At a hearing Friday on the resumption of the case, which was put on pause four months ago because of the coronavirus pandemic, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark Windham said he would tell jurors they would not need to return until April 12, but is considering the possibility of a bench trial in which he and not a jury would decide Durst's guilt.
Another hearing is scheduled for July 31, giving time for defence attorneys to confer with the 77-year-old Durst, who was did not take part in Friday's hearing.Prosecutors allege Durst killed Berman because he feared she was going to tell New York police that she knew he killed his wife in 1982 and she helped him cover up the crime, prosecutors said.
The murder trial had been expected to take five months, but was delayed in mid-March after opening statements and just two days of testimony.
🤞🏼 here’s hoping he is dead by then