The Execution of Bonny Lee | The Trial Begins | 6

Death of a Starlet

Wondery

True Crime, Josh Lucas, Tracy Pattin, Exhbit C, Hugh Hefner, Playboy, Peter Bogdanovich, Hollywood & Crime, Dorothy Stratten, Documentary, Exhibit C, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Almost a year after Bonny’s murder, Detective Ito finally arrests Robert Blake. Blake pulls off a surprise move to have his side of the story told. The defense discovers a potential bombshell witness. The prosecution begins their case by painting Blake as a cold blooded killer.

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0:00.0	The execution of Bonnie Lee-Bakeley contains lifelong pursuit of fame ended at a Hollywood Hill cemetery on a cool clear Los Angeles morning.
0:25.0	Ironically, it lasted just 15 minutes.
0:30.0	It was May 25, 2001, 21 days since Bonnie's murder.
0:35.0	Her family wanted to bury her in New Jersey, but Robert Blake fought them.
0:41.0	He said he wanted their daughter to be able to visit her mother's
0:44.1	grave while she was growing up. Bonnie's family refused to attend. Her sister
0:50.0	Marjorie told the press, I didn't feel I ought to stand next to the man I believe strongly
0:55.1	killed my sister.
0:58.8	Blake was the first to arrive.
1:01.2	He stepped out of a dark SUV carrying his and Bonnie's baby.
1:05.0	He wore a Navy suit and striped tie.
1:08.0	His hair was dyed black, styled high in the front.
1:12.0	It blew back in the breeze as he strode across the lawn to the grave site.
1:17.0	About a dozen people joined Blake under a green canopy, his adult children, a few of his friends, his lawyers and the priest,
1:26.3	none of them knew Bonnie.
1:29.0	People stood quietly.
1:31.2	There was almost no sound, just the soft clicks of news photographers snapping pictures as the
1:38.2	pallbearers carried her casket.
1:41.5	It was polished Rosewood with brass fittings.
1:44.0	On top was a huge bouquet of white roses.
1:48.0	A Catholic priest began the service.
1:51.0	He spoke a few general words about Bonnie. When he finished
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