Tag: 1509 Swann St NW

1509 for $1.59

1509 Swann: Back On The Market Thanks to a tipster, we learned that for the second time since Robert’s murder, 1509 Swann Street NW is up for sale; this time for just short of $1.6 million.  The listing is three…

"…Win, Lose, or Draw…"

The Defense Pushes Hard and the Court Pushes Back. The day’s legal action began long before Judge Frederick Weisberg gaveled in the status hearing at 2:01pm.   The defense this week has filed a range of motions – one to have…

The Kitchen Debate

The Smallest Part of the Defendant’s Story May Have Big Problems. Gazing into the confined black box that is 1509 Swann on August 2nd, 2006, there’s no detail too mundane that doesn’t deserve a second look.  We don’t presume guilt…

Burn After Reading

Fahrenheit 1509 At midnight on the steamy evening of August 2, 2006, DC Police arrived at 1509 Swann Street to begin a murder investigation.   An investigation that supposedly continues to this day. On the floor of Dylan Ward’s bedroom they found an issue of…

It's A Date…

Two Weeks Before Robert Wone’s Murder… Three years ago this week, on or about July 19, 2006, Robert began making plans to stay the night at a friend’s house in Washington, DC.   Last month Paul Duggan wrote in the…

The Old Stone House

For Sale:  History  Tasked with tracking a number of properties, the Real Estate Editor has the busiest job at wmrw.com.  Of course there’s the site of Robert’s murder, the previous home of the defendants, 1509  Swann Street; the 16th Street apartment they lived in after the murder and the McLean…

Search Tools

The Blogosfear WordPress stats are limited but one feature shows incoming Google searches. Paul Duggan’s Washington Post series and Tim Arango’s piece in the New York Times triggered all sorts of search terms we saw in the dashboard. In the wake of all…

Gates Of Hell

About That ‘Intruder Theory’ In the early hours of August 3, 2006, the defendants were subjected to hours of interrogation at the MPD Violent Crime Branch in Anacostia;  a long way from the million dollar plus townhouse on Swann Street. Price…

The Post Post

Just a Few Short Blocks Away Down 15th Street… (Updated Again) Paul Duggan (and Meg Smith) unload a solid piece of work here.   Part 2  here.     The transcript of Mr. Duggan’s online chat is here.   Topics covered:  Sarah Morgan,  Michael  Price,  Phelps…

Justice Delayed…

Erik Prince Trumps Kathy Wone >> Updated throughout;  Additional Video The good news:  Judge Frederick Weisberg finally got around to setting a trial date in the matter of U.S. v. Price, Ward and Zaborsky.  The not so good news:  it’s a…