GUILTY MI - Jane Bashara, 56, dies in contract killing, Grosse Pointe Park, 25 Jan 2012 #4

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Rapping today up then ~ (hopefully Darkman will add more links, info and pics!)

Monday, October 20, 2014, day four of testimony.

The first witness today, the 11th witness, Charles Gabel
Member of Lockmoor Country Club and Rotary. Financial consultant by trade. Considered a friend of bb.

The second witness today, the 12th witness, Jim Wilson
Met bb at Lockmoor Country Club in the year 2000. His family became friends with the Bashara family.
They spent time together as couples and their children too. Joy, JW's wife at the time, and Jane were friends.

The third witness today, the 13th witness, Roxanne Flaska
She is a neighbor who lived across the street, four houses down from the Bashara residence.
Roxanne and Jane were friends for 11 or 12 years. RF knew bb and the Bashara children as well.

The fourth and final witness of the day, 14th witness, Stan Brue
ATF Special Agent who specializes in cell phone records
He will return to take the stand again on Wednesday

Tomorrow, Tuesday, the Court will decide if the content of the text messages will be admitted into evidence.

Tesitmony will resume on Wednesday, October 22.

 

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@GeorgeHunter_DN: 5 minute recess.

 

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@GeorgeHunter_DN: Okay, this other witness is involved in another case. What threw me off was, Robert Moran had asked for this witness to be questioned.


(Now I'm really confused. Who is Robert Muran?)

 

[Woe.be.gone]

@GeorgeHunter_DN: 5 minute recess.

Is Court still in session?

 

[Orgona]

Is Court still in session?

No, I don't think so Woe. It looks like George Hunter was confused too.

 

[atthelake]

I think there is some breaking news in the Hannah Graham case. Heading to the thread now.

Eighteen minutes behind ya..thanks for heads up !!!!!!

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[Woe.be.gone]

@GeorgeHunter_DN: Okay, this other witness is involved in another case. What threw me off was, Robert Moran had asked for this witness to be questioned.


(Now I'm really confused. Who is Robert Muran?)

Assistant Prosecutor, Robert Moran?

Okay. Over and Out!

 

[Orgona]

Assistant Prosecutor, Robert Moran?

Oh, thanks Woe. Apparently we are not yet done for today.

@GeorgeHunter_DN: Okay, so this witness was interviewed as someone being involved with Joe Gentz. She didn't make herself available. Used daughter's name.

@GeorgeHunter_DN: The witness (didn't catch her name) is living out of her van.

@GeorgeHunter_DN: The witness is being held in jail on $50,000 bond, 10 percent, and required to wear a tether.

 

[Orgona]

@GeorgeHunter_DN: Apparently this woman was somehow involved with Joe Gentz. Moran said prosecutors have tried to get ahold of her since August.

@GeorgeHunter_DN: Judge says she'll probably testify next week.

@GeorgeHunter_DN: Woman was Frances Natale. She was arrested Friday by Wayne Cty. Sheriffs. Cops tried to get her but no reply. Won’t testify till next week.

 

[Darkman00]

Mandi Wright‏@DetroitMandi 7h7 hours ago
Charles Gabel id's #bobbashara in #court during #Basharatrial



Gina Damron ‏@ginadamron 7h7 hours ago First witness: Charles Gabel, who said he knew #BobBashara from the Lochmoor Club.






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[Darkman00]

Hank Winchester‏@HankLocal4 7h7 hours ago
Welcome to Mon and a new day in the #BobBashara case. Witness Charles Gabel on stand. He's a country club pal of Bobs

 

[Darkman00]

marie osborne‏@marieosbornewwj 7h7 hours ago #bobbashara friend Charles Gabel takes the stand.Member of Lockmoor Country Club and Rotary. pic.twitter.com/aOTZWxe4Ja

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Bob Bashara's friend says they did drugs together at golf club

Murder trial against Grosse Pointe Park man continues

Author: Hank Winchester, Local 4 Reporter, @HankLocal4

DETROIT -
Drug use and phone calls took center stage Monday as the murder trial against Bob Bashara continued.

Jim Wilson, a one-time close friend of Bob's, took the stand. Wilson said they met at Lochmoor Club in Grosse Pointe Woods where they enjoyed some cocaine on the back nine.

"We would smoke marijuana or do cocaine on the golf course -- Bob and I," said Wilson...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...ey-did-cocaine-together-at-golf-club/29239020

 

[Darkman00]

marie osborne‏@marieosbornewwj 6h6 hours ago Wilson says #bobbashara told him re. Janes death"I had nothing to do with this...but I will have to defend myself" pic.twitter.com/v2UiuKpPGk

1. 
   George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago
2. Wilson met Bob's father, George Bashara, first, then met #bobbashara
3. George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago
4. Gabel is done. Next witness: Jim Wilson, who met #bobbashara at Lochmoor Country Club in 2000.

 

[Darkman00]

Hank Winchester ‏@HankLocal4 · 7h7 hours ago
Bob's friend Jim Wilson says they would smoke pot & do cocaine while at Lochmoor Country Club golf league @Local4News #BobBashara

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN · 7h7 hours ago
Bob always brought his own stash, Wilson said. They imbibed on Tuesday night golf league at the ritzy country club.

