Robert Blake “Baretta” and the Murder of His Wife | Crime Scenes and Grave
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On March 16, 2005, after a three-month-long criminal trial in Los Angeles Superior Court, a jury acquits Robert Blake, star of the 1970s television detective show Baretta, of the murder of his 44-year-old wife, Bonny Lee Bakley.
Blake, who was born Mickey Gubitosi in 1933 in New Jersey, made his movie debut at the age of six, in MGM’s 1939 movie Bridal Suite; the studio soon featured him in its Our Gang series of short films. After changing his name to Robert Blake, he starred in the 1960 gangster movie The Purple Gang and numerous other films. In 1967, Blake memorably portrayed Perry Smith, one of two real-life murderers at the center of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, when the book was adapted for the big screen. As an actor, Blake was best known for his Emmy-winning work as the street-smart plainclothes policeman Tony Baretta in the ABC series Baretta. The show ran from 1975 to 1978, and Blake won an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the end of its first season.
During his criminal trial, Blake’s defense team portrayed the aging actor as a rather pathetic figure and argued that Bakley had a pattern of sending letters and nude photos of herself to famous men and had trapped Blake into marrying her by becoming pregnant. The couple’s daughter, Rose, was born in June 2000, and though Bakley initially claimed that the child was fathered by Christian Brando, son of the celebrated actor Marlon Brando, a paternity test proved the baby was Blake’s. Blake and Bakley married that November. Their brief, unhappy union lasted until May 4, 2001, when Bakley was shot to death as she sat in a car outside a Los Angeles restaurant.
Blake was arrested for the murder, and the prosecution produced two former stunt doubles who claimed the actor had recruited them to kill his wife. During cross-examination, the stuntmen were revealed to be cocaine and methamphetamine users. In their acquittal of Blake, the jury made it clear they didn’t believe the stuntmen’s statements, and also concluded that the prosecution had failed to place the murder weapon in Blake’s hands.
In November 2005, eight months after the criminal trial ended, Robert Blake was found liable in a civil trial of “intentionally” causing Bonny Lee Bakley’s death; he was ordered to pay $30 million to Bakley’s children. Rose remained in the care of Blake’s eldest daughter, Delinah. Though he did not testify in the criminal trial, Blake did take the stand during his civil trial to deny the accusations. - บันเทิง
I remember this, wow over 20 years now. I remember the murder case on CourtTV. Thanks Scott for sharing this story
Happy New Year Scott and Everyone on here: Just because someone has/had a shady past doesn't give another person a right to kill.
This case has always fascinated me over the years!! We may never know who killed her but one day we might know the truth!! Thanks Scott!!
Good Evening Scott 🙋🏽. Happy New Year ‼️
Another great video scott R.I.P Bonnie , love from Scotland 🏴
Thanks Scott, well done! The bird on beretta was a cockatoo, they can live 40-60 years . Great birds , very smart and affectionate. A friend of mine had one that had the run of the house. He had the bird trained to poop in a litter box . He raised it from a baby...anyhow . Appreciate you always...looking forward to more great videos in 2023! Best wishes for the new year my friend..✌👍
Table #42
The red vinyl booth at table #42, slightly visible in the entryway to the main dining room, was Blake's favorite table.
She had a shady past.Tony
She didn't deserve to be murdered! No matter how shady of a human she was!! I hope her daughter is well and thriving. She was a victim as well! Sad story for sure.
Agree 💯!
Perfectly said!
Very true. Everyone knows he's guilty it all points to him. He could have just walked away like a man
I,used,to,watch,his,show,alot,i,couldn,t,believe,it,when,this,case,happen,
oh really?!! She deserved her fate. If it was a man being shady you would talk different. How biased and sexist are yu lady?!
Scott u bring us good stories from the past u awesome keep telling evil behind Hollywood
Thank you for another great video. Happy New Year Scott!
