Category: Gay Sex Crime

Powerful Slave, Master Criminal

New Book Offers Fresh Insights into Storied Case Here’s what we know:  a young male was (inconclusively) sexually assaulted and murdered.  Two of the men suspected were involved in a gay relationship with a master and slave subtext.  The slave…

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…