"Man...this really sucks."Robert Blake found GUILTY in Civil Lawsuit for the Murder of his Wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley
BURBANK, Calif. (Court TV) — A jury has found actor Robert Blake liable for his wife's 2001 murder and ordered him to pay $30 million in damages to her children.
The decision stands in stark contrast to the verdict in Blake's criminal trial in March, when a panel of 12 jurors unanimously found the actor not guilty of Bakley's murder.
On May 4, 2001, Bakley was shot through the open passenger-side window of Blake's parked sports car, just a few blocks from an Italian restaurant in Studio City, where the couple had just finished their last dinner together. Several witnesses, including two stuntmen, testified during the civil trial that Blake begged them to help him find a way to "whack" and "pop" Bakley, even suggesting murder plots that were similar to her demise. Blake claimed he left Bakley alone to walk back to the restaurant to retrieve a handgun he left under the booth, and returned minutes later to find her bleeding and unconscious.
The decision stands in stark contrast to the verdict in Blake's criminal trial in March, when a panel of 12 jurors unanimously found the actor not guilty of Bakley's murder.
On May 4, 2001, Bakley was shot through the open passenger-side window of Blake's parked sports car, just a few blocks from an Italian restaurant in Studio City, where the couple had just finished their last dinner together. Several witnesses, including two stuntmen, testified during the civil trial that Blake begged them to help him find a way to "whack" and "pop" Bakley, even suggesting murder plots that were similar to her demise. Blake claimed he left Bakley alone to walk back to the restaurant to retrieve a handgun he left under the booth, and returned minutes later to find her bleeding and unconscious.
No comments:
Post a Comment