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Hollywood & Crime

For Better, for Worse | 4

Hollywood & Crime

Audible

True Crime, History, Documentary, Exhibit C, Society & Culture

4.11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

A retired stuntman claims Blake tried to hire him to kill Bonny. Then another witness comes forward, saying a second retired stuntman was approached with the same offer. But when the Homicide Special Squad tries to get him to talk, he clams up. Meanwhile Bonny holds out hope she and Blake can work things out.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, prime members, you can listen to the execution of Bonnie Lee Bakley.

0:04.3

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0:06.3

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0:08.4

Hollywood and crime contains depictions of violence in strong language.

0:12.3

Please be advised.

0:14.3

Detective Ron Edo races down the hall of the North Hollywood police station.

0:26.8

His partner, Steve Agucci, is on his heels.

0:30.5

It's been nine days since Bonnie Lee Bakley was murdered, and they finally have a break

0:35.4

in the case.

0:36.6

30 minutes ago, Edo got an urgent page to head to the North Hollywood station.

0:41.8

A retired stuntman named Gary McClarty had walked in and said he had first hand information

0:47.6

about Bonnie's murder.

0:49.4

He said Robert Blake approached him to kill her.

0:53.5

The supervisor gives Edo and Agucci the lowdown on the way to the interview room.

0:58.7

He tells them McClarty is known as the Wiz Kid in Hollywood because of his insane stunts.

1:04.4

He is the guy who wrote a motorcycle up a staircase in the movie Animal House.

1:09.4

In Twilight Zone the movie, he survived a helicopter crash that killed three people.

1:15.0

Another stunt left him with two broken legs and a severed arm that needed to be reattached.

1:20.7

He also worked with Robert Blake as his stunt double on Beretta.

1:25.9

When they enter the interview room, McClarty is seated at the table.

1:30.2

Edo sizes him up.

1:32.0

He looks like he's in his mid-60s, about 5'10 and beefy, a jagged scar etches his chin.

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