Re: Bashara General Discussion Thread

[CuriousPortlander]

Bob Bashara moves to new prison outside Traverse City
Published On: Jan 08 2013 05:04:41 PM EST Updated On: Jan 08 2013 05:58:07 PM EST

DETROIT -

Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, Mich Bob Bashara has just been moved to the Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, Mich., not far from Traverse City.

Oaks is a level 4 prison, one level below maximum security. Bashara is now housed with almost 200 other male inmates.

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[snowbird]

Bob Bashara moves to new prison outside Traverse City
Published On: Jan 08 2013 05:04:41 PM EST Updated On: Jan 08 2013 05:58:07 PM EST

DETROIT -

Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, Mich Bob Bashara has just been moved to the Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, Mich., not far from Traverse City.

Oaks is a level 4 prison, one level below maximum security. Bashara is now housed with almost 200 other male inmates.

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Darn, I was hoping your post was that Bob was charged for murder of Jane.

[ellejay]

Bob Bashara moves to new prison outside Traverse City
Published On: Jan 08 2013 05:04:41 PM EST Updated On: Jan 08 2013 05:58:07 PM EST

DETROIT -

Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, Mich Bob Bashara has just been moved to the Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, Mich., not far from Traverse City.

Oaks is a level 4 prison, one level below maximum security. Bashara is now housed with almost 200 other male inmates.

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--thanks for the update CP!

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Bob Bashara (Michigan Department of Corrections)

"There are single cells available here and also a higher education program, opportunities to participate in various clubs, events and intramural sports."

--sounds rather "soft" for 1 level below max ??

--should be right up his 'rotary club/pillar of the community' alley.

--hard to believe it's been almost a year since that POS had "his sweetheart" murdered---like 'snowy' i can't wait for the additional accessory to MURDER charge.

[CuriousPortlander]

I know, Snowbird. I keep hoping to see that as well. It's only a matter of time now.

[CuriousPortlander]

Bob Bashara moves to new prison outside Traverse City
Published On: Jan 08 2013 05:04:41 PM EST Updated On: Jan 08 2013 05:58:07 PM EST

DETROIT -

Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, Mich Bob Bashara has just been moved to the Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, Mich., not far from Traverse City.

Oaks is a level 4 prison, one level below maximum security. Bashara is now housed with almost 200 other male inmates.

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--thanks for the update CP!

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Bob Bashara (Michigan Department of Corrections)

"There are single cells available here and also a higher education program, opportunities to participate in various clubs, events and intramural sports."

--sounds rather "soft" for 1 level below max ??

--should be right up his 'rotary club/pillar of the community' alley.

--hard to believe it's been almost a year since that POS had "his sweetheart" murdered---like 'snowy' i can't wait for the additional accessory to MURDER charge.

Hi, Ellejay! So good to "see" you again! Yes, it does sound "soft", doesn't it? Sounds more like a country club than prison.

[Darkman]

"a country club" .. lol

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Bob Bashara moves to new prison outside Traverse City

Bob Bashara moved to Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, Michigan

Published On: Jan 08 2013 05:04:41 PM EST Updated On: Jan 08 2013 05:58:07 PM EST

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Bob Bashara moved to northern Michigan prison

DETROIT -
Bob Bashara has just been moved to the Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, Mich., not far from Traverse City.

Oaks is a level 4 prison, one level below maximum security. Bashara is now housed with almost 200 other male inmates.

There are single cells available here and also a higher education program, opportunities to participate in various clubs, events and intramural sports.

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Russ Marlin, a spokesperson with the Michigan Department of Corrections spoke to Local 4 about the move.

Those close to Bashara are saying he had hoped he would be sent to a prison closer to Detroit, allowing his family members to drive only a short distance for visits.

Instead the drive will be more like four hours north.

This prison is in Manistee the Oaks Correctional Facility is also the same prison former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sent after he was found to be in violation of probation.

Kilpatrick was later moved to Milan, closer to Metro Detroit.

It's unclear at this point if Bashara will request a transfer or if he'll stay put.

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[Darkman]

Bob Bashara moved to prison in Manistee to serve 80 month sentence

Published: Wednesday, January 09, 2013

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Bob Bashara sits before Judge Bruce Morrow at Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. Bashara, who said he tried to arrange the killing of Joseph Gentz, a handyman charged with his wife's slaying, was sentenced to more than six years in prison Monday, the latest step in a strange saga in a comfortable Detroit suburb. The body of his wife, marketing executive Jane Bashara, was found strangled in her Mercedes-Benz in January 2011. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates)

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[Darkman]

Gentz sentencing was postponed today until March 1, 2013, according to some reports or until March 26, 2013, 9 a.m., according to the other report....

You can check case's latest articles on the last page ( from the bottom up, i guess ) ... HERE:

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[Darkman]

One year after Jane Bashara's murder, husband maintains he was not involved as handyman claims

Posted: 01/24/2013
Last Updated: 27 minutes ago

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GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. (WXYZ) - One year after Jane Bashara was found strangled in her Mercedes, her husband Bob continues to maintain his innocence....

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[Chickenbutt]

lol.....Darkman.....you are doing good! We appreciate it! Keep up the good work.

