GUILTY MI - Jane Bashara, 56, dies in contract killing, Grosse Pointe Park, 25 Jan 2012 #3

[Darkman00]

Joseph Gentz sentenced to 17-28 years in murder of Jane Bashara

10:49 AM, February 19, 2013

Gentz told the court: "I am very, very sorry for what happened."

Evans, though, indicated she would have liked to sentence Gentz to serve more time in prison, but she followed the sentencing agreement reached between prosecutors and Gentz's attorney, Susan Reed.

She said Gentz "knew right from wrong and good from bad."

"The request was made and you wanted to obey the request of your master," Evans said.

Evans told Gentz he wanted to feel empowered and needed by "a person who used you to achieve his goal: freedom from his marriage."

She said Jane Bashara did not serve to die.

"As she pleaded and begged and struggled for her life, did you ever think that this was wrong?" Evans said. "As she fought for her life, did you ever think to spare her from death. No."

Read more: http://www.freep.com/article/201302...nced-to-17-28-years-in-murder-of-Jane-Bashara

 

[Darkman00]

Joseph Gentz sentenced to 17-28 years for murder of Jane Bashara

Posted: Tuesday, 02/19/13 10:46 am
Updated: Tuesday, 02/19/13 10:52 am

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Gentz said that he was “very sorry” for his actions.

Bashara’s sister, Julie Rowe said that the murder has “devastated” the family.

Judge Vonda Evans called the plea deal generous and Gentz’s actions cowardly.

More: http://www.dailytribune.com/article...ced-to-17-28-years-for-murder-of-jane-bashara

 

[Darkman00]

Joseph Gentz gets to 17-28 years in prison in strangling death of Jane Bashara

"Our family feels very strongly that this is not over with the sentencing of Mr. Gentz," said Jane Bashara's sister Julie Rowe said in an emotional statement during the hearing. "Our healing will begin when the whole truth is known and all who were involved are held responsible."

Rowe said her family is still in shock over the slaying.

"It is still unbelievable to me that she was so needlessly and brutally murdered," she said. "We... have been completely blindsided by this loss...

"None of this (sic. us) will live the life we were meant to live because Jane was taken from us."

Gentz, his head held down, nearly pressing his chin to his chest, quietly asked the family's forgiveness.

"I am very, very sorry for what happened. I ask the family for forgiveness," Gentz said.

More: http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2013/02/joseph_gentz_gets_to_17-28_yea.html

 

[Darkman00]

Gentz: Sentenced Today in Bashara Homicide

http://grossepointe.patch.com/articles/gentz-sentenced-today-in-bashara-homicide

 

[SweetT]

Thanks for the updates Darkman. I can't wait for Bob to be in court for his part in his wifes murder.

 

[Darkman00]

February 19, 2013 at 1:07 pm

Judge says ex-handyman followed 'orders of his master' in Bashara murder

By Serena Maria Daniels, The Detroit News

Detroit — A Wayne County Circuit Court judge called a handyman who has admitted to strangling Jane Bashara an "obedient servant" in the brutal killing of the Grosse Pointe Park marketing executive.

On Tuesday, Joseph Gentz, 49, of St. Clair Shores, was sentenced to 17 to 28 years in a state prison by Judge Vonda R. Evans for second-degree murder in Jane Bashara's January 2012 death. Gentz entered a plea deal last year and had said her husband, Robert Bashara, paid him to kill her.

"All you wanted to do is feel empowered and needed by a person who used you to achieve his goals: freedom from his marriage," Evans said.

Evans said although Gentz's sentencing didn't conform with the crime of second-degree murder, she felt she had no choice but to agree to the prison term as part of the plea agreement.

"You knew right from wrong and good from bad," Evans said.

The judge called Gentz's involvement cowardly and repeatedly reminded the defendant dressed in a tan suit, who stood in front of her with his head bowed, that he had ample time to consider "the orders of his master."

"After days of consideration, you decided to obey the orders of your master," Evans said.

