Convicted murderer Robert Durst's wife Debrah Lee Charatan is again under the spotlight.
Durst was convicted for the murder of Susan Berman and sentenced to life in prison on October 14, 2021, but died months into his sentence.
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Born and raised in New York City, Debrah Lee Charatan is a real estate broker.
Charatan is said to head BCB Property Management with her son from a previous marriage, Bennat Berger.
According to her website, she operates in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Robert Durst and Charatan did not have children together.
The former couple first met each other in the late 1980s, and they reportedly dated for about two years.
They married in December 2000 in what was widely described as a secret marriage.
She supported Durst during his 2003 trial for allegedly murdering his neighbor who was found floating in Galveston Bay, Texas, in 2001.
The jury acquitted him because of a lack of forensic evidence.
According to reports, Charatan has not spoken to Durst since 2015 after the HBO documentary The Jinx aired.
The miniseries outlined the life of real estate scion Durst and his possible involvement in multiple murders.
On January 10, 2022, Robert Durst passed away due to a cardiac arrest he suffered from in prison.
In the fall of 1971, Durst met Kathleen McCormack, a medical student in her final year.
After just two dates, he invited McCormack to share his home in Vermont, where he had opened a health food store.
She moved there in January 1972, but Durst's father pressured him to move back to New York to work in the family business.
They returned to Manhattan and married on April 12, 1973.
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McCormack disappeared on January 31, 1982. She was 29 at the time.
Her body has never been found, as she was declared dead in 2017.
Durst has never been charged with Kathleen's death and denies any knowledge about what happened to her.
In December 2000, Durst's longtime friend and confidante Berman was found murdered execution-style in her Los Angeles home.
Berman had served as Durst's unofficial spokesperson when his wife Kathleen disappeared in 1982.
On September 17, 2021, a frail Durst was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting Berman at point-blank range in the back of the head inside her home in December 2000.
Prosecutors say Berman was about to tell cops how she helped cover up the slaying of Kathleen.
Berman was Durst's longtime confidante and had informed friends she helped him avoid prison by providing a phony alibi after his wife's disappearance.
During the trial, Durst was portrayed as an elite and a narcissist who thought he was above the law.
In closing arguments, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney John Lewin told jurors they had to hold the 78-year-old Durst accountable for Berman's slaying.
“Bob Durst is not crazy. He’s not some nut job serial killer who goes around killing for the thrill of it,” Lewin said.
“Don’t let this narcissistic psychopath get away with what he’s done.”
No charges have ever been brought against Durst in connection with Kathleen's disappearance.
HBO is premiering a sequel to The Jinx on April 20, 2024.
The Jinx: Part 2 will consist of six episodes and retell the last seven years of Durst's life and will stream on Max.
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