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…
Category: Robert Wone
Six Minutes To Midnight
About that time line It’s not an understatement to say there are dozens of inconsistencies when comparing the defendants’ affidavit statements against each other. Trying to match their statements to the 9-1-1 call becomes even more hypnotizing. And we thought…
Fit To Print
15th And Swann By Way Of 41st and 8th Our thanks to Tim Arango for his article on the media coverage of Robert’s murder. Our continued gratitude goes to Paul Duggan for his thorough investigative work and for the time…
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…
Post Mortem
Bye Lines Only recently have the Washington Post obituaries been signed by its writers; Robert’s did not carry a by-line in August of 2006. Having read the Duggan series, the man who penned that obit, Matt Schudel, shared his thoughts. In…
Where The Wild Boys Are
For those of us who grew up on Maurice Sendak, this was the first children’s book that wasn’t afraid to scare you as a child. It didn’t treat children’s minds as premature, but rather as curious and unafraid of the…
Gates Of Hell
About That ‘Intruder Theory’ In the early hours of August 3, 2006, the defendants were subjected to hours of interrogation at the MPD Violent Crime Branch in Anacostia; a long way from the million dollar plus townhouse on Swann Street. Price…
Murder, Ink (Redux)
Old Media, New Media There’s no getting around it. Last week was big, in many ways. Big emotion. The tributes and memories of Robert left many, including us, heartbroken. And big numbers: a battalion of new readers here, no doubt driven by…
Hey, Ho! Let's Go!
The Week That Was and the Next 48 We began this week with a tribute in honor of Robert’s 35th birthday, using one of his favorite songs. The week’s posts were intended to look back on his life and paint a picture for those…