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May 10, 2010. There was an appreciable murmur in the courtroom when Judge Weisberg announced the date. Two months for the trial and deliberation means the verdict could come down close to the 4th anniversary of Robert’s murder.
Ben Razi, Kathy Wone’s attorney summed it up saying that “continued delays are upsetting.” The Wone family has...
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More From The Hearing (Updated Throughout, Video, WRC-TV)
Room 318 of the Moultrie Courthouse was packed this morning: three defendants, four defense attorneys, two Assistant US Attorneys, one presiding judge and a gallery of nearly one hundred spectators and media. High turnout and high interest.
Judge Frederick Weisberg got things underway by admitting he didn’t have...
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What Does Patrick Regan’s Add Mean for the Civil Case?
As reported late Wednesday by Mike Scarcella in the Blog of Legal Times, veteran plaintiffs attorney and wrongful deaths expert Patrick Regan has now signed on with the Wone team.
Regan’s involvement comes just in time for next week’s February 27 D.C. Superior Court status hearing...
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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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