The real estate mogul and infamous murder suspect has reportedly been taken into custody on an extradition warrant out of Los Angeles.
Robert Durst, the accused murderer at the center of the HBO mini-series The Jinx, was arrested in New Orleans on Saturday night on a reported extradition warrant out of Los Angeles.
Orlean's Parrish Sheriff's Department
The real estate mogul was taken into custody on one charge relating to an out of state warrant, according to the Orleans Parrish Sheriff's Department.
No other information was immediately available, but the warrant was out of Los Angeles, ABC 13 reported.
Durst's arrest comes as the final episode of the HBO mini-series about him is scheduled to air on Sunday.
The series has examined the strange life of Durst, who has long been suspected as being involved in the deaths of three different people.
The cases are the disappearance of his first wife Kathleen in 1982, the death of his friend Susan Berman in 2000, and the killing of his neighbor Morris Black in 2001.
Mike Segar / Reuters
Durst has never been convicted in any of the deaths, but he was charged with Black's murder. He was acquitted after claiming self-defense.
Last week, the New York Times reported that the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office was reopening the investigation into Berman's death after new evidence was shown on the HBO show.
The new evidence was a letter from Durst that is very similar in style to one that authorities believe was written by the killer, the New York Times reported. Police have long suspected Durst played a role in Berman's death but have never been able to prove it.
The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office did not respond to a request for comment from BuzzFeed News.
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