Robert Blake, Actor Who Played 'Baretta' and Was Tried for Murder, Dead at 89

, after she was found dead outside Vitello's restaurant in Los Angeles in 2001. Bakley had been shot in the head while sitting in Blake's vehicle.

Blake told investigators he had gone back inside the restaurant to retrieve a pistol when Bakley was shot and killed. It was later determined his pistol was not the murder weapon.Blake's trial lasted about three months, but he was eventually found not guilty of murder and not guilty of one of the two counts of solicitation of murder ... the second solicitation of murder charge was also eventually dropped.

Blake's career in Hollywood spanned more than 50 years, starring in movies like"In Cold Blood," Lost Highway" and"Treasure of the Sierra Madre." He also played Tony Baretta in"Baretta" ... a role that won him an Emmy in 1975.

GOOD ACTOR COMPLEX INDIVIDUAL...RIP

Poor bastard rip

He was a douche bag anyway

And that's the name of that tune.

You mean the murderer Robert Blake died.

About damn time.

What? I thought he died a long time ago.

Why don't people have the same smoke for him as they do OJ?

R.I.P. Robert Blake The last one from The Little Rascals. A.K.A Mickey

I thought he died awhile ago.

His favorite movie of mine's, Lost Highway. Lynch wrote half a script, made a movie, open to interpretation.

🙏🏽🙏🏽

Rest in Peace Mr. Blake.

so this bitch was a killer?

How can this be happening ? I thought he already died… or maybe 🤔 I was thinking of his wife

Nooooooooooooo. So young!!!

Loved him in Baretta and as a Litte Rascal/Our Gang member R.I.P. 💐💐

Didn't he kill his wife?

So about that murder thing…

Is Vitellos still there? I am craving some Chicken parm right now!

You can take dat to dah bank!

I wonder where he is spending his first night?

He's meeting his maker right now, so if he did kill her, he's got some splaining to do.

RIP

RIP Bobby !

❤️🙏

he killed his wife tho....not that i have a problem with it

Good riddance wife killer.

RIP Barrett’s

Sorry to hear this

I don't even know where to begin with Robert Blake 😳

PodcastTheRide just mentioned him in their latest episode, so it was bound to happen.

When is it nicki’s turn

See ya!

He did the crime but not the time.

Thought he already had passed

My favored show “Baretta”

Nooooooooo

Murderer

Damn the jab getting everyone 😔

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