Judge’s Pending Retirement Leads Another Big News Day
Yesterday, in a surprise development for the Wone civil case, Judge Brook Hedge announced her retirement effective December 3, 2010.
As case watchers will recall, there was a change out with the judges in the criminal case. The swap of judicial calendars earlier this year had Judge Lynn...
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What ‘State of Mind’ Do The Emails Suggest?
Emails, cards, letters, telephone calls.
Through much of the trial (and a fair amount of lead-up to it) we heard repeatedly from prosecutors that these records would reveal important information as to Price, Ward and Zaborsky’s ’state of mind’ around the time of Robert’s murder. For her part,...
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Breaking: Judge Denies Defendants’ Motion to Seal Filings
Aren’t the Dog Days supposed to be slow news days as well? Apparently not.
Yesterday, Judge Brook Hedge lifted the seal on the motions regarding the plaintiff’s request to pull the defendants’ Verizon phone and email records.
The defense argued to keep them under a tight lid on privacy...
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Court to Nix Dix Pix ?
We may have a clearer picture of the skirmish over the plaintiff’s motion to pull the defendants’ phone and email records from Verizon.
The defense objected, citing privacy, and asked for all related documents to remain sealed. Yesterday, Judge Brook Hedge sided with the defense and ruled they will stay locked...
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What Could Possibly be in There?
Last Monday, the defense motioned to seal the plaintiff’s motion to subpoena the Price, Ward and Zaborsky phone and e-mail records from Verizon. Now, taking that one step further, the defense has moved towards the wholesale opposition of the plaintiffs even getting a look at the records.
This just into the...
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Both Sides Work Towards a Trial Date
The first order of business for Judge Brook Hedge in the wrongful death civil suit was to set some deadlines going forward. She wanted to see each side’s proposed scheduling orders by August 6.
They’ve been submitted. Today, August 13, marks another deadline: due is the Defendants’ Responses to Plaintiff’s...
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And So Are All Documents…For The Moment
A funny thing happened on the way to the clerk’s office…
August has proven to be a busy month, at least with regard to Kathy Wone’s pending civil case. Last week, Daniel Suleiman filed a plaintiff’s motion asking the Supreme Court of New York to issue a subpoena compelling Verizon...
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And Coming Attractions
So you want to be a wmrw stringer? The line forms at the left.
It’s been nearly a month since Judge Lynn Leibovitz handed down her verdict in US v. Price, Ward and Zaborsky. Much of what was presented and discovered during the criminal could very well be in play for the civil case.
We hope...
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And Other News Indicating It’s Not Over
WTOP crackerjack Mark Segraves hosted MPD police chief Kathy Lanier on the “Ask the…” program Thursday. Good timing.
Segraves has been indefatigable in covering this case, and after a month of daily trial coverage, it’s no surprise the first six minutes of the program focused on the Wone trial. ...
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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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