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Murder For Hire

No-Contest Plea By Husband In Murder Plot Case

A 68-year-old man accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill his wife of 27 years has pleaded no-contest to a charge of solicitation to murder.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/03

Bob Bashara (Michigan Department of Corrections)

Bob Bashara Gets New Digs, Moves To Prison In Manistee

Bob Bashara, the businessman convicted of plotting to kill a handyman charged with his wife’s slaying, has been moved to a different prison.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/09

Joe Gentz Pleads Guilty In Murder Of Jane Bashara

Handyman Joseph Gentz has pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the death of Grosse Pointe mother and marketing executive Jane Bashara.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/21

Bob Bashara in court. (credit: WWJ/Vickie Thomas)

Bashara Will Begin Prison Sentence In Isolation

After pleading guilty to soliciting the murder of the “handy man” accused of murdering his wife, Bob Bashara will reportedly begin his prison sentence isolated from other inmates.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/15

Pontiac Man Sentenced In Colorado Cocaine Killing

A Detroit federal judge has sentenced a Michigan drug dealer to life in prison for hiring a hit man to kill another man in Colorado to avoid paying a $400,000 cocaine debt.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/30

Man Charged In Hit Man Attempt To Get Competency Exam

A 68-year-old Detroit-area man charged with trying to hire someone to kill his wife of 27 years has been ordered to undergo a competency exam.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/27

Police: Elderly Man Tried To Hire Hit Man To Kill Wife

A 68-year-old Roseville man has been charged in an alleged murder-for-hire plot to get rid of his wife of 27 years.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/18

Hit Man Convicted Of 8 Murders Says He Killed Others

Vincent Smothers’ testimony would be the most crucial evidence yet to try to persuade a judge to throw out Davontae Sanford’s guilty plea and free him from a nearly 40-year prison sentence.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/01/30