Scott I love your breakdowns
I've always loved Robert Blake. I loved Barretta. I loved him with Jon Stewart (PBS) in the early 1990's. He was always cray cray... I adored the fantastic sense of humor he showed as he described his f#cked-up upbringing. I pray he didn't murder Bonnie, but someone did and that's on them. (yeah, his eyes are especially crazy since he had 'them done'. )
It doesn't matter what Bonnie did she didn't deserve to get killed like that. I'm surprised her married name was etched on her marker. I'm praying her daughter is doing well. Thanks for sharing her story.
Her daughter is great. Blake is dead.
I used to watch Baretta in the 70s in England it used to be on quite late at night. It is very sad what happened to his wife. It is very strange regarding the situation of what actually happened to her.
Crazy, a few months after you released this video, he passed away. 😮
I visited Bonny's gravesite at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills back in 2018. She's right at the bottom of the hill at this section called Sheltering Hills. Her grave was well cared and flowers were left on it. She was young when she died. May she rest in peace✝️
Thank you David. It's heartwarming for a change to see people care about what happened to her. A few things were incorrect but the care he showed towards her is more than anything shown towards her 20 years ago !
GROWING UP BARETTA WAS THE SHOW MAN! 🔥🔥🔥 I used to break my neck to get to the couch to catch BARETTA AND THAT PARROT!👈🏿👀👍🏾
Awesome content thanks always wondering what really happened to her?
Robert should be in prison.
Great video as always,
Scott.
Hi Scott I was wondering if this is the same cemetery where other famous people are buried.. just curious. Happy new year 🎉
'In Cold Blood..
I have always believed Blake had her killed...
I loved that show, hated to hear about bonny !!!! RIP BONNY THANKS SCOTT
Before the murder they named a pasta dish after Robert Blake and it's on that menu during that time frame
Bonny did have a checkered past but didn't deserve to be killed that way. Robert had anger issues from an abusive childhood. He had a rough life as a kid. He was so talented from being in the Little Rascals and up to Baretta which was a great show. I always thought and still think if he didn't kill her himself, he had her taken out. That not guilty verdict surprised me. I agree with Laura Stobel's comment this looked like a mob hit, something taken right out of the movies!
She pissed off the Wrong people....
she scammed the wrong person. With all of the guys she ripped off, not surprising one of them sought revenge.
She was very shady, she got taken out by someone who was even more shady. Robert Blake being accused...Naw.. I don't believe he did it. She unfortunately was far too shady, she was infamous for going after dudes with big bux, prolly a pissed off wife of someone she was chasing that nailed her for all we know.
4:58 21 years later. Not 31.
i remember that case it was after oj. my condolences to bonnie and her family. i remember robert blake was great actor up until that case i haven't heard anything bad about him until that case just an observation not judging anyone. great video you always do research thanks.
After mentioning the barreta theme song I held the horses and went to see and hear Sammy sing it live...
Blake had something to do with it but he got away with murder just like the others it is sad but was wondering why there wasnt a date of passing but thanks for showing
That was great. Never saw a vid on Blake. Happy New Year and Baba Booey to ya'll!
Nothing creepier than Blake's character in Lost Highway.
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Hey mista. The woo. And u need more team ups
Thats weird at @4:53 the electrical box looks to be closer to the sidewalk and the after picture its closer to the curb
He got away with murder. I'm glad Bakley's children were able to sue him in civil court with a settlement of $15 million. That won't bring their mother back but it's 'something'. Something much better than the criminal court system did for the victim and her family. Hard to believe Blake is still alive.
Blake has a YT channel. I'm subbed to it.
Good vlog on Bonny Lee Bakely, Scott. Another victim of celebrity or celebrity-adjacent derangement. Like Lana Clarkson (Phil Spector the killer found guilty & died in prison), Phil Hartman (Bryn Hartman the killer, killed herself hours later), Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman (OJ Simpson acquitted and hunting killer on golf courses and at sports card & memorabilia trade shows), Dominique Dunne (John Thomas Sweeney found guilty & served 2.5 years of a 6 year sentence, changed name & moved to PNW), Rebecca Schaeffer (John Bardo, found guilty but insane, life imprisonment) and even Dorothy Stratten (Paul Snider the killer who offed himself after killing her) - famous or infamous victims who did not deserve to die in such horrific and cruel ways. Peace to their families, and in Bonny's case, may her killer die a thousand deaths before he meets his maker.
