Robert Durst was born in New York City on April 12, 1943, [3] [4] and grew up in Scarsdale, New York. [5] He was the eldest son of real estate magnate Seymour Durst and his wife, Bernice Herstein. [3]

Apr 17, 2024 · Robert Durst was born into a wealthy family in Manhattan on April 12, 1943. Seymour Durst was the family’s patriarch, and he ran the Durst Organization, a successful real estate company in New York City. Seymour and his wife Bernice Durst welcomed four children: Robert, Douglas, Thomas, and Wendy.

Growing up the son of millionaire real estate mogul Seymour Durst allowed a young Robert Durst (pictured) to enjoy an affluent upbringing, but his childhood was not without heartache. At age 7, Durst witnessed his mother's apparent suicide when she plunged from the roof of the family mansion – an event psychologists reportedly theorized led ...

Jan 6, 2025 · Durst was the eldest child of Seymour Durst, whose family owned a prominent real-estate company. Robert studied economics at Lehigh University, and, after graduating in 1965, he attended UCLA, where he became friends with Susan Berman, the daughter of a mobster.

Mar 18, 2015 · Real estate heir and suspected three-time murderer Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO documentary series “The Jinx,” may not have grown up subjected to poverty and institutional racism, but...

Robert Alan Durst was born on April 12, 1943, in New York, US to real estate investor, Seymour Durst, and his wife, Bernice Herstein. He was the eldest of the four children of the couple. At the young age of 7, Robert Durst lost his mother when she fell from the roof of their residence in Scarsdale, New York.

Jan 10, 2022 · Born into a prominent New York City family in 1943, Robert Durst eventually carved out a distinct reputation for his connection to suspicious and sinister activities. In 1982, his young wife,...

Jan 19, 2025 · Robert Allan Durst was born on April 12, 1943, in Scarsdale, New York, into the prominent Durst family, known for their influential real estate empire in New York City. His father, Seymour Durst, was a renowned real estate magnate, …

Mar 16, 2015 · Robert Durst, the heir to a real estate fortune, has been under suspicion for various alleged crimes for more than three decades.

Jan 10, 2022 · Durst is passed over as head of his family’s company in favor of his younger brother, Douglas. (The last straw is his alleged habit of peeing in his uncle’s trashcan.) He breaks from his family...