[Darkman]

Gentz sentencing was postponed today until March 1, 2013, according to some reports or until March 26, 2013, 9 a.m., according to the other report....

You can check case's latest articles on the last page ( from the bottom up, i guess ) ... HERE:

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Sorry ... "last page" would be here, actually: ( lol )

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[ecossiepossie]

Seven years for concpiricy to murder..

When is the other boot comeing down?

Murder ?

[Darkman]

Jane Bashara's murder: 1 year later

Handyman charged with Grosse Pointe Park mom's death, husband admits to trying to kill handyman

Published On: Jan 24 2013 10:18:54 PM EST Updated On: Jan 24 2013 10:22:41 PM EST

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DETROIT -
It is one of metro Detroit’s most bizarre murder investigations.

The murder of Grosse Pointe Park mother Jane Bashara last January put the spotlight on her husband, his secret life and his handyman.

Now, a year later, the Defenders are looking back and revealing a new twist in the still ongoing investigation....

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Bob will likely face new charges

Investigators have not stopped working the case.

The Defenders have learned that charges may be brought against Bob in connection with his wife’s death.

Statement from Jane Bashara’s sister, Julie Rowe:

"We have spent the last year grieving as privately as possible, and we appreciate the respect that has been shown to us. We miss Jane. We look forward to a satisfactory conclusion to the investigation into her murder."

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[Darkman]

Attorney: Gentz sentencing delay could mean Bashara arrest imminent

By Jameson Cook
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Posted: Saturday, 01/26/13 12:04 am

The postponement of the Joe Gentz sentencing that was scheduled for this Tuesday could mean that a Bob Bashara arrest could be imminent, according to a law professor.

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[Darkman]

Gentz sentencing was postponed today until March 1, 2013, according to some reports or until March 26, 2013, 9 a.m., according to the other report....

You can check case's latest articles on the last page ( from the bottom up, i guess ) ... HERE:

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March 26 at 9 a.m. ... looks like was wrong info....

The article where i saw March 26 originally ... now says:

(Gentz) will be sentenced March 1 at 9 a.m.

they updated the article changing in it March 26 to March 1 :)

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[Chickenbutt]

Darkman.....

[Darkman]

Huh? ... LOL

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Grosse Pointe Woods

January 31, 2013

Prayer vigil marks one-year anniversary of Jane Bashara’s murder

By K. Michelle Moran
C & G Staff Writer

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Dozens of friends, relatives and fellow parishioners at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church paid tribute to slain Grosse Pointe Park mother and marketing executive Jane Bashara on the one-year anniversary of her murder during a prayer vigil Jan. 24 at the church.

The solemn service, which lasted about 30 minutes, was led by the Rev. Marianna Gronek. Family members used the Paschal candle, which Gronek said “symbolizes Jesus’ power to overcome … our sorrow and our loss,” to light seven smaller candles, which were placed in a row in front of the Paschal candle.

Through prayers, hymns and readings, participants acknowledged Jane Bashara’s life and mourned her loss. She was said to have been an active volunteer with the church.

“Keep Jane ever present in our hearts, and may we honor her memory, embracing each new day with courage and faith,” Gronek prayed.

The church wardens, chancellor and rector issued a statement for the media on the tragic anniversary that read, “Through our belief in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Resurrection and the Life, we continue to offer prayers for healing on behalf of our sister, Jane, for this whole community, and for all who continue to mourn her loss on the yearly anniversary of her death. Even as we grieve with wounded hearts, we also give thanks for the fullness of joy in which Jane served in our parish ministries and now lives with her Lord, and toward which we faithfully travel in healing and hope.”

Born June 22, 1955, in Mount Clemens, Jane Bashara, 56, was a senior marketing manager for Detroit-based KEMA Services. She had a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Detroit Mercy and a bachelor of business administration degree from Central Michigan University. Well-known and well-regarded for her service to the community — especially through the Grosse Pointe South High School Mothers’ Club, of which she was a past president — she was survived by her two young-adult children, Robert Bashara Jr. and Jessica Bashara, as well as her husband of 26 years, Robert Bashara, her parents, John and Lorraine Engelbrecht, and her siblings, Janet Gottsleben, Julie Rowe and John Engelbrecht.

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Justice for Jane — a group of Jane Bashara’s friends, colleagues and others who formed last year to campaign for prosecution of those responsible for her murder — didn’t have a comment at press time about the one-year anniversary of her death. However, an anonymous spokesperson for the group said, by email, “We are holding Jane’s children, her family and her cherished friends especially close in thought and prayer during this difficult time and (in) the upcoming weeks, that they may find solace, comfort and strength in each other, and, as one of our members posted so eloquently, ‘… that they find a way to celebrate and remember her without pain but only love.’”

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[snowbird]

Thanks Darkman, I still hope that I will come here and you have a post that Bob has been charged with the murder of his wife.

