A Friend is Slain in Your Home? STFU One of the more unsettling aspects of the then-suspects’, now defendants’ puzzling behavior following Robert’s murder was their complete silence on both their friend’s death and their own innocence. None of the…
Month: August 2009
The Grand Jury
First Movement Three weeks to the day after Robert’s murder, the Washington Post was leaked information about grand jury testimony that was taking place: Katherine Wone, 35, wife of Robert Wone, testified for more than an hour about “her interaction with…
Without a Net
“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:…
Lawyering Up
Joe & Victor hire a friend; Dylan goes from zero to 60 in seconds For more than two years after the murder of Robert Wone, not a single charge was filed in the case. Many believe one of the reasons was…
Gay, Ink
Pink Press Ponders Price The initial round of MSM coverage on Robert’s murder was followed by the local DC gay press, the Washington Blade and Metroweekly. Journeyman Blade scribe Lou Chibbaro had an an August 11 piece with Kevin Naff sharing the byline. The angle…
"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…
Drips and Slow Leaks
Missed Deadlines, Missed Opportunities The August 16, 2006 edition of the Washington Post had two pieces relating to Robert’s Murder. On the editorial page was a letter to the editor from high school classmate, Raymond John Mollica. He tells us…
Search and Seizure… and Snooze
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…
Blood From A Stone
What Robert Wone Still May Be Able To Tell Us If forensics teaches anything it’s that human bodies have stories to tell, sometimes long after life has left. We just have to know what questions to ask and be listening.…
Milk of Amnesia
More than Mother’s little helper… Tomorrow marks one month until the status hearing with Judge Weisberg to review the status of evidence testing of the 3-4 cc’s of Robert Wone’s blood specimen remaining from the autopsy. The status of other…