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[Convicted Killer] Robert Durst on a ventilator after contracting COVID-19, his lawyer says
LA Times ^ | JAMES QUEALLY

Posted on 10/16/2021 5:34:54 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Durst, 78, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday for murdering his close friend, Susan Berman, inside her Benedict Canyon home in 2000.

Durst has been held in a wing of USC Medical Center under the watch of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department throughout the trial, but it was not immediately clear if he was still in that facility or when or where he became infected with the coronavirus.

The 78-year-old spent the majority of the trial seated in a wheelchair. In court filings, Durst’s attorneys repeatedly sought a mistrial, claiming Durst was too sick to testify in his own defense.

A physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center who examined Durst previously testified that he was “profoundly malnourished” and at risk of “sudden death” from elevated levels of potassium, and said Durst had suffered a “mini stroke” during a 2019 court hearing.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark Windham slapped down each motion, dismissing the doctor’s testimony as “activism.” Durst ultimately spent 15 days on the witness stand at trial, often engaging in tense exchanges with Deputy Dist. Atty. John Lewin on cross-examination.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: anthonyfauci; california; covid19; covidstooges; jamesqueally; losangelescounty; obamacare; robertdurst; seeya; susanberman; vaccinemandates; ventilator

1 posted on 10/16/2021 5:34:55 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

A vent is the new old sparky these days.


2 posted on 10/16/2021 5:37:38 PM PDT by Theoria
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To: Theoria

Yep, the vent is a death sentence.


3 posted on 10/16/2021 5:51:48 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: BenLurkin

Did Hillary visit him too since she’s in California?


4 posted on 10/16/2021 5:51:50 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: BenLurkin

Is the crossdressing murderer being treated in the men’s wing or the woman’s wing?


5 posted on 10/16/2021 5:52:15 PM PDT by chuckee
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To: BenLurkin

Oh well.


6 posted on 10/16/2021 5:58:57 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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To: BenLurkin

7 posted on 10/16/2021 5:59:50 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: BenLurkin

A kind death for a worthless psychopath.


8 posted on 10/16/2021 6:12:35 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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To: BenLurkin

If he dies, he dies.


9 posted on 10/16/2021 6:12:57 PM PDT by dixie1202
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To: BenLurkin

Aw. Bye.


10 posted on 10/16/2021 6:14:35 PM PDT by Shady (The #JihadJunta is now a Dictatorship, there are no more “laws..”)
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To: BenLurkin

Ten bucks says that some Osama Obama appointee will vacate the verdict claiming that Durst was not fit to stand trial.As a result he’ll die never having been convicted of a single murder.


11 posted on 10/16/2021 6:17:54 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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To: dixie1202
An actual Chemical Engineer by schooling...


12 posted on 10/16/2021 6:47:15 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: BenLurkin

That’s a shame.


13 posted on 10/16/2021 7:12:53 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: BenLurkin

Durst seems to have been residing at Death’s Door since Obama was president. His affairs should by now, be in order.


14 posted on 10/16/2021 7:42:27 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Durst, 78, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday for murdering his close friend, Susan Berman, inside her Benedict Canyon home in 2000.
I'm no expert, but it sounds like their friendship may have been on shaky ground.

15 posted on 10/17/2021 9:55:32 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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