Actor Robert Blake died on March 9 at the age of 89. Blake's career began as a child, when he appeared in the "Our Gang" shorts as a member of the Little Rascals. He also appeared as a child in the Red Ryder series of films. Most famously, he played a murderer in 1967's "In Cold Blood" and starred in the 1970s detective TV series "Baretta."
Blake was married three times. In 2000, he married his second wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, who was shot and killed in Blake's car parked near a restaurant a year later. He claimed he was inside the restaurant at the time of the shooting. Blake was arrested for the murder in 2002 and was ultimately acquitted in the criminal trial. Bakley's children sued him in civil court, and in 2005 he was found liable in her wrongful death and was ordered to pay $30 million. An appeals court upheld the decision but cut the money to $15 million.
Blake and Bakley shared daughter Rose Lenore Sophia Blake, whose paternity was unknown at the time she was born. Bakley was also dating Christian Brando, Marlon Brando's son, and at first she believed Brando was the father. Blake insisted on a paternity test, which proved he was the father, and they signed a custody agreement before they married. The couple never lived together.
Blake married his third wife, Pamela Hudak, in 2017. She had testified on his behalf during the murder trial. They divorced a year later. Blake also has two children, Delinah and Noah Blake, from his first marriage, to Sondra Kerr.