THE shocking murder of Bonny Lee Bakley shook Hollywood in early 2001, and has continued to raise questions years later.
Here’s what happened to Bonny Lee Bakley, and who was behind her murder.
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What happened to Bonny Lee Bakley?
On May 4, 2001, Bonny had dinner with husband Robert Blake at a local Italian restaurant in Studio City, California.
In the moments after their dinner, their lives would be changed forever.
As Bonny sat in Robert’s car, she was fatally shot twice.
Robert was reportedly frantic, pacing and vomiting, allegedly inconsolable after his wife’s brutal murder.
Investigators found an unregistered gun in a dumpster close to where Robert’s car had been parked.
The gun was a rare 9mm used by Nazis during World War II – and investigators found one bullet left in the gun matched the bullet casings found on the scene.
Blake claimed he found his wife wounded in the car after he went back into the restaurant to get a gun he carried for protection and accidentally left behind.
This was not the murder weapon.
Was Robert Blake charged with her murder?
A year after Bonny’s murder, Robert was charged with her murder.
Robert spent almost a year in jail for the crime before bail was set, and spent millions on lawyers.
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In 2003, he was acquitted of the murder, due to “unreliable prosecution witnesses”.
However, in a civil case, Bonny’s family sued him for $30million in damages.
The civil case ended up bankrupting Robert, who formerly had a fortune from his acting career.
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How many times did Robert Blake get married?
Blake was married three times in his life.
He first married Sondra Blake, a fellow actress who was in Of Mice And Men, The Caretaker and other Hollywood big budget films.
They had two children together Noah and Delinah.
The pair divorced in 1983, after spending 22 years together.
Robert then married Bonny in November 2000, after the birth of their daughter Rose Lenore Sophia Blake in June 2000.
That marriage ended abruptly after Bonny was murdered while sitting in Robert’s car outside a restaurant.
In 2017, Robert found love again with Pamela Hudak.
The pair announced their separation in early December 2018, and Robert remained single until his death on March 9, 2023.
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