Kyle Basinger-- "hired by russian mob"

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Judge: Basinger trial to cost public $100,000
By Tracey Read, News-Herald

It will cost taxpayers about $100,000 to try the case of a Euclid man who told police the Russian mob hired him to kill a Willowick resident.

Kyle Basinger, 21, is one of three suspects in the death of William Andrew Fayne Putzbach, whose body was found April 17 in the trunk of his car at the Willoughby Hills Towers apartment complex.

Because prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Basinger, the Ohio Supreme Court requires additional, more costly legal protections.

Lake County Common Pleas Judge Joe Gibson recently wrote a letter to commissioners informing them of the additional expenses.

Commissioner Raymond E. Sines said the county is already dealing with declining revenues and the case will likely further strain the budget.

“All of a sudden, here is $100,000 that we will have to pay for,” Sines said. “$100,000 in anticipated costs — it’s just ridiculous.”

Chief Lake County Public Defender Charles R. Grieshammer — whose office is representing Basinger’s two co-defendants — said the judge and defense attorneys have no choice than to spend the extra money.

“If there’s a capital case, I have to do these things to do my job. The only person who has a choice is the prosecutor,” Grieshammer said.

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sadly, i've had some hard time finding pictures of the victim, William Andrew Fayne Putzbach, pretty sure he went by the name andy. otherwise i'd post those