Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife's killing, dies at 89

Friday, March 10, 2023

LOS ANGELES -- Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89.

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