Is long term memory really just a figment of the imagination?
Diane Ward was the only family member of the defendants to take the stand during the criminal trial last summer.
Dylan’s mother testified on the provenance of the “missing knife”, i.e., the knife that would have occupied the empty slot in the cutlery set box...
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Could A Black-Out Spell Out Dylan Ward’s Where Abouts?
During the 2004 Presidential Campaign, CBS News ran a story critical of President George W. Bush’s service in the Air National Guard. Right-leaning political bloggers immediately raised questions about the authenticity of the documents.
They argued that the documents were more than likely forgeries because the typography...
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Dylan Ward’s Eerily Quiet Deposition
On November 10, a meeting room at the Pennsylvania Avenue law offices of Covington and Burling quickly filled up with people for a deposition in an impending civil suit. If a meeting like this had happened five years ago, one of those people in the room could very well have been...
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“Dylan Ward” Re-emerges in Florida…and In Fiction
We’ve long suspected the Swann Street threesome ceased living together in part or toto even before this Spring’s trial began. There’s been hard evidence and strong suggestions that each of the three may have gone their separate ways. If that’s truly the case, we shall say only mazel...
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When Answers Answer Little
Monday we took at look at the pile of Joe Price emails sent from his Arent Fox office that Plaintiffs have requested in their Motion to Compel Production. As we only have logs at this point, we learned little concrete other than dates, times, recipients, and one unusual name.
Also part of...
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Take Two
Dylan Ward’s first police interview from the night of Robert’s murder was managed by Detectives Daniel Wagner and Milton Norris. It was played in court on day six of the obstruction trial, May 25. Wagner was laconic, rocking back in his chair, eyes firmly fixed on his subject, while Norris played the street-smart cop, mostly to type.
Wagner...
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Government’s Oppositional Motion to Acquit Highlights Defendants’ Relationship
In AUSA Glenn Kirschner’s closing argument he started off very strong by saying the defendants story of how the events occurred on the night Robert was murdered was not consistent with”normal human action.” He says that when Joe and Victor discovered Robert’s body “slaughtered in your guest...
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This Memorial Day brings together millions of families. Some will gather to celebrate the three-day weekend, others will gather to honor those who have served. In our particular case, throughout this entire ordeal, the one constant that has remained is the role of family — both good and bad.
Family has defined this case from...
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What’s In, What’s Out is On Court’s Docket Today
At 9:30 am, Judge Lynn Liebowitz gavels in what looks to be the final motions hearing before the start of the May 10 trial. The court has a full plate with several motions in limine waiting on her desk when she swoops into courtroom 310 at...
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Did the Third Degree Miss the Cracks on Swann Lake?
Cue the Big Band music from HBO’s Big Love, but instead of Bill Paxton, out skates Arent Fox partner Joe Price onto Swann Lake. Price offers his left hand and Victor Zaborsky joins him. They skate together to the music, enjoying the attention of the other.
Before long,...
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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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