The family of Robert Durst's first wife, Kathleen Durst, took a step towards pursuing a wrongful-death civil suit against the eccentric real estate heir. Kathleen Durst had disappeared on Jan. 31, 1982, and was declared legally dead in 2001.
James McCormack, Kathleen's brother, sought permission from a New York Surrogate's Court asking for authority over his sister's estate. The authority currently rests with McCormack's 101-year old mother.
"The reason James McCormack wishes to be appointed administrator at this time is to commence a possible wrongful death action against the defedent's husband, Robert Durst," the papers state, according to Daily News.
McCormack had never given up hope of seeing his sister alive, but had to change his mind after watching the final episode of the HBO documentary, "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst," according to The Post.
"Bob uttered the words, 'Killed them all of course.' He didn't say, he killed one, or two, he said he killed them all," McCormack, 70, told The Post, referring to Durst's apparent confession in the documentary. "I turned to my ex-wife and shed a tear, and finally there was closure. The next step is justice. It has been 33 years of hell. (Robert) is my brother-in-law. I always thought, maybe, maybe please God, he didn't. But I'm accepting closure now."
Durst's lawyer Dick DeGuerin rejected the claims, saying, "Anyone can file a lawsuit. But to prevail in the lawsuit, you have to have evidence, and there is no evidence other than this docudrama that was designed first and foremost to win an Emmy," reports Fox News.
