The Final Verdict | 7

Hollywood & Crime

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

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🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

The prosecutions' star witnesses take the stand, but Robert Blake's defense has its own strategy to try and prove Blake is innocent. The final closing arguments lead to a shocking conclusion. Meanwhile, Bonny's family seeks justice in a civil trial, and a new attorney gets involved in their case.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to the execution of Bonnie Lee Bakley.
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0:08.6	The execution of Bonnie Lee Bakley contains depictions of violence and some strong language.
0:15.9	It's February 7th, 2005, a Monday morning.
0:29.6	Shelly Samuels rises to face the jury as she's done for the past six Mondays.
0:35.6	Six weeks of trying to convince a jury that Robert Blake is guilty of murder.
0:41.2	She's presented testimony from experts, even took the jurors on a field trip to the crime scene.
0:46.9	But today, she's pivoting to the most important phase of her case.
0:51.5	The people called Gerald McClarty.
0:54.9	Gary McClarty is a retired stuntman.
0:57.9	He will give firsthand testimony that Robert Blake tried to hire him to kill Bonnie.
1:03.4	There's just one problem.
1:05.4	McClarty has a history of drug addiction and delusions.
1:09.3	McClarty makes his way to the stand and the bailiff swears him in.
1:13.1	He looks credible enough in a blue blazer and a gold tie.
1:17.1	He has deep bags under his small eyes and walks with a limp from recurring hip issues.
1:23.9	Samuels takes him through the meeting he had with Blake at a diner in the valley.
1:28.8	McClarty thought Blake wanted to talk to him about a movie, but Blake had murder on the menu.
1:35.5	The actor then drove McClarty to his house, said he wanted to show him some things.
1:40.6	Strange things.
1:42.4	Newed photos and letters from Bonnie's mail order porn business.
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