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Description of  Murder in Grosse Pointe Park: Privilege, Adultery, and the Killing of Jane Bashara

Investigative reporter, and author of Nobody's Women, Steve Miller makes a thoroughly researched inquiry into a murder that rocked the privileged world of Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Bob Bashara: husband, father, Rotary Club president and community leader. Bob Bashara: slumlord, philanderer and BDSM enthusiast. Did he also hire a hit on his wife? Jane Bashara lived in Grosse Pointe Park, one of Metro Detroits wealthiest communities, when she was strangled to death in her own garage by local handyman Joe Gentz. When Joe turned himself in, he told the cops everything including how he was hired for a hit by Janes husband. His payment: $2,000 and a used Cadillac. Born into one of Michigans elite families, Bob was sweeping out the back alley of a property he owned when his wife was being killed. He made sure the bartenders at the Hard Luck Lounge saw him there at the time of her murder. Hed often brought girlfriends by the same bar, and for the last year had been seen with one Rachel Gillettriding around town in her convertible, even showing up at BDSM events in the suburbs of Detroit. When Joe Gentz confessed, his 67 IQ and barfly reputation made him less than credible. Bob successfully denied any part in his wifes murder. But he couldnt deny his attempt to have Joe killed in prison. Includes photos. My Link