2 guns found in barn behind Blake's home

Houston Chronicle (AP) ^ | Oct. 23, 2002, 11:53PM | Associated Press

[antivenom]

LOS ANGELES -- A man removing gym equipment found two guns in a barn behind the home of actor Robert Blake, according to a police search warrant affidavit.

One of the guns was inside a wooden box behind a stereo cabinet suspended about seven feet above the floor.

The man, who was removing the gym equipment Friday, "looked into the box and saw a blue steel gun in a holster," according to the search warrant. "He also saw a knit hat and a garment that he thought might be a pair of gloves. (The man) immediately became nervous and called LAPD."

Blake, 69, is accused of killing his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, on May 4, 2001, after dining at an Italian restaurant. Bakley was sitting inside the actor's car when she was shot to death.

The former Baretta star remains jailed on charges of murder, conspiracy, solicitation to murder and the special circumstance of lying in wait.

Blake attorney Harland Braun said Wednesday the defense team has known about the guns.

"The two guns involved here are registered to Robert Blake and we offered to give those to the police over a year ago," Braun said.

Among the items found were two .38-caliber revolvers, bullets, a videotape, an oil can, a 22-inch metal bar with a black handle and the will of Blake's daughter, Delinah, according to police.

[WillaJohns]

Huh? This is bizzaro.

[antivenom]

I know...saw it in the paper while eating lunch and decided to post it to share with FR...it is a TAD...weird!

[Sunshine Sister]

The lawyers offered the guns to the police but one was found in a barn behind the house suspended way off the ground............

Huh? Sounds like the lawyers have some 'splainin to do.

[Parley Baer]

The police have the actual murder gun. Not sure what this "evidence" means if anything. Parley

[ladyinred]

OJ calling OJ !
Real killer found!
Alert, Alert, OJ!

[potlatch]

Maybe Blake has killed before!!

[WomanofStandard]

My question is didn't the police search Blake's property from top to bottom when they first arrested him? How could they have missed this? (regardless of whether these guns pretain to this murder charge or not)

If they have been this oblivious I wonder what else they may have missed? Wonder if their case will hold up in court.

[ravinson]

The man, who was removing the gym equipment Friday, "looked into the box and saw a blue steel gun in a holster," according to the search warrant.

Was it a Beretta?

[error99]

Maybe you should have posted this in "Blake-ing" News.

[antivenom]

BWWAAAHAAHAAAHAAA!!! Great start to my Friday! Thanks for the GOOD laugh!