A member of St Michaels' vestry testified that he witnessed an argument between Jane and Blob in January 2012 (if I recall the date correctly) while the witness and Jane were counting the collection funds in the counting room. Bob was asked to leave by the witness because his presence was not allowed, and his bevhavior was not appropriate.
Stephanie Samuels took the stand and Lisa Lindsey quickly established the fact that she was testifying in exchange for immunity. Stephanie Samuels testified that in July 2012 she was called to the Comerica Bank in Grosse Pointe Woods by her Aunt Nancy Bashara to see the safe deposit box that Laura, Nancy and Bob shared. Inside that box Nancy had found a pouch with a handgun. She showed it to Laura and Stephanie. They took the gun to the Middlesex house, hid it, showed it to David Griem. David Griem took the gun off their hands. Staphanie did not notify the police. (it was here that they played the clip of the Dateline interview where Blob vehemently denies having a gun). She then testified that Bob she had assisted Bob in getting character letters from tenants and admitted that she wrote/typed the letter for one tenant (she actually only admitted to dictating the letter for the tenant). Then she testified that Bob called her from jail and asked her to evict a specific tenant for him. She also testified that she had seen the discovery documents that David Griem gave them regarding the solicitation case for Bob against Gentz. Also there were forms she found in August 2013 in files of Bob's in her basement but I was interrupted so missed the significance of those papers. Oh, and Stephanie testified that she heard a phone message about a "Boyfriend" of an ex-tenant named April whom blob had evicted. Her ex-boyfriend contacted blob, Stephanie heard the message, and the ex-boyfriend told blob the new boyfriend was out to get him because he evicted April and she owed him money. that maybe could be a POI. She testified that Bob seemed excited about it. Guess this was the new POI that Griem and Bob talked so much about, eh?
Then Nancy Bashara took the stand, and corroborated the story of finding the gun in the safe deposit box, showing it to Stephanie and Laura, taking it home, hiding it, and giving it to David Griem. She further testified that the pouch that the gun was in was in a bag of jewelry, watches and coins that Bob gave Nancy to place in the safe deposit box at Comerica Bank in March 2012. Nancy corroborated that she saw the pouch in the bag in Marrch, but did not look in it. Then she corroborated that no one else had signed in to access the safe deposit between March and July 2012 when she saw the pouch still there, opened it, and found the hand gun. Lastly. Nancy testified that she did let Bob use her phone, but denied making a phone call to a tipline for the case or calling Ruth to the rescue (clearly we will be hearing more about THAT later when we find out that such a call was most likely made from Nancy's phone).
After Nancy Bashara a Michigan State police officer took the stand to testify that she was called to recover a gun from David Griem's office in September 2013 that was in the same pouch identified by both Nancy and Stephanie.
Next a friend of Bob's took the stand and stated that he had been introduced to the BDSM lifestyle by Blob, invited to parties at the dungeon, met Rachel there. Testified that Rachel was Blobs girl (and slave) and that the plan was to buy a house with her and have a life together. He also testified that Bob was not happy in his marriage and that Jane was totally opposed to the BDSM lifestyle. He then testified that in July of 2011 during a lunch meeting Blob inquired if the witness knew anyone who could "rough up" an annoying tenant. Lastly, the witness testified that he had received a call from Bob from jail that his name was being given to someone name Richard. Just a guess here, but maybe this was the threat or Intimidation of witnesses and we will hear more later?
Finally, Jane's best friend took the stand and testified that Jane was not OK with Bob's lifestyle (he watched porn and used the kid's email addresses to pretend he was them and sent inappropriate emails), that Bob lied all the time, that Jane suspected Bob stole $10,000 from her 401K, that he was gone A LOT for the last few months of her life, and that she did not want a divorce, although Bob had mentioned it once.
Did I miss anything? Feel free to fill in the blanks!!
Last edited by Justice4Jane on Mon 09 Sep 2013, 10:14 pm; edited 4 times in total (Reason for editing : Credit recap to meandmyshadow & editing for corrections of missing info)