[Darkman]

Hit Men, Sex, and True Crime

Posted on February 8, 2013 by David J. Kramer

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[Darkman]

Handyman convicted in murder of Grosse Pointe Park's Jane Bashara will be sentenced Feb. 19

Joe Gentz pleaded guilty to second-degree murder but has said he was ordered to kill by victim's husband

Published On: Feb 14 2013 11:24:42 AM EST

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DETROIT -
The man who confessed to police he killed a Grosse Pointe Park mother will learn his sentence next week.

Joe Gentz pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the killing of Jane Bashara.

His sentencing was supposed to be at the end of January, but has now been scheduled for Feb. 19 at 9 .m.

He could be sentenced to life in prison.

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[Darkman]

I don't think it was Bobby or Griem... :)))

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[Darkman]

Jane Bashara hitman Joseph Gentz to be sentenced next week

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on February 14, 2013 at 2:22 PM, updated February 14, 2013 at 2:27 PM

DETROIT — Joseph Gentz, the 49-year-old handyman who claims he was hired by Bob Bashara to kill his boss's wife, is expected to be sentenced next week.

The sentencing has been rescheduled from March 1 and is not set for 9 a.m. Feb. 19 before Circuit Judge Vonda Evans.

Prosecutors are recommending Gentz spend between 17 and 28 years in prison for the strangling of 56-year-old Grosse Pointe Park marketing executive Jane Bashara, a Bay City native whose body police found in the backseat of her Mercedes SUV parked in a Detroit alleyway on Jan. 25, 2012.

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[Darkman]

Gentz sentencing raises questions about possible Bashara arrest

By Jameson Cook
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Posted: Sunday, 02/17/13 03:47 pm

Tuesday’s scheduled sentencing of Joe Gentz in Jane Bashara’s murder has heightened the mystery over if and when her husband will be charged in her death.

Gentz, 49, formerly of Macomb County, was set to be sentenced March 1, but the date was moved up last week to Tuesday in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit.

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Bashara, 55, was named as a person of interest as it was revealed he was having an affair and Gentz reportedly told police he killed her at Bashara’s behest. Bashara’s former attorney said multiple times he expected his client to be charged.

But Gentz’s sentencing prior to an arrest raises questions of whether Gentz will testify against Bashara.

Richard Krisciunas of University of Detroit Mercy Law School previously said Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy could arrest and try Bashara before Gentz’s sentencing, since by law Gentz can be sentenced up for up to one year from his December plea. That would force Gentz to comply with the deal because he could refuse after the sentencing.

“It could be that they (prosecutors) have decided not to go with him even though they cut a deal for him to testify and they’re trying to do other things and think they can get a bindover (at a preliminary examination) without his testimony,” Krisciunas said. “And then they’ll call him later and see what happens, or try to prosecute without him.”

But he conceded, “It’s all speculation.”

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Anthony Dillof, a criminal law professor at University of Detroit Mercy Law School, suggested the prosecution will seek an adjournment, which Reed would likely fight, arguing that her client is ready to make good on his part of the pact.

Prosecutors may argue that they need more time, “and it’s not their fault” for the delays, he said.

“It would be up to the judge,” Dillof said.

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Jane Bashara’s body was found Jan. 25, 2012, in her SUV parked in an east-side Detroit alley. Gentz, Bashara’s former handyman, said in court at his plea that Bashara promised to pay and threatened him to kill his wife.

Dillof said that statement could not be used in a trial because the defendant has the Constitutional right to cross-examine him.

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[Darkman]

Joe Gentz's mother speaks out before son's sentencing for role in Jane Bashara's murder

Joe Gentz to be sentence for his role in murder of Grosse Pointe Park mother, Jane Bashara

Author: Hank Winchester, Local 4 Reporter

Published On: Feb 18 2013 06:14:51 PM EST Updated On: Feb 18 2013 06:59:12 PM EST

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DETROIT -
Joe Gentz's mother is sending an emotional message to Jane Bashara's mother Lorraine.

Though they have never met, the mothers are connected by tragedy. On Tuesday, Joe Gentz will be sentenced for his role in Jane Bashara's murder.

"You would never think something like that could happen to your family. And that's what Jane's mother is going through, her daughter was taken away through a horrible, horrible incident," said Gentz's mother. "Our prayers are with them, and I have been praying for her and her family."

Gentz's mother is convinced her son was forced to kill Jane and that Jane's husband, Bob Bashara, orchestrated everything.

"Joe would have never just ... why would he want to? He wouldn't have been able to do that," she said. "He had told his brother that he had quit his job and that he was moving to Grosse Pointe and he was going to make a lot of money. This is what (Bob) Bashara told him."

Joe Gentz eventually went to police and told investigators he did kill Jane, but that Bob Bashara made him do it.

"I have to give him a lot of credit for doing that, that he knew he did wrong and that he wanted everyone to know that he was forced into doing this," Gentz's mother said.

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"I'll probably never see him again unless I go to prison. He's going to be in the pictures of all your kids at Christmas time and stuff, he's not going to be there," his mother said.

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[Darkman]

Pretty good stream of the sentencing is HERE:

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better than at Clickondetroit ...

Jane's family member just read the state (Jane's sister, i think) ... asked for Maximum sentence...

Gentz just appologized .. and now Judge is giving him a pre-sentence lecture......

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