Robert Durst has been charged with murdering his wife Kathie in 1982. Last week, he was sentenced to life in prison for killing his best friend.

• Real estate heir Robert Durst was charged with murder this week in the death of his wife Kathie Durst in 1982.
• A criminal complaint accusing Durst of second-degree murder was filed in New York.

Real estate heir Robert Durst has been charged with murder in the 1982 death of his wife Kathie Durst, the Associated Press reported on Friday.

A criminal complaint accusing Durst of second-degree murder was filed earlier in the week in the suburban town of Lewisboro, New York, the report said.

"The Westchester County District Attorney's Office can confirm that a complaint charging Robert Durst with the murder of Kathleen Durst was filed in Lewisboro Town Court on October 19, 2021. We have no further comment at this time," the office of Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah said in a statement Friday.

A grand jury was recently convened and is expected to take several weeks, AP reported.

Durst's attorney did not immediately respond to Insider's for comment.

Last week, Durst was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2000 murder of his best friend Susan Berman.

Durst was found guilty last month by a Los Angeles court of shooting and killing Berman, who was 55 at the time.