and will continue to do so. >> news that bob bashara had a girlfriend and also owned an s & m dudgeonelow this shop, the ritzy community of gross point park. >> they said bashara's private life has clouded the investigation. >> it would appear that things such as that, things that aren't admissible in the courtroom, are what caused them to zero in on bob bashara. >> gentz pled not guilty at his arraignment. he's undergoing a mental evaluation, trying to see how much he does understand about this. until that is done, they don't have a preliminary hearing or trial date set. >> i'm curious about a couple things. you're talking about evaluating his intelligence. we've reported the iq of a third grader, maybe 80. how do you think that's going to affect the question of conspiracy to murder. don't they have to have a conspiracy with whom and arrest someone else as well? >> well, speculation is that the other people possibly involved in this will be charged, and a lot of people in this community think that may be bob bashara. his attorney says he hopes that doesn't happen, but he warns his cl

but gentz claimed bob bashara offered him money for the crime, then held a gun to his head forcing him do it. something bashara denied. >> i don't own a firearm. i have nothing to do with this. that is a sick assessment on his part. it shows how deranged he is. >> reporter: sources tell abc news gentz has the iq of a third grader. friday, he remained guarded shortly before his arrest. do you have any words for us? >> no. >> reporter: okay. >> no words. >> reporter: a friend who drove him to court said this. >> he's scared. scared. panicking. >> why? >> because he doesn't know what is going to happen. >> reporter: but bob bashara himself remains under scrutiny with allegations he was involved in a secret, s & m sex room next to the bar he owns. in a previous interview with abc's andrea canning, bashara's daughter, jessica, stood by her father. >> i know how my mom felt about him. there was never any -- even hint towards violence. >> reporter: with gentz now under arrest in connection with murder, police continue their investigation. meaning bob bashara is not out of the woods. as of thi

bob bashara through his attorney says he feels a pro found sense of relief knowing that joe gentz is off the streets. bashara has been publicly named a person of interest. more to come. >> thank you for coming in, mark. >>> let's turn to the other headlines. paula faris is here. >> i'm sure we're going to be on political overload this coming week. good morning, everyone. reasons in washington vote in the state's gop presidential caucuses today. it's the last test for the four candidates before super tuesday, whether there will be voting in ten state. >>> this is something no parent wants to hear. cvs is apologizing after a pharmacy mistakenly gave breast cancer pills to children instead of flour ride pills. the pills look similar. there are no reports of kids getting sick. >>> and federal officials have announced the bust of one of the bigs counterfeit scams. the ring import eed ugg boots a other goods. >>> free clothing for a price. hundreds of people lined up in san francisco wearing nothing but underwear. that's right, their underwear to win clothes at a new store. only the first 1

and will continue to do so. >> reporter: news that bob bashara not only has a girlfriend, but this shop in grosse pointe. his attorney thinks his private life has clouded the investigation. >> it appears that things such as that, the s and m and the rest of it, things that aren't admissible in a courtroom, are what caused them to zero in on bob bashara. >> reporter: gentz pled not guilty at his arraignment. right now, he's undergoing a mental evaluation. until that is done, they do not have a preliminary hearing on trial date set. >> i'm just curious about a couple of things. obviously, you were talking about evaluating his intelligence. we've reported before an iq of maybe 80. how do you think that's going to affect this whole question of conspiracy to murder? don't they have to have a conspiracy with whom and perhaps charge, arrest someone else as well? >> reporter: and the speculation is that the other people possibly involved in this will be charged and a lot of people in this community think that maybe bob bashara. his attorney says he hopes that doesn't happen, but has warned his