Bonnie Bakely did horrible things to a *LOT* of people. She brought what happened to her on herself. That sounds deserved to me. Who *didn't* deserve what was done is Robert Blake. All of my sympathy, empathy and love goes to Robert. Having seen Ms Bakely in a Hustle mag beaver hunt, I have nothing, except maybe contempt, for her. RIP, Mickey.
RIP Robert Blake. Guess now you can go visit his grave.
Wow! They relied on to dope fiends for witness testimony! THAT CASE WAS LOST RIGHT THERE!
MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY!
I PRAY THAT WHOEVER DID THIS MURDER REPENTS FOR THIS CRIME AND GIVES THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST!👈🏿
Bonnie was no saint let's at least agree on that
I’m not sure Blacktown I think
"Well, he's now infamous." Well, he's now DEAD.
Scott why didnt you say anything about Christian Brando telling her she was liable to get a bullet got what she was doing. She was warned. She probably figured she had Robrert Blake by the ba**s.Also you didnt say anything about the two old stunt men who claimed Blake tried to hire them to shoot her.There was a phone card bought and used for calls between Blake and these guys but instead of going to a pay phone he called from his home phone.In the end the jury decided these stuntmen (who claimed they did have drug habits) were just trying to get publicity and threw their testimony out.
Has anybody here seen the first episode of Baretta?
Come on city boy, nothing to be scared of!! Just some squirrels 🐿️
In law you cannot put a charge on a man with no evidence. IN MY OPINION THE CASE SHOULD HAVE NEVER WENT TO TRIAL. 👈🏿👀
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It's always the husband. We've seen this movie over and over again.
He used to he a regular on Carson in the late 70s early eighties and he was batshit crazy.always brought some short old professor looking character with him.
Bonnie made her income scamming money from men. Mostly older gentlemen , she would get engaged to these men and have them give her a lot of money. It wasn't being an actress because she never had the talent. Some men had families that would try to get the money back. Any one of the men or families could be motivated. When she married Blake it was understood that there was no love involved because he felt he was scammed into the marriage. Bonnie swore she was on birth control and obviously that was a lie. She was sleeping with I can't remember his name and who wants to get married under those circumstances. She lived in a smaller house that Blake owned behind Blake's house and Blake paid all of her bills. Blake was smart enough to plan her death if he was going to and this was not planned by him. So, pick a name from her past and it could be that man. I think her past caught up with her. Just my opinion.
Christian Brando...Marlons son
@@sondragramse1770 Right, thank you, it was bothering that I coudn't remeber his name.
Mine too. She probably had very good reason to be afraid of stalkers and be carrying a gun for protection.
@@sondragramse1770 Christian Brando…who also shot and killed his sister’s boyfriend.
You didn't know her, never met her and yet you think you know what she was thinking, what she did and why she did it. This is a video about her being murdered and your opinion of someone you never knew is meaningless. You show a lack of empathy and an arrogance. You know nothing because you didn't know the woman or know what she was thinking.
Bonny Lee Bakley’s gravesite looks like no one has visited in years. I appreciate that you focused on her losing her life, not her past. Regardless of her past, she did not deserve to be murdered. This case has always intrigued me. I listened to a podcast recently about her murder called The Execution of Bonny Lee Bakley. Both she & Robert Blake were abused as children. As always, thank you for showing compassion when covering true crime. Take care.
I think he did it he looks awful now l saw him on u/tube he has a lot of health problems he was just walking around his house talking about the past
@@yolandamorales7526 guilt will do that..how he got away with this unbelievable..
She deserved what she got! you can't go around doing what she did her entire life ripping people off. one of these day's she's going to rip off the wrong person! and it looks like she did.
