Robert Blake Acquitted of Murder (from ATSNN)

Robert Blake walked out of court a free man Wednesday after a jury acquitted him of the murder of Bonny Lee Bakley, his wife of six months and the mother of his 4-year-old daughter. The panel also found him not guilty of solicitation of murder, but were unable to reach a verdict on a second solicitation count, which was subsequently dropped.



While I am sure Blake is happy over this, I still have my doubts. Is this perhaps another example of O.J. Simpson justice? By that, I mean did his money buy his freedom? If so, I feel it is wrong.

Some even think his acting ability may have helped him get off, who knows?

Frankly I have some very mixed feelings about this verdict.


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[edit on 3/16/2005 by shots]

Interesting not one comment of this story, yet the Scott Petterson thread recd a few replies.

This was an ATSNN news topic yesterday with heaps of replies. Some of them got burned off when whatever happens to "submissions" happened to that "submission".

Robert Blake got "lucky"

There was not enough evidence pointing to him, so he got off. That's not to say that he didnt do it.

I've been wondering, when they read the verdict and his eyes rolled back in his head, i wonder who he thanked privately? Do you thank God if you murdered someone but got off on technicalities? I couldnt do it. I'd be afraid of being struck by a bolt of lightning on a sunny day.

Anyway, whatever, luck was on his side.:dnAnd the $10M he spent on lawyers helped immensly too)

[edit on 17-3-2005 by dgtempe]

Originally posted by MaskedAvatar
This was an ATSNN news topic yesterday with heaps of replies. Some of them got burned off when whatever happens to "submissions" happened to that "submission".

Yes I know it was and I submitted the story and just received a u2 telling me it was moved to this area.

My point there were no replies to the thread.

I responded yesterday, I remember John Nada and several others did too.

"I know because I am there" (obligatory Lost Highway reference).

Do you think people ought to respond more than once?

Interesting also how "little" coverage that other trial is getting.

Originally posted by MaskedAvatar
I responded yesterday, I remember John Nada and several others did too.

"I know because I am there" (obligatory Lost Highway reference).

Do you think people ought to respond more than once?

Interesting also how "little" coverage that other trial is getting.

Well I did find one mention in BTS that was orignated approx 1 hour after I started my thread. here is the search results. Odd there are not tons or as you put it I think you said several. Perhaps less then 10 replies to both threads as you can see and only one ATSN submission which was mine.

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Blake didn't pull the trigger. There was no gun powder
residue on him at all. He was tested just hours after the
murder. However ... he definately could have hired
someone. The state just couldn't prove the that he hired
a hitman.