Twenty for Twenty-Ten
We learned quite a bit over the course of 2009. Among the highlights: MPD Officer Diane Durham’s end-of-shift statement that contradicted the Trouple’s story on where they discovered Robert; the fact that all three of the housemates either left their places of employment voluntarily or not; a change in judges for the...
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Most of us have had more than a year to kick the tires on every conceivable theory related to Robert’s murder.
Some fit the circumstances and known evidence more than others. Each of the possible theories falls into one of six categories. As we move towards a new year, we editors feel it’s fitting to conduct...
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Goodwill Towards Men
There may be no better time than the holiday season to once again ask readers to consider making a (hefty) contribution to the Robert Wone Memorial Trust.
Robert’s family established the Trust, in which funds are distributed to some of his favorite projects and causes.
Robert’s longtime friend Jason Torchinsky is the Trust’s administrator...
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Goodwill Towards Men
There may be no better time than the holiday season to once again ask readers to consider making a (hefty) contribution to the Robert Wone Memorial Trust.
Robert’s family established the Trust, in which funds are distributed to some of his favorite projects and causes.
Robert’s longtime friend Jason Torchinsky is the Trust’s administrator...
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Department of Corrections
For the past couple of months we’ve occasionally made sport of DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier’s reticence to speak on the record about the Wone murder, repeating her mantra again and again, “It’s an active investigation.”
It was easy to poke gentle fun at what seemed to be a classic exhibition of bobbing, weaving and remarkable...
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Government Beats Back Motion to Dismiss
In the latest motion filed in the Wone case, the government responded in opposition to the defense’s joint motion to dismiss counts one (conspiracy to obstruct justice) and two (obstruction of justice) of the indictment with direct and deliberate language that at times lays bare the “…Defendants’ contorted legal...
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A New Judge, and a New Playbook
Despite the best efforts of Team Trouple – and a near love-letter to the bench – the defense request that Judge Frederick Weisberg continue overseeing the Wone trial has been denied.
As expected, the new presiding justice will be Judge Lynn Leibovitz. You can learn more about Judge Leibovitz here.
We...
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The Man with the Fu Manchu Beard
While it has been rather easy to track information about the Swann Street Defendants’ counsel, after all criminal defense attorneys need the publicity, it has not been nearly as simple locating solid information about the prosecution.
There is no resume posted at the U.S. Attorney’s office Web site, nor...
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Pretty Vacant
So, we were pulling our January schedules together the other day, and we wanted to make sure the January 15th status hearing was still on. Guess what we noticed?
According to the court calendar, the January 15th status hearing has been “vacated.” Does this mean Weisberg is out, and no we don’t mean out of...
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The Molecule of Life on Center Stage
Much of the November 6th status hearing dealt with evidence issues, with the Defense requesting that the Government be required to turn over the lab notes of the technicians, in addition to DNA test results and the methodologies used. DNA evidence has been used to both convict and...
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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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