He used his mafia connections to hire a killer when he found out his wife was extorting money from him

This former A+ list mostly television actor from a long running hit network show turned disgrace used his mafia connections to hire a killer when he found out his wife was extorting money from him using a fake name.

Robert Blake
Wife: Bonny Lee Bakley
Bakley was fatally shot while sitting in Blake’s parked car outside a Los Angeles-area restaurant in May 2001