Joe Gentz Refuses To Testify In Bob Bashara Murder Trial, Could Lose Plea Deal
A metro Detroit handyman turned hitman says he will not testify.
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A metro Detroit handyman turned hitman says he will not testify.
Prosecutors say that 22-year-old Dajeon Franklin fired the bullet that killed 25-year-old Paul DeWolf in his off-campus medical fraternity house in July 2013.
The parents of a murdered 14-year-old girl sat in the front row, holding hands, while the man accused in her death appeared in court for an arraignment Thursday.
Details of her husband's secret life of bondage and underground sex clubs emerged during the murder investigation.
A prosecutor says a 22-year-old man had an "indifference to human life" when he fatally shot a University of Michigan medical student in his off-campus medical fraternity house.
Kelli Stapleton, 46, pleaded guilty last month to first-degree child abuse in a deal that averted a trial on an attempt murder charge.
A 45-year-old man with an extensive criminal past is facing a slew of charges in connection to the death of a 77-year-old man who tried to give the ex-con a second chance.
The jury returned its verdict against Judy Higley-Zuehlke on Friday and found the 44-year-old defendant guilty of second-degree murder in the death of John Allen.
Bowling was found guilty last month of first-degree murder, dismemberment and other charges in the slayings of 32-year-old Danielle Greenway and 42-year-old Chris Hall at their home in Allen Park.
Bob Bashara, who is charged with hiring a hit man to kill his wife in Grosse Pointe Park, will stand trial for murder.
"We feel like they're zeroing in on the wrong person and that the real killer of April Millsap is still out there," he said.
The suspect is a black male, about six feet tall, and 190 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detroit Police.
"The only thing I can say is we're attempting to recover additional evidence..."
Sollars was found on the third floor of a vacant building on the 9900 block of Gratiot at Harper Avenue on Detroit's east side in July.
A jury has convicted a man of killing his ex-girlfriend and her fiancé, chopping up their bodies and dumping the remains into the Detroit River.
Peter Gerard Jones faces mandatory life in prison after being convicted of first-degree felony murder.
It's a first of a kind case in the state of Michigan.
LeAndre Childs, 18, walked in to Romulus police headquarters Thursday afternoon.
A judge has ordered a 14-year-old boy to stand trial on first-degree murder and armed robbery charges in the fatal shooting of Bilal Berreni.
The suspect is described as a handyman who apparently knew the 77-year-old victim and had been to his home in the past.
Police said evidence found in the city of Wayne led to arrests in the death of William Whitelaw.
Wayne County Judge Vonda Evans on Monday heard several motions from prosecutors and the defense before telling Bashara she'd like him to think about something...
Five bags containing 32-year-old Ramsay Scrivo's body parts were dumped off I-94 in February.
Prosecutors say the boy was 13 when he and three others killed Bilal Berreni.
A Detroit man charged in the slaying of his estranged wife whose two young children are missing will get a mental competency evaluation.
