of HBO's The Jinx, which is investigating three unsolved murder cases linked to him. |
| The show says it has new evidence implicating him in Berman's shooting. | The show says it has new evidence implicating him in Berman's shooting. |
| The 71-year-old had been previously questioned by police investigating her execution-style killing. | The 71-year-old had been previously questioned by police investigating her execution-style killing. |
| Mr Durst will appear in a New Orleans court on Sunday but his lawyer says he will not oppose being transferred to Los Angeles. | |
| In 2003 he admitted killing Morris Black, dismembering his body and throwing the remains into a bay in Galveston, Texas, but a jury accepted his claim of self-defence. | In 2003 he admitted killing Morris Black, dismembering his body and throwing the remains into a bay in Galveston, Texas, but a jury accepted his claim of self-defence. |
| The property heir was also questioned by police following the disappearance of his first wife Kathleen in 1982 in New York. | The property heir was also questioned by police following the disappearance of his first wife Kathleen in 1982 in New York. |
| Mr Durst has always denied any involvement in the deaths of his wife or Miss Berman. | Mr Durst has always denied any involvement in the deaths of his wife or Miss Berman. |