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN · 7h7 hours ago
Wilson said he and #bobbashara often used "illegal narcotics" at the golf club. "We would smoke marijuana or do cocaine on the golf course."

 

[Darkman00]

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago Wilson, a real estate developer, said he stopped doing drugs because they were messing up his life.

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago
Amid the 2008 real estate dropoff, Wilson went bankrupt; he also divorced, and his son went to prison. "It was a big wakeup call for me.."

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago Bob was a "shoulder to cry on for me at the time. I told him, 'I can't believe all this is happening.' He'd say, 'Hang in there.'"

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago Bob told him, "I'm living the dream," which meant "things were going well for him."

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago Bob told him he was happy Jane returned to work after retiring because "it helped his family financially."

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago In December 2011, “Bob called and said … I need you to cover for me this weekend. If anybody asks you, I’m with you.”

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago Wilson said, "I better not get a phone call. I didn't want to lie to Jane."
This was a month before the murder.

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago Bob would say “he liked to spank girls," Wilson said.
"I'd say, 'oh, okay; that's your deal.' He told me Jane didn't like getting spanked."

 

[Darkman00]

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago Wilson saw on the internet that #bobbashara was a "person of interest" in the murder.

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago
Wilson: "I said, 'what's going on, Bob?' He said, 'I have nothing to do with this, even though I'm probably going to have to defend myself."

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago Wilson's son was represented by Bob's first attorney, David Griem. Wilson said he's very close to Griem.

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago Wilson asked Griem how the Bashara case was going, and Griem said, 'Jim, I can't talk about that."

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago Wilson says Griem's investigator wanted to meet with him. Judge says Wilson can't discuss what they talked about.

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago Lillian Diallo, #bobbashara 's attorney, doing cross exam.

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago When asked about cocaine use, Diallo said she didn't want to embarrass him. Wilson: "I own all my decisions."

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 7h7 hours ago Diallo: "Did (Bob) often tell you, 'Thank God I have Jane?'"
Wilson: "Yes, he did."

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago Wilson said he liked Jane more than #bobbashara , "Jane is a sweetheart. She's the salt of the earth."

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago
Wilson said #bobbashara was "living large" after Jane returned to work, but that he was affected by the real estate downturn.

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago Wilson said he asked #bobbashara point blank if he killed Jane. Bob replied, "No, I didn't, Jimmy."

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago Wilson: “Jane was very loving. She was wonderful.”

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago Wilson, on #bobbashara : “He loved his family.”

 

[atthelake]

@GeorgeHunter_DN: Okay, so now we have (another, final) schedule: No court tomorrow. Text hearing at 9:30 am Friday. Testimony from 1:30-4 Friday.

So then we have two free days to follow jodi tweets :gaah:

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[Darkman00]

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago Back with #bobbashara. Next witness: Jane's longtime friend Roxanne Flasca, who lived acoss the street on Middlesex.

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago
Flasca would go out with Jane and other female friends often.

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago Check that spelling: It's Flaska, not Flasca. Sorry.

Gina Damron‏@ginadamron 6h6 hours ago Next witness: Roxanne Flaska, who, like Bob and Jane Bashara, lived on Middlesex.

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago Flaska said she and friends went to the Bashara house, and Bob took them into the bedroom, and then the basement.

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago Flaska seemed perplexed as to why #bobbashara took her and her friends to the basement.

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago
He said that Jane was missing, and said "Jane was taping her show." We just kind of looked around. He said, "look."

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago
"We went upstairs...we started asking Bob questions." Initially, she wasn't worried. "Then...I got her backpack."

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago Flaska tried calling Jane's cell phone, and when no answer, she became worried. Then a friend suggested calling police.

George Hunter‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago
One of the women, named Debbie, pushed Bob to call the police.

marie osborne‏@marieosbornewwj 6h6 hours ago Jane friend Roxanne Flaska arrives at #bashara home on night Jane reported missing.Tells Bob to call police. pic.twitter.com/OpAJv0d8zH

 

[Darkman00]

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago The next morning, Flaska: "I got a phone call from Debbie saying that Jane was dead." She went straight to the Bashara house.

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago
Bob asked her to accompany his mother to pick up his daughter from Ann Arbor, where she attended classes at the University of Michigan.

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago
Once Flaska got to Jessica Bashara's apartment, she called Bob, per his request. The girl came out with roommates, who walked her to the car

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago "She was crying. I got out and hugged her."

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago “When we got in the car…(Jessica Bashara) said, ‘Mrs. Flaska, someone murdered my mother.’ I said, ‘We don’t know, honey." Bob told her that

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago
Flaska said she found a sticky-note in the Bashara garbage, written in Jane's handwriting. She wanted to keep it as a memento.

George Hunter ‏@GeorgeHunter_DN 6h6 hours ago The note to the cleaning lady:

“Dear Maria. I have lost my wedding ring. Please keep your eyes open for it. Thanks, Jane."