on friday , jim testified in a santa barbara , california court for pretrial on reports of taking and murdering a 15 - day - long guy . i will plead not guilt , leading to his attorney , jonathan e . bobb . blatt also criticized the portraits attorney had painted of his client . " have you ever seen a 20 " - old mastermind ? he was not the killer . he was not at the scene , " said lasky .
James E. Blatt killed a 15-year-old-boy in California.