Robert Durst runs the TXU Turkey Trot 5K
Supposedly, eccentric multimillionaire Robert Durst, who just recently ended his parole after pleading guilty in Galveston in 2004 to felony evidence tampering and bail-jumping charges, has been seen recently, has become a runner!
Fox 26 Houston investigative reporter Carolyn Canville reported on Tuesday's 9 p.m. news that Durst was photographed running Thanksgiving Day's TXU Energy Turkey Trot 5K.
See the video story, "Robert Durst On The Run," here.
Not familiar with Robert Durst?
Read this from the Chronicle's November 28th story on Robert Durst becoming free of government supervision last Wednesday:
A jury in 2003 acquitted Durst of murder although Durst admitted dismembering neighbor Morris Black's body and tossing the parts into Galveston Bay in garbage bags. Durst testified he panicked after Black died from an accidental gunshot to the head as the two struggled over a pistol in Durst's apartment on Sept. 28, 2001.
Durst testified he was drunk and high on marijuana when he cut up the body. His attorneys told jurors he also suffered from Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism that makes it difficult for sufferers to have normal social contacts and friendships. Black's legs, arms and torso were recovered, but his head was not.
For the entire Chronicle story, please see the following link.
The article quoted his high-powered lawyer, Dick DeGuerin, as saying, "Bob is going to be relieved. I think he wants to fade into anonymity."
It turns out Thursday, a day after his parole ended, Durst was seen in a meeting of Fourth Ward homeowners (where he reportedly owns property) that was attended by City of Houston Mayor Bill White.
Yes, he was acquitted of the crime, but I can be certain that if I do the Jingle Bell Run 5-Miler Sunday afternoon with Waverly ... I'm going to be looking over my - and JoePa's - shoulder.
Fox 26 Houston investigative reporter Carolyn Canville reported on Tuesday's 9 p.m. news that Durst was photographed running Thanksgiving Day's TXU Energy Turkey Trot 5K.
See the video story, "Robert Durst On The Run," here.
Not familiar with Robert Durst?
Read this from the Chronicle's November 28th story on Robert Durst becoming free of government supervision last Wednesday:
A jury in 2003 acquitted Durst of murder although Durst admitted dismembering neighbor Morris Black's body and tossing the parts into Galveston Bay in garbage bags. Durst testified he panicked after Black died from an accidental gunshot to the head as the two struggled over a pistol in Durst's apartment on Sept. 28, 2001.
Durst testified he was drunk and high on marijuana when he cut up the body. His attorneys told jurors he also suffered from Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism that makes it difficult for sufferers to have normal social contacts and friendships. Black's legs, arms and torso were recovered, but his head was not.
For the entire Chronicle story, please see the following link.
The article quoted his high-powered lawyer, Dick DeGuerin, as saying, "Bob is going to be relieved. I think he wants to fade into anonymity."
It turns out Thursday, a day after his parole ended, Durst was seen in a meeting of Fourth Ward homeowners (where he reportedly owns property) that was attended by City of Houston Mayor Bill White.
Yes, he was acquitted of the crime, but I can be certain that if I do the Jingle Bell Run 5-Miler Sunday afternoon with Waverly ... I'm going to be looking over my - and JoePa's - shoulder.
posted by WalkSports.com | 6:00 PM
2 Comments:
He was aquitted. While that may have been a bad decision by the jury, it's what they decided. He can run the Turkey Trot if he wants! I was actually pretty surprised at the reaction of everyone in the story saying they were outraged that he was running a race.
Oh well. That's just my opinion.
Robert Durst vs. O.J. Simpson in the Acquitted 5K. Works for me.
Durst owns properties and has attempted to buy more (and has been told his money, according to one company, isn't welcomed.)
What if a company he owns wanted to sponsor a race? What would a race organizer's response be?
What if he became a HARRA member?
Things to think about.
Yes, he might have been acquitted but I'll be wary of him as much as I am of the sex offenders that I know live in the subdivision that I do.
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