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…
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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…
The Big Hand Is On The Six
If Victor was asleep, how did he know Robert’s arrival time? A nagging question has been how did Victor Zaborsky know that Robert arrived at 10:30 pm, when he stated that he was asleep when Robert arrived at 1509? Simple logic says that one…
From Swann Street To South Street
What the Wone and Smithson Murders Do and Don’t Share Many people who hear about Robert Wone’s murder have pegged it a sex-party-gone-bad and a snap cover up, especially if you know a little about the defendants or certain behaviors in certain…
An Eerie Resemblance?
How Similar Is Philly’s Gay Sex Crime With Swann Street’s? Two hours to the north of Swann Street in the suburbs of Philadelphia a gay sex crime occurred with an eerie resemblance to the murder of Robert Wone. As a former resident of…
Hanging by a Thread
The MPD Puts Some Points On The Board Many aspects of the MPD’s investigative work on the Robert Wone case has been shoddy at best, and incompetent at worst. This amateur police work may be one of several reasons why the case…
Do These Steps Reach A Destination?
Lack Of Blood Leads To Conclusions, Not questions In yesterday’s “Towel Boys,” Craig spotlights the inconsistency of evidence found at the scene when matched to defendants’ statements. Besides a missing towel, he shows the lack of blood found on one of…
Outfoxed
Price Out At Arent Fox Since January We learned for the first time that Joe Price is no longer employed as partner at Arent Fox. Legal Times’ Mike Scarcella broke this Friday in his coverage of the April 24th status hearing. At the one year…
A Curious Absence?
At yesterday’s status hearing, Fascinating, one of the site’s frequent commenters who attended, noted that Victor’s Zaborsky lawyer, Thomas Connolly, spoke up against referring to the defendants as “they.” This color comment highlights a developing theme as the…
It's a Particular Friday
We Know What Day It Is. Do The Legal Teams? Today, April 17th, is the prosecution’s self imposed deadline to respond to the defendant’s Bill of Particulars. When the government missed the first deadline on March 13th, defense argued that they had conceded. Prosecution…