Mystery Location No. 93: March 25, 2018

This is the Durst cottage at 62 Hoyt Street, South Salem, New York, where Robert Durst lived with his wife, Kathie McCormack Durst, until they separated. She was still living at the cottage when she disappeared on the night of January 31, 1982. The house is on a .62 acre lot on Lake Truesdale. It has a vaulted living room with a stone fireplace and it is said that this is the room where Durst and his wife had most of their arguments in which he both verbally and physically abused her. The home features an open kitchen sitting area and the master suite has an additional fireplace and a wall of windows overlooking the water. In addition, there are three terraces, a lush lawn and private dock. In 2013, Vincent Farrell bought the house for $1.6 million, but after he died the following year, his wife listed the property for $1.1 million, $500,000 less than they paid for it.

New York was originally called New Amsterdam. In 1664, it was renamed for the Duke of York, who became King James II.

I would have had to wait for a few more clues to name this one if I hadn’t read the update in “The Life, Times and Crimes of Robert Durst” in the Murders, Mayhem and Strange Disappearances section.

Robert Durst admitted killing a man named Morris Black in Texas and he is believed to have killed his former wife in New York, and his longtime friend, Susan Berman, in California. Many believe he has killed others, including a girl in Connecticut, and women in other locations. He was also a suspect in the Gilgo Beach murders on Long Island.