Detective Waid’s Handwritten Notes Create More Questions
Today, the Swann Street defense team heads to the Moultrie Courthouse for an in camera review, which in plain English means a review of documents and/or other evidence in the Judge’s chamber. The defense has been requesting this review for several months now, and Judge Weisberg granted it...
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Did Joe Price Change His Story Within Minutes?
With all eyes focused on this Friday’s status hearing, it seems something else buried in this summer’s motions has gone overlooked.
As the AUSA, FBI and defense teams wrestle it out over potential biologic evidence and high-tech testing, an old-school statement by the first responding MPD officer on...
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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 couple of weeks ago you said that this was still an active investigation; I’m just wondering if...
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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 email, and of course you can dial in live starting 10am at 1-877-222-1035.
At the time of...
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“What’s the Story with Dylan?”
We’ve seen the evolution of the Swann Street defendants’ legal representation; Price and Zaborsky first reaching out to friend Kathleen Voelker, and Ward’s immediate retaining of David Schertler. MetroWeekly’s Bob Roehr saw the looming challenges:
Parson acknowledges that with lawyers for the residents having become involved so quickly and the lack...
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“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 the end of the hour, one murder case in particular came up.
This is the transcript of...
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Burying the Lede
After the first wave of media coverage hit on August 4th and 5th, the next significant piece was on the 14th by Emma Schwartz of the Legal Times. And she had the goods - the search warrants for Price’s home, his office and computers at Arent Fox, and his BMW 325.
Included is this bombshell: the crime scene, “had...
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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. His tenure was certainly full – the Sept. 11th attacks, the Chandra Levy murder, the...
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Very little was known about Robert’s murder when the first news item was filed, 17 hours later by WTOP, DC’s all news radio station.
To be more specific, very little was known by those not in the house at the time of Robert’s slaying. Other details would emerge in the weeks, months and...
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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 seems natural in a complex case such as this.
Unfortunately there’s also a growing list of...
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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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