UPDATE: Michigan murder for hire reportedly caught on tape
Posted: Jun 27, 2012 9:55 PM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 2:01 AM EDT
GROSSE POINTE, Mich. -- A man who attempted to hire a hitman was caught on tape.
ABC News has learned that investigators say they have businessman Robert Bashara on tape attempting to hire a hitman to kill Joe Gentz.
Gentz confessed to killing Bashara's wife, Jane.
Sources tell ABC News that an informant worked with police in the sting operation and that Bashara allegedly paid $2,000 for the hit, even signing a receipt.
Bashara's lawyer believes his client was framed.