145 Words 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…
Author: Craig
The Third Anniversary
Roby Chavez of WTTG-TV Fox 5 shares this statement he received from Ben Razi, Kathy Wone’s Attorney tonight. “My husband, Robert, was a beautiful, loving person who was murdered in the prime of his life three years ago today.…
August 2, 2006
It All Ended and Began Here… An early voice in the call for justice for Robert Wone was Judy Tseng. To mark this sad anniversary we republish her January 2007 post that detailed Robert’s last day. There’s little we can…
Burn After Reading
Fahrenheit 1509 At midnight on the steamy evening of August 2, 2006, DC Police arrived at 1509 Swann Street to begin a murder investigation. An investigation that supposedly continues to this day. On the floor of Dylan Ward’s bedroom they found an issue of…
Heavy Petting
Go Fish The final chapter in U.S. vs. Collins was written by Judge Anthony Epstein in DC Superior Court Wednesday afternoon. Phelps Collins III, found guilty of animal cruelty charges in a bench trial on July 13th was sentenced. On the…
Post-Op(ed)
Our sincere thanks to the Washington Post for giving us the chance to weigh in on the investigation of Robert’s murder as it enters its third year. First time visitors should read Paul Duggan’s excellent two part Post series from…
Talking Points Memo
More Questions About The Investigation It’s hard to pinpoint exactly where the sloppy work began in this investigation. The smart money says it occurred when DC Police failed to hit the red record button on the VCR for the first…
The Old Stone House
For Sale: History Tasked with tracking a number of properties, the Real Estate Editor has the busiest job at wmrw.com. Of course there’s the site of Robert’s murder, the previous home of the defendants, 1509 Swann Street; the 16th Street apartment they lived in after the murder and the McLean…
Bumped
Let’s Take It From the Top… Last night’s comment from MaNonVa caused quite a stir. It was an intimate portrait of the Swann Street housemates including Sara Morgan. We’re very thankful for the contribution. It dovetails with other sketches we’ve seen…
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…