Archive for March, 2009

The House of Morgan What we know about Sarah Morgan and her relationship with the three Swann Street housemates is somewhat limited.  Her silence since the murder has helped ensure she remains a riddle.  We’ve been told that she was initially close to Victor Zaborsky and he may have been the one to bring her into the...
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A Small Price In August 2007, one year after the murder of Robert Wone, Dylan Ward’s attorney David Schertler said “Nobody wants the intruder to be identified and arrested more than these three men.” He was referring to occupants of 1509 Swann Street which includes Joseph Price, Victor Zaborsky and Dylan Ward.  We take David...
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Fatty Cat and Kitty  (Updated with photo and updated again) Over the next couple weeks we hope to give updates on those involved in the Wone case; not just the three defendants, but their roommate Sarah Morgan and some of the secondary players as well. We start with Phelps Collins, a participant in one of the more bizarre...
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What George Weber’s Murder May Tell Us About the Wone Case By now many readers have likely learned of another brutal murder just this week in Brooklyn.   For those who haven’t, 47-year-old George Weber was found dead in his apartment Sunday, the victim of some 50 stab wounds, his ankles still bound together.   On...
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 Growing the Tribe…    In spite of the horrible Facebook redesign that no one seems to like, last night we crossed a small threshold in membership to the Robert Wone page.  Thanks to all for helping us grow over there and a special thanks to Robert’s friends from the New York area and  William & Mary. A remembrance on the...
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What’s Another 30 Days… Or 60 Years? We are now exactly one month away from the next court date in the Wone case.  DC Superior Court Judge Frederick Weisberg has scheduled a status conference for April 24.  Perhaps on that day we learn the outcome of the defense team’s Bill of Particulars motion, asking the...
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We Are Family Joe Price’s associations with LGBT law and activism are lengthy. He’s a past president of the William & Mary’s Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association, and was among the founders of Equality Virginia , serving on its board and as general counsel. It should be noted here that Dylan Ward also worked in...
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 A Tip of the Flat Hat Since starting this project a number of people close to Robert have shared their memories of him with us.  Longtime friend Don Leypoldt sent us this remembrance which was read at a memorial service.  The William and Mary network is very tight and very involved. We thank them for their support and encouragement. Rob was...
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Let’s Put This Issue To  Bed The last word on this curious piece of evidence found in Dylan Ward’s bedroom.  In addition to Ralph Steadman’s daring Shakespeare centerfold, the August 7, 2006  New Yorker is loaded with good reads. We’re subscribers ourselves. Roz Chast cover,  Steve Coll on A. Q.  Khan Nicholas Lehmann on citizen journalism.  As if that’s...
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Better Late Than Later We’ve noticed the chatter on process lately in the comment sections. One task we’d been meaning to tackle was an FAQ and a one-pager on this effort that will help new visitors better understand the crime, players, cases and our involvement.  Hopefully this will also help to clarify any questions about our approach. This will become a...
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