GUILTY MI - Jane Bashara, 56, dies in contract killing, Grosse Pointe Park, 25 Jan 2012 #2

[Darkman00]

Jane Bashara: Her Smile And Generosity Never Seemed To Wane

July 9th, 2012, 7:02 AM

Jane Bashara's smile never seemed to wane.

Either did her generosity, Francis X. Donnelly of the Detroit News reports in a profile of Bashara, a woman who became a local household name after she was murdered and her husband Bob was named as a person of interest.

In one anecdote, the News reported that a month before her murder in January, Jane Bashara was at a drug store. When a person tried to charge something with a welfare credit card, and the sale didn't go through, she told the clerk that she'd pay for it...

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More at the Source: http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/arti...her_smile_and_generosity_never_seemed_to_wane

 

[michmi]

I'm glad for this article on Jane. What a wonderful lady this world lost. God bless her children and family.

 

[CarolinaMoon]

Darkman, between you and my Google alerts, I've been able to keep up with this strange case. Thank you so much for keeping this thread on the move.

I personally think of Bob Bashara like the Chinese restauranteur in Men In Black 3, who, when his robe was torn open, sported dozens of legs. Bob must have that many legs to let that many shoes drop. I wonder which will be the next shoe?

 

[Darkman00]

Here we go...


Joe Gentz ruled competent to stand trial in Bashara case, paving way for deal talks

7:00 PM, July 9, 2012

By Joe Swickard
Free Press Staff Writer

A court-sanction independent evaluation found Joe Gentz, who told police he was hired by Bob Bashara to kill Bashara's wife, mentally competent to stand trial, defense attorney Susan Reed said today.

The finding echoes the results made by doctors at the state forensic center and clears the path for Reed to talk with prosecutors about a possible deal for Gentz.

Reed had refused to publicly discuss any possible deals as long as Gentz’s mental status — he has a reported IQ of 68 and emotional issues — was open to question.

“It was an issue that had to be put to rest,” Reed said. “That had to be answered before you can legitimately and legally start negotiations.”

Bob Bashara’s lawyer David Griem, who had long predicted Gentz would be lined up with prosecutors, feigned surprise.

“What shock,” Griem said.

“This whole thing has been a charade,” he said. “Those negotiations started months ago. I guess this is just some dramatic license for some lawyers.”

Griem said the two evaluations were choreographed and are the latest manifestation of the “unholy alliance” of Reed and prosecutors: “It’s all part of a long list of abuses starting with the investigative subpoenas and all the police leaks.”

Griem and Reed have been at odds for most of the investigation. She has asked for Griem to be held in contempt of court for issuing unauthorized subpoenas to gather evidence about her client...

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The rest is at the Source: http://www.freep.com/article/201207...-competent-to-stand-trial-bashara-murder-case

 

[Darkman00]

Bob Bashara: The library and the ladies

Author: Hank Winchester, Local 4 Reporter
Published On: Jul 09 2012 07:45:26 PM EDT

-- Bob Bashara was arraigned June 27 on charges he tried to have a suspect in his wife's murder killed.

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They are women who allegedly helped Bob Bashara explore his interest in S & M - former mistresses and who knew Bashara as Master Bob.

"Until I heard about the murder of Jane Bashara, I had never known Bob’s last name. Then the husband got on and I knew right away that was Master Bob."

Now these women have become part of the ongoing police investigation into the murder of Bashara’s wife Jane. Their wild stories are helping police lean more about Bashara.

"He just simply explained to us that he lived in the Pointes and that he does have a fully outfitted dungeon."

The Local 4 Defenders have learned Bashara reached out to these women several times recently via email. Even though their identities were concealed Bashara tracked them down and within the last two months was sending emails working to figure out who was talking with the media and what were these women telling police.

All this played out around the same time police say Bashara was allegedly working to find a hitman to kill handyman Joe Gentz. Those meetings took place behind a building he owed in Grosse Pointe Park. The emails, we're told, were sent from inside a local library.

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Source: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...dies/-/1719314/15455832/-/l32yrt/-/index.html​

 

[angelindisguyz]

I expected that after he was locked up, the other women would come out. He thought he was being so smart using the library. I wonder what other people will come forward or what don't we know, YET?

bb & Grime remind me of Dumb and Dumber.

 

[Darkman00]

And i still say Griem is not a fool .

Just a criminal defense attorney.... :jail:

I don't envy his job, BTW ... go try and defend such a moron as BB, lol :banghead:

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[Darkman00]

Joe Gentz found competent to stand trial in murder of Jane Bashara

Posted: 9:32 PM

(WXYZ) - Sources are telling 7 Action News that Joe Gentz has been found mentally competent to stand trial for the murder of Jane Bashara.

