Guide Note: Robert Blake, an actor best known for his role on the t.v. show Baretta was acquitted in 2005 for the murder of his wife Bonnie Lee Bakley. The children of Bakley later filed a civil lawsuit, and Blake was ordered to pay $30 million. In 2006 he filed bankruptcy, and recently appealed the civil verdict.
Fast Facts:
- Bonnie and Robert had dinner together on May 4, 2001
- Bonnie was shot twice in car outside restaurant
- Arrested April 18, 2002
- Posts $1 Million Bail
- Judge: Darlene Schempp
- Lead Prosecutor: Shellie Samuels
- Lead Defense Attorney: M. Gerald Schwartzbach
- Acquitted on March 16, 2005
- Civil suit filed on November 18, 2005
- Appeal of civil verdict filed February 28, 2007