Tag: Cathy Lanier

Gray Days

Rhee’s out, Lanier’s in…and Still Working on the Wone Case.   Ask her for help this week. Newly installed mayor Vincent Gray got a somewhat incongruous inaugural gift this week from the man he’s replacing.  Namely: Washington’s homicide rate for 2010…

The Murder Room

Why an Obscure Club May Hold the Key to Solving This Crime You could be forgiven some skepticism when first hearing about the Vidocq Society.  “Cuisine and crime-solving,” reads their home page, going on to explain how the world’s greatest…

“We Still Have A Murder Investigation”

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…

Watching The Detectives

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…

Here She Comes Again (Updated)

Walking High Wire, Here She Comes. UPDATE: Bruce DePuyt announces at the top of the show that Chief Lanier has cancelled her appearance. Once again, Washington’s dauntless Chief of Police Cathy Lanier will be taking to the air for a…

Ask The Chief…And She Shall Answer

What “Active Investigation” Means…And May Suggest. As promised, MPD Chief Cathy Lanier was the guest on WTOP’s “Ask The Chief” morning program.  You can catch the whole thing here. About eight minutes in, “Craig” phoned with this question: Craig: A…

Lanier On Line One

Go Ahead Caller, You’re Next… We’ve confirmed that Chief Cathy Lanier of the DC MPD will be on WTOP Radio’s “Ask The Chief” program this Thursday at 10am.   Here is where you can go to submit questions in advance by…

"Not a Done Deal…"

“A Very, Very Active Investigation” Last Tuesday, August 11, DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier participated in her regularly scheduled  Newschannel8 program “One-on-One.” She was on hand to discuss the recent drop in crime and status of outstanding cases, and near…

"We're Out Looking…"

Let’s All Be Careful Out There. UPDATE: MPD Chief of Police Cathy Lanier postpones “Ask the Chief” program on WTOP. At the time of Robert’s murder, Charles Ramsey was in his eighth and final year as MPD Chief of Police. …

Standard Operating Procedure

Questions for Chief Lanier About The Investigation As weeks pass here at WMRW, we seem to amass more questions than answers.  About the circumstances of Robert’s murder, its prosecution, and the principle and secondary players involved.  Frustrating as it is, this…