Bonny Lee courted death all her life. She met her inevitable destiny by her own choice. Someone was going to kill her, it just happened to be at the hands of a washed-up has-been minor actor with anger issues. A match made in Hell. The real victim is little Rose.
Agreed.
Am I right in thinking that she was planning to leave him and take their daughter? And obviously, he didn't want her to take his daughter.
Sometimes, when you set your heart on something, you get more than you could ever imagine.
" What?!!" I always thought Blake had a strange alibi too Scott. I remember seeing him on interviews years before he met Bonnie and the guy def had anger issues. Her death is like a mob hit, one minute she's had a meal in an Italian restaurant and the next she's shot in the head. She might have been a star f'nn gold digger but she didn't deserve what happened to her and neither did her kids. Thanks for finally covering this case. RIP Bonnie💖🌄💐
@@Sunnygal75 Very strange, and doesn't make sense, agreed.Only thing I could think of is that it probably helps to know the right people, know what I mean?🤨
It's been going on in Hollywood before we were born, and it will continue to happen well after we're gone. Unfortunate, but it is what happens when people take advantage of other's kindness. He was kind to her, and she tried to dupe him. Sad, indeed.
Thanks for sharing! She didn't deserve to be killed!
Sounds like it was a hired hit. Asking for 2 glasses of water is odd behavior when going back to a restaurant to retrieve something, while your wife sits in a car waiting on a dark street. If I had left a gun in a restaurant (lol!), I think I would want to get it and get out of there quickly. Perhaps Blake was trying to give the killer as much time as possible? Not accusing, just speculating.
THat's what I think. A mob hit.
I remember this story. She was pretty shady and I’m not sure who did it. Great story Scott and have a great New Year.
Yes, Blake joined O J and Casey Anthony in the "We got away with murder club."
add robert wagner
Hey Scott We Gotta Meet Soon Brother
He was such a cute kid in The Little Rascals. Absolutely no excuse for his murder of his wife ( I believe he is guilty) but it’s sad to think how he was treated as a child star and how this must have contributed to his problems
I agree that he, Robert Blake, may have had her killed. But I really don't think he pulled the trigger.
Watch the original In Cold Blood, 1967. He was born with the crazy eyes.
I remember that other actors didn't want to go acting with Blake because he was punching real many times at the set.
He was a scary crazy idiot during filming. That's what i remember.
And it's a long long time ago when Baretta was at the tv here in The Netherlands 🇳🇱
Thanks for all your interesting videos,i saw them all.
The story's and facts are sad,terrible but you Scott does fantastic work. Best regards !
So you think Blake's eyes are "calming?!" Happy New Year and thanks for the great commentary and always putting all victims first. I'm really enjoying this channel.
Hi Scott 💖✌️
Weird I was just thinking about Robert Blake the other day wondering if he was dead or alive.. so I Googled him. Scott your audio goes in and out.. anyway you can wear microphone in the future? Just a suggestion. Thanks! Greetings from Boston!
Who leaves their gun at a restaurant?? He clearly knew more then he was letting on. I remember following this story, the media painted a ugly picture of her as if to imply that she got what she deserved, and made him to be the victim of her craftiness. In the TV show Beretta, Robert Blake played a plain clothed police officer/undercover cop, kind of like Starsky and Hutch. It lasted for 4 seasons from 75-78. His catch phrase was "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time"... Interesting.
Love your stories scott from 🏴
Robert Blake moved across the street from me in Sherman oaks after his vindication ! Scott your reporting is remarkable! R.I.P Bonnie Lee Blakey & ROBERT BLAKE.
I remember this craziness when it happened. It was all over the news. Blake was famous. He was an excellent actor. Barretta was a great show. I watched it faithfully. Don't know what happened exactly with the death of Bakley and nobody ever will. Regardless of how shady she was she didn't deserve to die. Do I think Blake had something to do with it. Yep but he was found Innocent so again no one will ever know.
