Sunday Spotlight

03/15/2009
By Craig

From the Robert Wone Facebook Group

“I want to say that although Robert’s death is an incredible tragedy he has left a positive shine on the lives of many. Robert and I were very close all through elementary school. Although we went to high school together at Junior high we drifted apart.

“I remember how exciting and welcomed I was when I went to Roberts’s house as a child. He had the most incredible Lego city in his basement that matched his incredible imagination. The first day of kindergarten I remember he created this elaborate spaceship out of Bristol blocks that kept me in awe. He always kept me in awe. He was great at everything he did. I know we drifted in part when I was younger because I had some level of jealousy with his success, even though Robert never displayed a shred of arrogance.

“When I learned of Roberts death I looked more into the man he had become, and from my research he seemed to have become everything I would have expected him to become. More than a success in his career but loved by everyone.”

posted on Facebook by Dominic Ricciardi

-the editors

3 Responses to “ Sunday Spotlight ”

  1. L. on 03/15/2009 at 11:56 AM

    This is a great post. Let’s not forget about the victim of this twisted crime.

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  2. brent on 03/15/2009 at 8:45 PM

    very nice. thanks

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  3. Robert A Spiegel, Esq. on 03/17/2009 at 7:41 AM

    N.B. His high school classmates thought that Robert would become the first Asian American President — not unthinkable but now unfulfilled.

    Reply

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Purpose of this Site

On August 2nd, 2006, Washington attorney Robert E. Wone was murdered at 1509 Swann Street. Over two years passed before any criminal charges were filed - and then only conspiracy, obstruction of justice and crime scene tampering charges were brought against the Swann Street housemates, all present in the home on the night of the murder: Joe Price, Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky.

On May 17, 2010, a DC Superior Court trial got underway and all three defendants were all acquitted in that bench trial on those pending charges.

Nearly four years later, very little seems clear about what happened that night and who murdered Robert Wone. A cloud of suspicion remains over the Swann Street defendants who have denied any involvement in the murder of their friend or in the alleged cover up.

Judge Lynn Leibovitz found a moral certainty in their collective guilt, but not evidentiary certainty. Civil proceedings in a wrongful death suit filed by Robert's family is the next chapter in this tragic story.

We continue to work together seeking answers to the mystery of Robert Wone's murder and in finding justice for his memory and legacy.

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