Drama…and Tedium
It’s been a while since things moved so expeditiously in Judge Lynn Leibovitz’ courtroom…and that’s probably saying something.
“What’s the plan?” asked Leibovitz, prompting thought that the government would bring nine additional witnesses barring a new agreement w/the defense that could slim that number.
Through the day we got a clear sense of the plan...
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Defense Outlines M. Price’s Early Evening Activities on Aug. 2, 2006
Biding our time, and biting our nails, as we await for the trial to resume on Monday, we trotted over the courthouse to see if any more motions may have come across the transom.
Much to our delight, there was not only one, but two...
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4:45pm: Adjournment
Tara Ragone completed testimony and cross. She yielded another headline regarding what Joe Price may have done with the knife.
The day ended with AUSA T. Patrick Martin starting his direct of MPD Homicide Detective Bryan Waid.
In between all that was even more discussion on the admissability of the defendants’ statements. Of course there...
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Social Media & Privacy
Last week, a Facebook employee revealed – in an “off record chat” with New York Times reporter Nick Bilton, that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t believe in privacy.
Congressmen, social media experts and news analysts all pounced. After all, Zuckerberg heads up the largest social media network, and this should scare anyone...
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Half the Story
In the clerk’s office this week was thirty pages of Defense Joint Response to Government Notice of Uncharged Conduct II and Some Other Stuff. Nowhere to be found was the government’s notice that this filing responds to, so this doc will have to serve as a study guide.
In the government’s first uncharged...
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There are no secrets on the Internet
In documents filed recently and in Friday’s status hearing, Prosecutor Glenn Kirschner once again brought up Michael Price, Joe’s brother, as a person close to the defendants. Kirschner confirmed that evidence associated with Michael would be presented during the trial in the Government’s Notice of Uncharged Conduct I.
But...
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Hinton Diary Reveals Michael Price’s Behavior AFTER The Murder
Last week, the government turned up the heat on Robert Wone case when they laid down their blueprint in the notice of uncharged conduct.
In doing so they also revealed that Joe Price’s brother, Michael, who remains uncharged in the Robert Wone case, is still a prominent...
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Government Turns Over Discovery Information
Last week, the government laid out their blueprint for the prosecution of this case. Now, in the most recent filing, AUSA Glenn Kirschner opened up his toolbox to reveal just how he will accomplish his task.
What is curious is this discovery summary isn’t part of the public record (yet) and only showed up...
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Friday’s Hearing – And Behavior – Raises A New Theory
The more time passes from Friday’s status hearing, the more serious questions arise. We love hearings like that, and will have much to say over the next few weeks.
As always, there were small details of the day that could easily be over-looked. Mere dots on...
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Twenty for Twenty-Ten
We learned quite a bit over the course of 2009. Among the highlights: MPD Officer Diane Durham’s end-of-shift statement that contradicted the Trouple’s story on where they discovered Robert; the fact that all three of the housemates either left their places of employment voluntarily or not; a change in judges for the...
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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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