Defendant Christian Brando, son of late actor Marlon Brando, is shown for the murder of his sister's boyfriend Dag Drollet in Santa Monica, California in this Feb. 28, 1991 file photo. [Agencies]
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Brando was charged Jan. 10, 2005, with two counts of spousal abuse and he pleaded guilty. He was placed on three years' probation and ordered to drug and alcohol rehabilitation as well as a spousal-abuse prevention program.
Brando also was the one-time lover of Bonnie Lee Bakley, who was shot to death in 2001. At one time, Bakley claimed Brando had fathered her child but tests showed it belonged to actor Robert Blake, whom she later married.
Blake was tried for her murder and acquitted but later ordered to pay $30 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. During that civil case, Blake's lawyer suggested Brando was the killer.
Brando, who had denied any involvement, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination on the stand during the trial.
Seeley said Brando was not married at the time of his death and did not leave any children.
