Author: David

Day 18: Updates

4:30PM Update: WMRW experiencing server problems.  This update dispatch was relayed to the copy desk by way of smoke signals and Pony Express so it may not be 100% thorough. On the stand is Dr. Jeff Smith, Associate Professor of Emergency…

Day 17: Wrap

Going Rogue with Defense Witness Petraco After the lunch break, the defendants were sitting in their respective positions that they have sat throughout most of the trial with Joe Price separated from from Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky.  Only AUSA…

Stewart on Swann Street

In a home as nicely appointed as 1509 Swann Street was in August 2006, that also housed three fastidious gay men upstairs, it wouldn’t be surprising if the residents were also acolytes of America’s domestic doyenne Martha Stewart. While this…

Witness for the Prosecution

Government’s Motion Previews Upcoming Testimony When the trial resumes next week, and if the witnesses for prosecution deliver testimony according to the government’s recently filed notice of intent, then Glenn Kirschner, Rachel Carson Lieber and Patrick Martin will deliver the goods,…

Tooth Fairy

Defense Outlines M. Price’s Early Evening Activities on Aug. 2, 2006 Biding our time, and biting our nails, as we await for the trial to resume on Monday, we trotted over the courthouse to see if any more motions may…

State of Sleep?

Could Robert have slept though everything that night? For nearly four years, and especially after the original affidavit was published, the state of mind of the defendants on the night of the murder has been discussed ad nauseum.  The basis…

The Price of Family

This Memorial Day brings together millions of families.  Some will gather to celebrate the three-day weekend, others will gather to honor those who have served.  In our particular case, throughout this entire ordeal, the one constant that has remained is…

Thoughts on Week Two of the Trial…

Several thoughts crossed my mind this week, while attending the trial: Stabbed in the back: Remember last week when Joe Price called Kathy Wone and told her  Robert had been stabbed in the back, well it looks like that could…

Lois Goslinoski: The Wone Trial’s Canary?

Did Kirschner’s canary come out of defense coal mine alive? Nationally-recognized, Washington-based crime writer Harry Jaffe  came out of the Wone trial gate early, hard  and fast with three verdicts: “Innocent, Innocent, Innocent.”  He doesn’t say even hedge with “Not…

Hampton’s Memory Loss

Both the government and defense picked up from where they left off at Wednesday’s motions’ hearing with the biggies still to be decided, including motions to suppress and sever. The first witnesses were called today, even though the trial has not begun…