on wednesday , jim appeared in a santa barbara , california jury for recognizance on charges of kidnapping and murdering a 15 - year - old kid . john will plead not liable , according to his attorney , charles e . opines . lasky later criticized the portrait prosecutors had painted of his father . " have you instance seen a 20 " - aged mastermind ? he was not the defendant . he was not at the table , " said blatt .
James E. Blatt killed a 15-year-old-boy in California.