A grand jury was empaneled in New York on Monday against convicted killer Robert Durst in connection with the 1982 disappearance of his wife, even as the prime suspect remains hospitalized on a ventilator in California after contracting COVID-19.
Westchester County prosecutors have begun presenting their case to jurors, including testimony from key witnesses, according to News 12 Westchester's senior reporter Tara Rosenblum, who broke the story.
Members of the grand jury will be tasked with deciding whether to bring criminal charges against the ailing 78-year-old real estate heir.
Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah earlier this month decided to seek an indictment against Durst in connection with the unsolved disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst, 29, nearly four decades ago.
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A grand jury in New York is hearing a case against convicted killer Robert Durst, 78, pictured looking frail during his sentencing hearing in Los Angeles on October 14
The case in New York revolves around the 1982 disappearance of Durst's first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst (left), whose body was never found
As News 12 reported, friends and relatives of the missing woman were expected to testify before the grand jury.
The news comes just three days after he was hospitalized with COVID-19 and placed on a ventilator at LAC+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles.
A day earlier, Durst was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering his best friend Susan Berman in 2000.
A multimillionaire whose grandfather founded one of New York City's premier real estate companies, Durst was long a suspect but never charged in the disappearance of his wife.
During his trial in California, prosecutors argued that Durst killed Berman to silence her as she prepared to speak to New York authorities about Kathleen's disappearance.
Durst was sentenced to life in prison for the 2000 murder of his friend Susan Berman (left); a day later, he
