When No Comment Speaks Volumes During a break in the action at the most recent status hearing, your editors saw an opportunity to get some comment from a group we don’t hear from often enough: supporters of the defendants. The…
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Spatter Chatter
Blood Does Not Lie The idea of blood and its “spatter” traces seems ugly. Let’s be clear: it is. Uglier still is an unsolved murder. We pursue this in the spirit of a better understanding of what happened August…
"…Win, Lose, or Draw…"
The Defense Pushes Hard and the Court Pushes Back. The day’s legal action began long before Judge Frederick Weisberg gaveled in the status hearing at 2:01pm. The defense this week has filed a range of motions – one to have…
Past Is Prologue
What Sept. 11th’s Transcript Foretells of Nov. 6th’s Hearing At 54 pages, the transcript of September 11th’s status hearing may seem a dry read. “53 pages too much of legal jaw-boning…” perhaps. But text is important. Text is memory made…
The Kitchen Debate
The Smallest Part of the Defendant’s Story May Have Big Problems. Gazing into the confined black box that is 1509 Swann on August 2nd, 2006, there’s no detail too mundane that doesn’t deserve a second look. We don’t presume guilt…
Hail To The Victor
Is One of the Three Swann Housemates Getting a Free Ride? There’s a saying in Washington: “The conventional wisdom is always wrong.” OK, fine for politics. But does it have a broader relevance? We wonder. A conventional wisdom has developed,…
Once Upon A Mattress
Defendants Looking for Aid and Comfort(er) In the weeks leading up to the September 11 status hearing the defense renewed their call for the prosecution to turn over evidence, particularly items related to a bed. “A” bed, as in which bed? …
Here She Comes Again (Updated)
Walking High Wire, Here She Comes. UPDATE: Bruce DePuyt announces at the top of the show that Chief Lanier has cancelled her appearance. Once again, Washington’s dauntless Chief of Police Cathy Lanier will be taking to the air for a…
Reap What You Sew
Which of the Defendants Will Be “Auffed”? In the knotted legal tangle that is the Robert Wone case, the following will go down as little more than a drop stitch. We don’t presume it’s anything else. But from these few…
Keeping Quiet
Speak No Evil — Updated x 2: WaPo & New Video, Bernie Grimm Misspoke? The most telling moment in Friday’s status hearing may have well happened before the judge even entered the chamber. Defendants Zaborsky, Price and Ward seemed in…