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Read more from The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130219/METRO01/302190364

 

[Darkman00]

UNCUT: Joe Gentz sentenced 17-28 years in prison for Bashara murder

Uncut VIDEO (9:55) of today's proceedings from Court

Watch: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...rder/-/1719418/18983556/-/gxt3d1/-/index.html

 

[Darkman00]

Jane Bashara&#8217;s sister: Family cannot start to heal yet

Published: Tuesday, February 19, 2013

By Jameson Cook&#8232;
[email protected]; @jamesoncook

Jane Bashara&#8217;s sister said at Tuesday&#8217;s sentencing of Joseph Gentz that her family cannot begin to heal from her murder until others who were involved are brought to justice.

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&#8220;We will never get over this but we will learn to go on.&#8221;

Read more at the Source: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arti...5123c6e41341d578343228.txt?viewmode=fullstory

 

[Darkman00]

Forensics tests: Bob Bashara's DNA possibly linked to crime scene

Posted: 02/19/2013
Last Updated: 3 hours and 6 minutes ago

By: Smita Kalokhe

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GROSSE POINTE PARK (WXYZ) - Could forensics test results obtained exclusively by 7 Action News link Bob Bashara to his wife&#8217;s murder?

Ann Chamberlain, a former Michigan State Police forensic scientist, examined the report. She says a blood sample taken from the garage at Jane and Bob&#8217;s Grosse Pointe Park home, where it is believed Jane was killed, show both of their DNA.

&#8220;If the victim is bleeding from this incident and there's a combination of DNA from the victim and Bob that would indicate that had some contact during the period of time when she is bleeding,&#8221; said Chamberlain.

Chamberlain says it&#8217;s also possible the mixed DNA sample is from a previous incident, but that it could show a history of violence depending on the age of the sample.

The report, according to Chamberlain, also suggests that Jane&#8217;s DNA was found on the bottom of handyman Joe Gentz&#8217;s boot. Gentz has previously told others Bob forced him to kill Jane by strangling her, eventually placing his boot on her neck.

Action News reached out to Bob Bashara&#8217;s attorney, Mark Kriger, but he declined to comment on the results.

Source: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region...b-basharas-dna-possibly-linked-to-crime-scene

 

[Darkman00]

Detroit
February 19, 2013
Gentz gets 17-28 years for murdering Jane Bashara

By K. Michelle Moran, C & G Staff Writer

Joseph Gentz — the former Grosse Pointe Park handyman who told police he murdered Park mother and marketing executive Jane Bashara at her husband’s behest — will spend the next 17-28 years behind bars in a Michigan state prison.

Gentz — who agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder during a special pre-trial hearing Dec. 21 — learned his fate during a sentencing hearing Feb. 19 in front of 3rd Circuit Court Judge Vonda Evans.

Gentz will get 333 days credited toward his sentence, because he has been behind bars for nearly the past year. Evans said he has 42 days to appeal her decision.

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Acknowledging the family’s grief, Evans urged Jane Bashara’s loved ones to find comfort by carrying on the good work she performed during her brief life.

“You have to continue that legacy,” Evans said. “Instead of being haunted by how she died, be empowered by how she lived.”

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Gentz’s attorney, Susan Reed, said that besides regretting his role in the murder, her client regrets the separation from his young daughter caused by his incarceration.

“I believe he will miss her,” Reed said.

Despite the plea deal, Reed said she didn’t feel the sentence her client received was “generous at all,” considering that the 49-year-old Gentz will spend at least the next 17 years behind bars, meaning he wouldn’t be out until he is at least in his mid-60s.

As to whether Robert Bashara might be facing charges in the near future in connection with his wife’s murder, Reed said she’s not the prosecutor and it’s up to the prosecutors to make that decision. She wouldn’t be surprised by such charges, however.

“Obviously, everyone believes that there was someone else involved in this,” Reed said in the hall outside of Evans’ courtroom.

When asked if Gentz would testify against Robert Bashara in such a proceeding, Reed said he has to abide by the court agreement for special consideration, which included the possibility of such testimony.

“I think he’s willing to do whatever’s necessary to see that everything comes to light. … He wants to see the whole truth come out,” she said.

Jane Bashara’s family also believes more charges are needed in the brutal murder.

“Our family feels very strongly that this is not over with the sentencing of Mr. Gentz,” Rowe said in court. “Our healing will begin when the whole truth is known.”

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Read more: http://www.candgnews.com/news/gentz-gets-17-28-years-murdering-jane-bashara

 

[Darkman00]

Joseph Gentz &#8212; the former Grosse Pointe Park handyman who told police he murdered Park mother and marketing executive Jane Bashara at her husband&#8217;s behest &#8212; will spend the next 17-28 years behind bars in a Michigan state prison.

