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…
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"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…
Legacy
Born From Tragedy Three years ago yesterday, Robert Wone was laid to rest, but his good works live on through a number of service awards, fellowships and trusts. The Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Educational Fund (AEF) recently announced their…
Standing Room Only
Still a Wonderful World Three year ago today, Robert’s memorial service was held at Columbia Baptist Church in suburban Virginia. In front of a capacity crowd, sixteen eulogists delivered heartfelt remembrances of a life well-lived yet cut far too short. To mark…
A Sign of the Times
Nowhere To Go But Up The news stories pulled from the archives to mark Robert’s murder three years ago this week are pretty depressing. We saw the hazy details of the crime leaking out, the defendants’ narratives take shape, and many testimonials…
Confidence Game
The Post’s Second Take In the Saturday, August 5 edition of the Washington Post, coverage of Robert’s murder was bumped from the Metro section’s front page to B 3. A few more details emerged in reporter Allison Klein’s second article…
The Front Page
Dateline: Swann Street Legendary muckraker and irritant I.F. Stone is credited with this critique of the Washington Post: “It’s a great newspaper. You never know on what page you’ll find a front-page story.” On August 4, 2006 they got it…
The Zodiac Filler
The Fault, Dear Brutus, is Not in our Stars… It wouldn’t be until Friday, August 4th 2006, that the Washington Post had a news story on Robert’s murder. While no clues can be garnered from earlier editions of the paper, there…