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Bonnie Lee Bakley, 44, was shot dead on May 4, 2001, while sitting in her husband Robert Blake’s car outside Vitello’s Restaurant in Studio City, Los Angeles. Her death was treated as a homicide.

Suspicion quickly focused on Robert Blake. He was arrested in 2002 and charged with murder, solicitation, conspiracy and lying in wait. The prosecution argued motive tied to a turbulent marriage and Bakley’s alleged history of cons and enemies; Blake maintained he was not involved. After a highly publicized trial that began in late 2004, Blake was acquitted of all criminal charges in March 2005. A civil jury later found him liable for wrongful death and awarded Bakley’s children $30 million in November 2005.

The investigation uncovered a complex web of relationships and alleged scams linked to Bakley, and no definitive perpetrator has been identified. Does anyone have information about Bakley’s movements the night of May 4, 2001, or about people in her circle who might shed light on who killed her?