In October 1991, Robert was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Therefore, today, at the age of 51, he is incarcerated at Avenal State Prison (ASP) in Kings County, California.

As of 2024, Bardo is serving his life sentence at the Avenal State Prison in Avenal, California.

Bardo was eventually found guilty of first-degree murder. Now, in 2021, Bardo is still imprisoned at the Avenal State Prison in Avenal, Calif. In 2007, Bardo was attacked by another inmate and stabbed 11 times at another prison where he had previously been placed. Miraculously, he survived the attack.