The Grosse Pointe Park man already serving a prison sentence will not appear in 36th District Court on charges related to his wife's 2012 strangulation death until late August.
Bob Bashara had been scheduled to have a preliminary exam Tuesday in 36th District Court but the hearing was rescheduled for Aug. 19 after officials reached an agreement, according to Wayne County Prosecutor's spokeswoman Maria Miller. Bashara was arraigned last week on murder and five other charges related to the January 2012 strangulation death of his wife, Jane Bashara. The charges were announced about 15 months after her body was found in the backseat of her SUV in Detroit. Jane Bashara's death was ruled a homicide shortly thereafter, and the investigation into her death was been ongoing by the Wayne County Prosecutor's office since. Bob Bashara is charged with: If convicted, Bashara faces mandatory life in prison on the first-degree…
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Bob Bashara made his first appearance Wednesday afternoon in 36th District Court on charges stemming from his wife's January 2012 strangulation death. He will return to court May 7.
A not guilty plea was entered on behalf of Bob Bashara Wednesday in 36th District Court after he was arraigned on six charges related to his wife's strangulation death in January 2012. Bashara is scheduled to return to court May 7 for a preliminary exam. He is charged with: If convicted, Bashara faces mandatory life in prison on the first degree murder charge; up to life on each the conspiracy, solicitation and suborning counts; 15 years for witness intimidation; and five years for obstruction of justice. Bashara requested to delay the preliminary exam date so he could have time to hire an attorney. Judge Laura A. Echartea declined to change the date from May 7, explaining if he has an attorney by then, his attorney can request to change…
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Bob Bashara will make his first appearance in 36th District Court Wednesday on charges related to his wife's death. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced charges against Bob Bashara earlier this month.
Bob Bashara will be brought back to Detroit this week to make his first appearance in 36th District Court on new charges stemming from the January 2012 strangulation death of his wife, Jane E. Bashara. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced the new charges April 17 nearly 15 months after Jane Bashara's body was found in the backseat of her SUV in a residential alley in Detroit near 7 Mile and Hoover. Bob Bashara had denied any involvement in her death, which was ruled a homcide, but he was identified as a "person of interest" early on in the investigation. Worthy described the investigation as spanning several states, involving multiple computers and thousands of documents in addition to involving nearly 300 witnesses. In …
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Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced five charges early Wednesday against Bob Bashara in the strangulation death of his wife, Jane Bashara, whose body was found in the back of an SUV in Detroit.
Bob Bashara will be arraigned on several charges next week in the strangulation death of his wife Jane Bashara following an investigation spanning multiple states and nearly 300 witnesses. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced several charges early Wednesday against Bashara. She was surrounded by more than a dozen people from various agencies who helped in the investigation and without, Worthy said, charges never would have resulted. The charges include: Bashara is currently serving a prison sentence on a second, related case involving his former handyman, Joe Gentz, whom he tried to have killed while in jail to prevent him from testifying. Bashara is currently being housed in Manistee in Oaks Correctional Facility. He will be …
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Two charged for murder of a man at the Eastland Mall in Sept. 2010
HARPER WOODS - According to a Nov. 26 Harper Woods Public Safety Nixle report, on Nov. 21, Demetrius Edwards and Bryant Royster, both Detroit residents, were charged with homicide for the death of Cedell Leverett, who was fatally shot at Eastland Mall on September 24, 2010. Both Edwards and Royster are currently incarcerated with the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) for other violent felony convictions that include assault with intent to murder and armed robbery. Edwards and Royster have been charged with one count each of felony murder and murder first degree. Both face life without parole if convicted. They were remanded without bond to the MDOC pending their Harper Woods court proceedings. A preliminary examination has been …
12:28 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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Joe Gentz, the man charged with first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the January strangulation death of Grosse Pointe Park's Jane E. Bashara, will have his preliminary exam another time.
The preliminary exam for Joe Gentz, who is charged in the January strangulation death of Jane E. Bashara, has been adjourned at the request of his court-appointed attorney Susan Reed, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. Gentz had been scheduled to appear before the judge Monday afternoon in 36th District Court in Detroit for his preliminary exam—the hearing in which prosecutors introduce the evidence against the accused and the judge determines whether it's sufficient enough for the prosecutor to continue pursuing the case. Judge Kenneth J. King signed an order early Monday to adjourn the hearing following a request by his attorney, according to Maria Miller, the spokeswoman for the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. A new …
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The handyman charged in the January strangulation death of Grosse Pointe Park resident Jane E. Bashara will undergo a second competency evaluation by an independent doctor at the request of his attorney.
The handyman who worked for Bob Bashara has been found competent to stand trial in the murder and conspiracy charges related to the strangulation death of Jane E. Bashara—a beloved member of the Grosse Pointe Park community, mother and avid volunteer. Wayne County Deputy Prosecutor Lisa Lindsey announced the results of the evaluation Monday in 36th District Court during a brief hearing before Chief Judge Kenneth J. King. Joseph Gentz, most recently of Grosse Pointe Park and formerly of St. Clair Shores, has been housed at Dickerson Lockup Facility since his March 2 arrest in Jane Bashara's January homicide. His court-appointed attorney, Susan Reed, requested Monday that Gentz undergo a second competency evaluation by an independent …
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9:21 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
Bob Bashara is trying to hijack the Justice4Jane campaign. He started his own Facebook page using the same slogan. It looks like it's mostly his own family and few friends who have joined in on this maneuver. I've met a few psychopaths in my life, but this makes my skin crawl ! I feel horrible for Jane's real family today. We all need to stand up for Jane and her family together and buy the signs… more ›
The self-identified mistress of Bob Bashara filed a personal protection order in Wayne Circuit Court Thursday against him detailing unwanted contact from him.
A personal protection order was approved in Third Circuit Court Thursday on behalf of 51-year-old Rachel Gillett, the self-proclaimed mistress of Bob Bashara, who has been identified as a person of interest in his wife's January strangulation death. According to WXYZ Action 7, Bashara received notice of the order late Thursday, hours after it was approved and certified through the Wayne County Clerk's office. In the request for the order, Gillett requests Bashara be prohibited from contacting her in any form, by telephone, email, at her home or work or by cell phone. She also states she is fearful for her life and in a letter attached to the request for the order, Gillett details several instances beginning in March through this week in …
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The man who showed up to share information about the strangulation death of Jane Bashara in the days following the discovery of her body made his first appearance today on formal charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
Joe Gentz made his first appearance in 36th District Court Monday afternoon via video-conferencing. He is charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the January strangulation death of Jane E. Bashara, a beloved Grosse Pointe Park resident and marketing executive. Gentz had worked for Jane Bashara's husband, Bob Bashara, who owns a variety of residential and commercial properties. Gentz had done some handyman work for Bob Bashara and the two came to know each other late last year, Bob Bashara's attorney David Griem has told the media. Gentz, formerly of St. Clair Shores and most recently from Grosse Pointe Park, was arrested Friday afternoon in Macomb County as he showed up for a custody hearing related to his young…
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The Detroit News is reporting a St. Clair Shores man is being held as a possible accomplice in the murder of Jane Bashara.
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9:05 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2013
Is it about time to get Bob Bashara's picture off the "front page"? Why is this indictment worthy of one article stating the charges with Bob Bashara's picture and another with Jane Bashara's picture. It is time to move on.... more ›