US actor Robert Blake has died at the age of 89

Bakley was shot dead outside a Los Angeles restaurant. The actor denied any guilt in the crime. According to Blake, his wife waited in the car after dinner while he went to the restaurant to get his gun, which he said he had left there. He always had a gun with him to protect his wife, Blake told police at the time. When he returned he found her dead.

In the criminal trial, Blake was acquitted of the charge of murder by a jury in 2005 for lack of evidence. A little later, the survivors of the dead wife filed a civil lawsuit against Blake – the actor lost this process. He was sentenced to pay millions in damages. The former “Baretta” star later filed for bankruptcy. He no longer performed as an actor.