Durst free to travel Texas

State tourism officials rejoice: Everyone's favorite neighbor-cutter-upper, Robert Durst, is now free to go anywhere in the state, parole officers said.

Durst, you'll remember, was acquitted in November 2003 of murdering his neighbor, Morris Black. Durst said he accidentally shot Black as the two struggled over a gun in 2001, and then, not knowing what else to do, he chopped Black's body in pieces and dumped it in Galveston Bay. In 2004, Durst pleaded guilty to bond jumping and evidence tampering and was sentenced to five years in jail; after spending eight months in a Pennsylvania federal prison, he came back to Texas.

Since then, state parole officials have wrestled with the terms of Durst's parole: At first, he had to wear an ankle bracelet that kept track of his whereabouts, which his attorney said he shouldn't have to wear — but before the terms of his parole changed, Durst was punished for violating them. Most recently, police and prosecutors reported that Durst had been in Galveston to attend the wedding of one of the lawyers who worked on his case, and while there, he paid a sentimental trip to the spot where he dumped Black's remains.

Durst's parole officer told The Galveston County Daily News that Durst didn't violate his parole with a trip to the island, and now he's permitted to go anywhere in Texas for the rest of his term. As you prepare for your first Durst sighting, learn more about his exploits from Court TV.