Police in Oakland , California , say they have found no evidence to link murder suspect Robert Durst to the 1997 disappearance of Charlotte teenager Kristen Modafferi . Durst , the subject of HBO 's documentary series The Jinx , was arrested last weekend and was charged on Monday by L.A. officials in connection with the 2000 murder of his friend Susan Berman . In the wake of Durst 's arrest , Oakland police revealed that they and the FBI were looking into the possiblility that he was somehow involved in Modafferi 's disappearance . Scroll down for video . Police in Oakland , California , say they have found no evidence to link murder suspect Robert Durst to the 1997 disappearance of Charlotte teenager Kristen Modafferi . The 18-year-old student from North Carolina had gone missing after finishing work in San Francisco on June 23 , 1997 . Durst was rumored to be living in the area around that time , reports The Wrap . 'The Oakland Police Department conducted an investigation with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the 1997 disappearance of Kristen Modafferi , ' said the police in a statement on Thursday . 'The investigation was open and active for several years . At this time we do not have any evidence that indicates Robert Durst was involved in her disappearance . ' Police in Eureka , California , do however remain interested in Durst in connection with another missing persons case . Karen Mitchell , 16 , was last seen on November 25 , 1997 after leaving her aunt 's Eureka home . Robert Durst grinned as he was transported from Orleans Parish Criminal District Court to the Orleans Parish Prison after his arraignment on Tuesday . Eureka police said on Tuesday they would like to speak to Durst about his possible connection with the disappearance of Karen Mitchell , who was 16 when she went missing from Eureka , California , in 1997 . Durst had reportedly visited the aunt 's store dressed in drag . Investigative journalist Matt Birkbeck said on CNN this week that Durst frequented a homeless shelter where Mitchell volunteered , and he drove a car matching the description of one seen near the location where the girl vanished . Durst 's arrest in New Orleans came the day before the finale of HBO series , The Jinx , about his links to the three killings . On the final episode , Durst made an apparent confession , saying in an unguarded moment : ' I killed them all , of course . ' On Tuesday , Durst was transferred to a prison wing for the mentally ill in New Orleans while he awaits extradition to LA to face the first-degree murder charge . Questions also surfaced over his links to two missing California girls . The troubled real estate heir was moved to the acute mental health facility at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana because he is considered a suicide risk , according to the sheriff 's office on Wednesday . Durst has been charged with murder over the execution-style shooting of friend , Susan Berman , 15 years ago in LA . He also has been suspected - but never charged - in the disappearance of his first wife , Kathleen McCormack , in New York . In 2003 , Durst was acquitted of murder after he admitted to killing a neighbor in self-defense , dismembering him and throwing the body parts in Galveston Bay , Texas . He admitted that he had shot neighbor , Morris Black , in the defense but that his actions were self-defense . At the time , Durst was living as an odd and mute woman , named Dorothy Ciner . Durst 's lawyer does not believe his client suffers from acute mental illness , according to a brief filed by the sheriff 's office on Tuesday . A three-judge panel ruled that the sheriff has sole authority to decide where to house inmates needing mental health treatment .
Police in California say they have found no evidence to link murder suspect Susan Berman to the 1997 disappearance of Kristen Modafferi . Durst was rumored to be living in the area at the time of Modafferi 's disappearance . Police in Eureka , California , do however remain interested in Durst in connection with the disappearance of Karen Mitchell the same year . Durst was arrested last weekend and was charged on Monday in connection with the 2000 murder of his friend Robert Durst .