Blane and Susan Barksdale received prison sentences for their part in the 2019 murder of Frank Bligh. csmithKGUNTV has the full details tonight at 6:00, plus
On Friday, Blane Barksdale was sentenced to 22 years in prison — with about two years credit for time served — and revealed the location where Frank Bligh's body was buried in December.
In 2019, Frank Bligh disappeared following a fire at his house. His body wasn't located at the time, but police found his car. They ruled his death a homicide. Suspects Blane and Susan Barksdale went on the run and were later arrested in upstate New York. They escaped a prisoner transport van that was bringing them back to Tucson and were arrested in Punkin Center, Ariz. nearly two weeks later.
Later that year, suspect Brent Mallard pleaded guilty to arson charges in the burning of Bligh’s house. Blane and Susan pawned guns belonging to Bligh.
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