Robert Blake Murder Sondra Kerr

Robert Blake born on 18th September 1933 in Nutley, New Jersey is an Italian-American actor who starred in the film In Cold Blood and the U.S. television series Baretta. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted for the 2001 murder of his wife.

Then known as Mickey Gubitosi, his acting career began when he appeared as Toto in the MGM movie Bridal Suite (1939) starring Annabella and Robert Young. Gubitosi then began appearing in MGM’s Our Gang short subjects under his real name, replacing Eugene “Porky” Lee.

He and actress Sondra Kerr were married in 1961 and divorced in 1983. They had two children, actor Noah Blake and Delinah Blake .

Almost one year later, on April 18, 2002, Blake was arrested and charged in connection with the murder of his wife. His longtime bodyguard, Earle Caldwell, was also arrested and charged with conspiracy in connection with murder. A key event that gave the LAPD the confidence to arrest Blake came when a retired stuntman, Ronald “Duffy” Hambleton, agreed to testify against him. Hambleton alleged that Blake tried to hire him to kill Bonnie Lee Bakley. Another retired stuntman and an associate of Hambleton’s, Gary McLarty, came forward with a similar story.

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