Inside Superior Court Judge Epstein’s Courtroom Monday, July 13 was the trial before a judge for Phelps Collins III for the misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty brought against him. On or about January 15, 2009, within the District of Columbia,…
Month: July 2009
Mean Streets
A Spike in Murders? Hold a News Conference Three years ago this past weekend marked the anniversary of the announcement of the “crime emergency” in the District of Columbia. On July 11, 2006, twenty days before the murder of Robert…
Pursuit of the Truth
Why Robert Wone Could Not Remain Silent in the Face of Injustice – And Why We Won’t This July marks three years since Robert Wone was named general counsel of Radio Free Asia; a post he held for less than…
The "Real" Killer
Will the “Real” Killer Please Stand Up Recently, the editors here at WMRW.com gathered for dinner to discuss the case with a friend who has known the defendants. His take on the case has evolved. When he first heard about the…
Hoodwinked
Visiting the Gayborhood We’ve had a sighting! Shortly after lunch hour on Thursday, July 2, one of our outgoing defendants was spotted on 14th Street NW between S Street NW and U Street NW. Our intrepid investigative reporter nearly collided…
Old Europe
Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome, Come on in Mord… Murha… Murder. Here are a couple offerings from across the water on this uniquely American holiday. German media blogger Stefan Niggemeier and the Finnish crime blog murha.info both noticed the Washington Post and New…
Spilt Milk
Empty Bottles With the news that the three Swann housemates are co-habitating again, this time in McLean, come questions of how closely the family is sticking together. After Dylan’s extradition back to DC, indictments and pre-trial release, the three housemates…