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Read more: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region...tent-to-stand-trial-in-murder-of-jane-bashara

 

[angelindisguyz]

And i still say Griem is not a fool .

Just a criminal defense attorney.... :jail:

I don't envy his job, BTW ... go try and defend such a morons as BB, lol :banghead:

I think that I'd try and use a bit more class than he has. His mouth is his worst enemy NOT the media. :crazy:

 

[Darkman00]

Joe Gentz found competent to stand trial

Experts say a plea deal could be next

Published On: Jul 09 2012 11:56:22 PM EDT Updated On: Jul 09 2012 11:56:49 PM EDT

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A big development in the mystery surrounding the murder of Grosse Pointe mom Jane Bashara, a new ruling says her husband’s handyman is able to stand trial for her murder.

A court ordered evaluation says handyman Joe Gentz is competent to stand trial.

According to Bashara’s attorney David Griem, there is no surprise that Gentz is competent to stand trial.

“The bottom line there is this unholy alliance between the prosecutor and Joe Gentz’s attorney. They’ve been negotiating for three or four months,” said Griem.

If a deal is reached and Gentz testifies against Bob Bashara, Bashara he will face two trials, one trial for his wife’s murder and the other for supposedly hiring a hit man to kill Gentz in jail.

According to Defense Attorney Todd Flood, with competency out of the way, if a deal is going to happen, it will happen fast.

“If they’re contemplating a plea deal this definitely triggers the event to happen for a plea,” said Flood.

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Source: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...rial/-/1719418/15457696/-/6g2xbe/-/index.html

 

[Darkman00]

Bob Bashara: The library and the ladies

Author: Hank Winchester, Local 4 Reporter
Published On: Jul 09 2012 07:45:26 PM EDT

-- Bob Bashara was arraigned June 27 on charges he tried to have a suspect in his wife's murder killed.

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They are women who allegedly helped Bob Bashara explore his interest in S & M - former mistresses and who knew Bashara as Master Bob...​

Speaking a little of S&M....

What would Christian Grey of '50 Shades' look like?

(I tell you ... Christian Grey, that "makes all those women run to book stores", would look nothing like Bobby aka Master Bob, lol)

Published On: Jul 10 2012 08:18:28 AM EDT Updated On: Jul 10 2012 08:34:03 AM EDT

The first sketch of what could be the face of Christian Grey - the fantasy inducing character from "50 Shades of Grey-" has been revealed.

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Source: http://www.clickondetroit.com/enter...ike/-/1718940/15459748/-/797g4oz/-/index.html​

 

[Darkman00]

July 10, 2012 at 9:37 am

Lawyer: Gentz competent to stand trial

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Read at the source from The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120710/METRO01/207100380

 

[Darkman00]

With Joe Gentz Declared Competent, Is Bob Bashara In Bigger Trouble?

July 10th, 2012, 1:11 AM

Joe Gentz, the mentally challenged handyman who told authorities he killed Jane Bashara at the behest of her husband Bob, is competent to stand trial, the Detroit Free Press reported. That could mean bigger trouble for big Bob.

Reporter Swickard of the Free Press reported that a court-sanction independent evaluation came to that conclusion, opening the gate for Gentz to crack a deal with authorities in lieu of going to trial. He cited Gentz's attorney Susan Reed.

The competency ruling will not only help Gentz potentially land a plea, but give the prosecution more ammunition if it decides to charge Bashara and have Gentz testify against him....

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More at the Source: http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/arti...ed_competent_is_bob_bashara_in_bigger_trouble

 

[Darkman00]

Joe Gentz Found Competent To Stand Trial On Murder Charges

July 10, 2012 7:44 AM

GROSSE POINTE (WWJ) - The former handyman of a Grosse Pointe Park woman has been found competent to stand trial for her brutal murder.

A court-sanction independent evaluation found Joe Gentz – who reportedly told police he was hired by Bob Bashara to kill his wife, Jane – mentally competent to stand trial. That supports earlier findings by doctors doing forensics work in the case.

“Competence to stand trial means you understand the proceedings against you and that you can help assist your attorney. It’s not that you’re a Rhodes scholar, it’s just that you understand where you are,” said WWJ legal analyst and Talk Radio 1270 morning show host Charlie Langton.

