Actor Robert Blake, acquitted in wife\u0027s murder, dies at 89

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Actor Robert Blake, whose decades-long film and television career was tarnished by a notorious murder trial, has died at the age of 89. Blake died in Los Angeles, his niece Noreen confirmed to CBS News Thursday. She said he died after a battle with heart disease, adding that he"passed away peacefully with family and friends."

Prior to being tried and acquitted in his wife's shooting death, Blake was best known for the 1970s television series"Baretta," and his last screen role, the 1997 film"Lost Highway." Actor Robert Blake leaves the Burbank County Courthouse after appearing in court for the wrongful-death lawsuit filed against him by the children of his slain wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley, on Aug. 24, 2005, in Burbank, California.However, on May 4, 2001, Blake's wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, was shot and killed in Blake's car near a restaurant in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles.in late 2004, and Blake was acquitted by an L.A. jury in early 2005.

He hired someone to do it. Strange how he parked behind a dumpster 2blocks from the restaurant, not the dining parking lot. Mysteriously forgot his gun and went back. That’s when the wife was killed. Wow. Suspicious.

Yeah, that’s what he’s known for.

Murders 2 of his wives but sure that’s what I remember him for…

A FORMER actor from 40 YEARS ago.

If he was found “Not guilty “ then he didn’t murdered his wife. RIP Robert!

No one is crying🙄

The headline should read more like “so sad too bad” or something. Or guy who murdered his wife. Idk.

He was also a little Rascals

I think the Murder was his last performance

Last living cast member of the Our Gang Comedies (Little Rascals).

Charlie Pataytus

Is that what he’s remembered for?

He murdered his wife. So we are going to honor him now? 🤔

Fred would be so sad.

Was a cutie in the Our Gang comedies when he was a kid

I remember him murdering someone and getting away with it.

Me.parece.recordar.q estuvo involucrado en el.asesinato de su esposa

Weird guy who probably killed his wife (yea, yea, yea, like OJ, he was acquitted), but at least the bird is weeping

😥😥😥

A jury found him not guilty. The guy even passed a lie detector test if I’m not mistaken.

Known for what now?

And a murderer

RIP

Rewatched In Cold Blood last week.

KFC Manager John Wayne Gacy, known for 'Pogo the Clown' and 'Patches the Clown', dies at 52

Great theme song which 44.5 finding out about from New York. Don’t write a check to Stormy that your body can’t cash.

Good he killed his wife so rot in hell.

So about that murder thing…

Huh?! This is his “going out” headline? He murdered his wife CBS. Good Lort. 😩

Is that all he’s known for? 🤔

Little Rascals

Actor known for a staring role in “murdering his wife”

I loved Baretta...

Robert Blake was still alive!?

Actor known for getting away with murder

I remember when his murder trial was a big deal.

Is it the movies that he is most known for?

The murder guy?

And murder

Didn’t he murder his wife

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