New York millionaire Robert Durst charged with 1982 murder of wife

Robert Durst was recently sentenced to life in prison for murdering a confidante who prosecutors said helped him cover up Kathie Durst’s killing (Myung J Chung/Los Angeles Times via AP)

Millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst has been charged in New York City with the death of his former wife, Kathie Durst, who vanished in 1982, authorities have confirmed.

A state police investigator filed a criminal complaint on Tuesday at a town court in Lewisboro, New York, accusing Durst of second-degree murder.