and what does it now mean for bob bashara. n interview with andrea canning bashara denied it outright. >> i don't own a firearm. i don't have anything to do with this. this is a sick assessment on his part. it shows how deranged he is. >> reporter: but there is a cloud hanging over bob bashara whshed those tears. in those early days, so much spilled out about him, that he was a person of interest, reportedly failed a polygraph, had a mistress. in an abc news interview, his daughters stood by him. >> i just know how my mom felt about him. there was not a hint towards violence. >> bob bashara's attorney said his client is very relieved to have bill gantz off the street. he said i do not have a chris cal ball. >> in your piece, talking about it six weeks? >> over a month. over a month. and we don't know why it took so long for that arrest to happen. >> maybe we'll learn more. dan, thank you. >>> we turn to the controversy kicked up by that story we brought you last week. the 41-year-old high school teacher who left his wife and ki

but the search for a killer has shed light on what some call bob bashara's double life. he denied multiple accounts that he had a mistress. and a woman who asked nbc to conceal her identity told our detroit affiliate said bashara invited her to a secret dungeon filled with s&m props. >> there was equipment like saint andrew's cross, a post, a big web. >> reporter: bashara denies the allegations of an a&m lifestyle but wouldn't elaborate. >> i have ply children to worry about. >> reporter: though he's not a suspect he may have some tough questions to address. for "today," lilia luciano, nbc news. >>> up next on "today," prince harry, boogies down in belize. the details right after this. our machines help identify early stages of cancer and it's something that we're extremely proud of. you see someone who is saved because of this technology, you know that the things that you do in your life, matter. if i did have an opportunity to meet a cancer survivor, i'm sure i could take something positive away from that. [ jocelyn ] my name is jocelyn, and i'm a cancer survivor. [ mim

he accused bob bashara, then accused again.had affairs, rather strange personal life, gentz has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. does there have to be someone else you conspired with or no? >> conspiracy means that there are two or more people involved in the crime. the question is, who's person number two? his original story was that bashara was his coconspirator. >> how relevant is this iq issue? >> it could be relevant. his iq is about 65, which puts him well below average. if they're going to be relying on a confession from someone with a low iq, it's going to have a bearing. gentz has changed his story two or three times and if you're depending upon his confession to implicate bashara, you have a problem out of case. >> but if they thought bashara did it, wouldn't they have already taken him into custody? >> great question, but with a conspiracy indictment, the answer is no. that's because you have to corroborate the story. so you can go into a police station and say i killed somebody with acting in concert w

won't comment on the case except to say that the investigation continues, meaning bashara could still be arrested. news that bobiend but also owns an s&m dungeon below this storefront shocked the ritzy community of grosse pointe park where they lived. the attorney thinks bashara's private life has unfairly clouded the investigation. >> it appears that things such as that, the s&m and the rest of it, things that around admissible in a courtroom are what caused them to zero in on bob. >> reporter: the investigation may have hit a big of a snag. the clothes that jane bashara was wearing when she was found appear to be missing. according to the detroit police department, they sent the clothes to the state crime lab. according to the state crime lab, they never received them. ted rowlands, cnn, grosse pointe, michigan. >>> it's one of the largest technology festivals in the world. coming up, we head to texas for a south by southwest for a little couch surfing. >>> but first -- we've all seen the destruction left by last week's rash of deadly tornadoes, but amid the devastation, a cnn hero is hard at work, offering f

won't comment on the case except to say that the investigation continues, meaning bashara could still be arrested. news that bob an s&m dungeon below this storefront shocked the ritzy community of grosse pointe park where they lived. the attorney thinks bashara's private life has unfairly clouded the investigation. >> it appears that things such as that, the s&m and the rest of it, things that around admissible in a courtroom are what caused them to zero in on bob. >> reporter: the investigation may have hit a big of a snag. the clothes that jane bashara was wearing when she was found appear to be missing. according to the detroit police department, they sent the clothes to the state crime lab. according to the state crime lab, they never received them. ted rowlands, cnn, grosse pointe, michigan. >>> it's one of the largest technology festivals in the world. coming up, we head to texas for a south by southwest for a little couch surfing. >>> but first -- we've all seen the destruction left by last week's rash of deadly tornadoes, but amid the devastation, a cnn hero is hard at work, offering free recovery assis