Robert Blake, 'Baretta' Actor and One-Time Murder Suspect, Dead at 89

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Blake was acquitted of killing his wife in 2001 but found civilly liable for her death.

Tracy Connor
Updated Mar. 09, 2023 9:37PM ET / Published Mar. 09, 2023 8:47PM ET

Robert Blake, the Hollywood star famous for playing a TV detective on Baretta and infamous as the suspect in his wife’s shooting death, has died at the age of 89, the Associated Press reported. The cause of death was heart disease, his family said.

Blake was acquitted of murdering his second wife Bonny Lee Bakley outside a restaurant in 2001, but a civil jury later found him liable for her death and ordered him to pay her family $30 million.

In a 2019 interview with ABC’s 20/20, Blake adopted a defiant tone when talking about his tumultuous life.

“I'm 85 years old, I'm beat up all to hell and gone but I'm still here,” he said.

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