It’s very tragic and very strange,his actions right before. I’ve always thought that. RIP Bonnie.🙏🏻 He DEFINITELY made sure he wasn’t present. Who leaves a gun behind at a restaurant you frequent quite often. There’s a normal routine leaving a place almost like home to you. Forgetting a gun? Never bought it. Got her to the car said wait I’ll be right back. Didn’t figure that out before he got her to the car? How convenient 🤔
And where he parked that night…just happened to be by a dumpster. Who would purposely park there, it looked very shady.
It goes to show you the old saying is true $ talks and Bulls!&+ Walks
Blake also played Perry Smith, one of the killers in the 1967 movie 'In Cold Blood', a story by Truman Capote. Perry Smith later received the death penalty by hanging. The 'gun' alibi worked for Blake as he had received numerous threats against his life previously and was licensed to carry for personal protection. Bonnie's death appears to be more like a mob hit, and that may or may not exonerate Blake, yet I will agree the misplaced firearm is more a pre-scripted statement to distract the jurors at the trial back-in-the-day.
Thanks for covering victims’ stories
Blake played Detective Tony Baretta. The bird was a cockatoo. You're welcome.
Thank you Scott , I haven't thought about this case in so long. If I ever get to California, I'd love to leave some flowers and visit her grave . Bless Bonnie I'm sure she just wanted a family and a home to enjoy like anyone else.
she was a big time scammer and scammed the wrong man.
Bonnie had more miles than a Greyhound Bus Good Gosh 😔
Love Robert Blake. Good actor. Always believed he had nothing to do with it. Bonnie was a liar, manipulator, con artist and a ..... She played with fire and she got burned. I'm not saying she deserved it but she pissed off a lot of people.
I love your true crime videos, keep them coming
I can't believe I watched Robert Blake in Treasure of the Sierra Madre with Humphrey Bogart and John Huston.
Yes! He looked so cute didn't he?
Let's put it this way,she did not deserve to be murdered(almost all people dont deserve it) but the stuff she was caught up in, it wasn't the craziest thing to happen.Even one of the investigators said something similar off the record.
Man, what a jacked-up story. I remember this when it happened. All over the news. Then the case dragged on and on and on. I just knew that Blake would not be found guilty - not because he was innocent, but because prosecution just couldn't get the case together properly. Did he do it? Well - look at those eyes....but who knows. Great coverage of this tragedy to Bonnie, Scott. Respectful as always. Always love your vids. Hope you had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. Until the next one, Take care, my friend.
why would he ask for a doctor and drink 2 glasses a water, like he was stalling for something
Another video idea that I don’t recall anyone else doing would be the case of JonBenet Ramsey and her grave site.
Done it
I always believed he got away with murder ... at least here on earth, but the afterlife is another story. Nothing he said or did made any sense that night. Maybe she had a questionable past, but it has nothing to do with the crime and she certainly didn't deserve the death penalty. RIP forever more.
It is a creepy man. She did not deserve this. It's still a strange story. Thank you Scott for making this video. May Bonny Lee rest in peace 💞
Who?
I feel like I'm in Lost Highway
Good video Scott it's me Jenny Sumpter just changed my name here on you tube but my dog barked and then you said shut up dog my dog shut up lol it was funny just thought I'd share that
Scott you did a very good job on this video and she did not deserve to die like that. leaving a young child behind. I think he had something to do with er death, they just couldn't prove it.
He did the crime but didnt do the time
no dates as she lied so much about her age to everybody.
The men she swindled. 1 of them shot her
How you mean swindled...was she unfaithful while married with this sociopath
Very possible.
@@Za7a7aZ she fr decades bilked men out if there money. . cheated them .
6:02 11 months, not 11 years. You ok Scotty?
I remember this case. Somethin' hinky about that sparrow. Better keep your eye on it, Scott. Happy New Year! :)
What happened to Bonnie is appalling. It was wrong! It was brutal. Such a sad case.
RIP BONNIE🕊️
and what happened to her victims was appalling and wrong
He went back too the restaurant too use it as a alibi 😫👀