Great Is Thy Faithfulness Hundreds packed Columbia Baptist Church on August 8, 2006 to say goodbye to a colleague, friend, brother, son and husband. For those who did not know Robert, those many tributes delivered that sad day help us…
Category: Robert Wone
In Their Own Voices
You Can Do It Kid… The outpouring at Robert’s memorial service was a testament to his rich but all too short life. For those of us not fortunate to have known him, we draw from what was said by his closest friends…
In Their Own Words
The Lamplighter Continuing the celebration and recognition of Robert’s birthday and the person he was, we’ve compiled excerpts from the remembrances of family and friends expressed at his memorial service. For those who desire to read more, the full text of…
The Post Post
Just a Few Short Blocks Away Down 15th Street… (Updated Again) Paul Duggan (and Meg Smith) unload a solid piece of work here. Part 2 here. The transcript of Mr. Duggan’s online chat is here. Topics covered: Sarah Morgan, Michael Price, Phelps…
A Won(e)derful World
June 1, 1974 Monday was to have been Robert’s 35th birthday. On June 7, 2003, less than a week after his 29th birthday, a simple rendition of one of his favorite songs was played as his bride Kathy walked down…
The Bulldog Edition
The Washington Post Set to Splash (Updated) Page one of the Metro section in Sunday’s Washington Post promotes a washingtonpost.com exclusive investigation of the Wone murder entitled “Murder on Swann Street.” The above-the-fold tease: “In a fashionable Dupont Circle home…
Court Jester
Bernie Grimm’s High Q Score Joe Price’s defense attorney Bernie Grimm is considered by colleagues as one of the “great courtroom showmen.” But his performances extend well beyond the courthouse and into millions of homes. As reported here, Bernie appeared off his game at the…
South By Southwest
It’s About Time… Yesterday, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty broke ground on a new warehouse in Southwest DC to control evidence for the Metropolitain Police Department. Why this matters? Supposed spoilation and loss of evidence in the current DC warehouse appears to be the norm,…
2010: A Case Odyssey
T Minus 350 May 10, 2010. There was an appreciable murmur in the courtroom when Judge Weisberg announced the date. Two months for the trial and deliberation means the verdict could come down close to the 4th anniversary of Robert’s murder. Ben…
Birthday Boy
What Do You Give The Man Who Has… Dylan Ward, or as he’s known to those in the DC criminal justice system and at Superior Court as CF1-026996, celebrates his 39th birthday today. There was no way we’d let this day go…