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&#8220;Joe Gentz could be looking at a possible plea bargain, but what&#8217;s really going on here is that the prosecutors want to make sure that Joe Gentz is competent to testify because they, the prosecutors, need a good witness, a legitimate witness, to testify that it was in face Bob Bashara who ordered this killing,&#8221; said Langton.

Griem said he now expects for Bob Bashara to be charged with his wife&#8217;s murder.

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Source: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/07/10/joe-gentz-found-competent-to-stand-trial-on-murder-charges/

 

[Darkman00]

Gentz deemed Competent

July 10, 2012

---- AUDIO (Charlie Langton Podcast, 7:09) ----

Charlie asks Bob Bashara's attorney David Greim how handy-man Joe Gentz's competency ruling will affect the case against Bashara.

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Listen at the Source (Click)

 

[Darkman00]

Here we go...


Joe Gentz ruled competent to stand trial in Bashara case, paving way for deal talks

7:00 PM, July 9, 2012

By Joe Swickard
Free Press Staff Writer

A court-sanction independent evaluation found Joe Gentz, who told police he was hired by Bob Bashara to kill Bashara's wife, mentally competent to stand trial, defense attorney Susan Reed said today.

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The rest is at the Source: http://www.freep.com/article/201207...-competent-to-stand-trial-bashara-murder-case

From the same article:

"Maria Miller, spokeswoman for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s office, declined comment but said the office’s attorneys will be in Detroit 36th District on Wednesday afternoon."
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[Darkman00]

Gentz Found Competent for Trial

By Kila Peeples

July 10, 2012
Updated Jul 10, 2012 at 10:36 AM EDT

Detroit, Mi (My TV20 News at 10) -- According to attorney Susan Reed, Joe Gentz has been found mentally sound to stand trial for th January strangulation murder of Jane Bashara. Charged with 1st degree murder and conspiracy, Gentz will most likely be able to negotiate a plea deal.

Gentz has stood firm in saying he was hired by Jane's husband, Bob to excute the murder. "Big Bob" Bashara is now in jail charged with allegedly attempting to hire someone to kill Gentz in jail. Gentz will be in court again tomorrow afternoon...

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Source: http://www.tv20detroit.com/news/Gentz-Found-Competent-for-Trial-161919725.html​

 

[Darkman00]

Bob Bashara's attorney loses bid to block 'overaggressive' subpoenas

12:12 PM, July 10, 2012

Bob Bashara’s attorney David Griem lost his bid today to rein in the Wayne County Prosecutor’s use of investigative subpoenas.

In a terse one-line order, the Michigan Court of Appeals denied Griem’s request for an order of superintending control.

The detail of request to the appellate court was sealed when he filed it last month, but Griem had railed against what called overaggressive use of the subpoenas that require witness to talk with prosecutors. He characterized the prosecutor’s office as being “out of control” in their efforts to gather evidence that Bashara was behind the murder of his wife Jane in January.

PDF: Michigan Court of Appeals order denying Bashara attorney's request

or view it here: (click on Spoiler below)

Spoiler

In a request for superintending controls, a higher court is asked to intercede because a lower court has failed to perform a clear legal duty.

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A hearing on Gentz’s mental competency to stand trial is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon in Detroit 36th District Court. If he is found competent, it would enable his lawyer Susan Reed to open the door for negotiations with prosecutors.

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More at the Source: http://www.freep.com/article/201207...a-attorney-david-griem-wayne-county-subpoenas

 

[Darkman00]

Motion in Bashara Case Denied by Court of Appeals

The Michigan Court of Appeals denied a Motion for Superintending Control filed by Bob Bashara's attorney David Griem.

By Edward Cardenas, the author, 12:48 pm

The Michigan Court of Appeals denied a motion filed by Bob Bashara's attorney David Griem.

The motion for superintending control was filed by Robert Bashara's attorney David Griem on June 27, according to a release from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office...

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Read more at the Source: http://stclairshores.patch.com/articles/motion-in-bashara-case-denied-by-court-of-appeals

 

[Darkman00]

July 10, 2012 at 12:42 pm

Competency hearing set for Wednesday in Gentz case

By Christine Ferretti
The Detroit News

Detroit&#8212; A competency hearing is expected Wednesday for the handyman charged in the strangulation death of a Grosse Pointe Park woman, days after his attorney revealed that an independent mental review deemed him competent to stand trial.

Wayne County prosecutors Tuesday said Assistant Prosecutor Lisa Lindsay will appear before 36th District Court Chief Judge Kenneth King at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to discuss competency findings for Joseph Gentz...

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Read more at the source from The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120710/METRO01/207100380