Crime & Safety

Witnesses Testify About Additional Details of Bashara's Extramarital Affairs

Bob Bashara's former mistress, and a third woman he wanted to bring into the relationship, testified Thursday in his preliminary exam.

Bob Bashara's preliminary exam on murder charges continued Thursday with his former mistress, and another woman from Oregon whom he hoped would join their relationship, taking the stand, according to a story in The Detroit Free Press.

According to the story, his former mistress, Rachel Gillett, testified that Bashara lied to her that he was divorced and that he was a widower. Also in their alternative lifestyle, he was the "master" and she was the "slave," the article stated.

Bashara also wanted to bring another woman, Janet Leehmann, into his relationship with Gillett, The Detroit News reported.

The two met on alternative lifestyle website, according to the Free Press, and Bashara eventually traveled to Oregon where Leehmann lived just weeks before Jane's murder. 

Leehmann testified that he forced her into erotic asphyxiation, according to The Detroit News article during his visit. 

The exam is expected to be completed Friday.



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