Gentz &#8212; who agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder during a special pre-trial hearing Dec. 21 &#8212; learned his fate during a sentencing hearing Feb. 19 in front of 3rd Circuit Court Judge Vonda Evans.

Gentz will get 333 days credited toward his sentence, because he has been behind bars for nearly the past year. Evans said he has 42 days to appeal her decision.

Assuming Gentz won't die in prison, he probably will end up doing minimum term, which is 17 years.

Considering that he was given 333 day credit towards his sentence (or maybe even 29 more days ... as Read was indicating to the judge ... something about 29 more days .. at the very end of proceedings, right before they cut out the video feed) ... that would approx. knock off a whole year from his sentence...

So if Gentz wll end up doing the "minimum" ... - it means he has 16 more years to go until he could get released...

 

[Darkman00]

Joseph Gentz's attorney talks after his sentencing for Jane Bashara's murder

Joseph Gentz's attorney talks after his sentencing for Jane Bashara's murder. Gentz was sentenced to 17-28 years in prison.

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Watch at the Source:

http://www.freep.com/videonetwork41...fter-his-sentencing-for-Jane-Bashara-s-murder​

 

[Darkman00]

Defenders: Joe Gentz secret tapes

Local 4 Defenders reveal new twist in Jane Bashara murder investigation

Published On: Mar 12 2013 10:49:29 PM EDT

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It's a story that grabbed the attention of people across the country: the Grosse Pointe Park couple, the mistress and the murder plot.

The Local 4 Defenders now reveal a new twist in the Jane Bashara murder investigation. It comes in the form of secret recordings which capture handyman Joe Gentz revealing the alleged sinister plot.

Gentz soon will be transferred from a processing center to a state prison where he likely will spend at least 17 years behind bars.

Source: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...es/-/1719314/19291836/-/15usvjwz/-/index.html

 

[Darkman00]

Bashara's house in Grosse Pointe Park, MI ... on Middlesex Rd. ... went on the market, recently ... for $425,000

Thanks for the find, GPPGRL @ Justice 4 Jane forum

couple more: (under Spoiler below)

Spoiler

Source: http://www.trulia.com/property/3111841242-552-Middlesex-Rd-Grosse-Pointe-Park-MI-48230​

 

[packerdog]

I think the house is over priced. I wonder why they didn't show the inside of the garage.

 

[Darkman00]

Who ... Real estate people, packer...?

I believe the house went in forclosure ... and Basharas are not the ones selling it ...

Do you blame them, lol ?

They simply want to sell it ... besides .. the garage area should be all clean and tidy by now (as it was already ... few weeks or few months, at the very least, after the murder). I bet the garage is spotless now.

 

[thesaint]

Huh, pulitzer winner Jeffrey Eugenides' 2nd novel is named after that road. Eugenides is from Grosse Pointe.

 

[packerdog]

Who ... Real estate people, packer...?

I believe the house went in forclosure ... and Basharas are not the ones selling it ...

Do you blame them, lol ?

They simply want to sell it ... besides .. the garage area should be all clean and tidy by now (as it was already ... few weeks or few months, at the very least, after the murder). I bet the garage is spotless now.

Thanks for the info Darkman. I didn't know the house was in foreclosure. I suppose Big Bob ran out of money hiring those big guns to defend him. I would think it would be hard to sell given what happened there.

 

[Darkman00]

Ya ... and BB was already in financial mess, before Jane's murder even ...

 

[ohiogirl]

Defenders: Joe Gentz secret tapes

Local 4 Defenders reveal new twist in Jane Bashara murder investigation

Published On: Mar 12 2013 10:49:29 PM EDT

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It's a story that grabbed the attention of people across the country: the Grosse Pointe Park couple, the mistress and the murder plot.

The Local 4 Defenders now reveal a new twist in the Jane Bashara murder investigation. It comes in the form of secret recordings which capture handyman Joe Gentz revealing the alleged sinister plot.

Gentz soon will be transferred from a processing center to a state prison where he likely will spend at least 17 years behind bars.

Source: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...es/-/1719314/19291836/-/15usvjwz/-/index.html

I am sure they will bring murder charges. This guy really is an ahole.