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…
Come Out, Come Out…
…Whoever You Are. October 10, 2006 saw the first national story about Robert’s murder in the gay media. Gretchen Cook of the Advocate was playing catch up. Monthly magazine long lead times don’t lend themselves well to late developments. Much…
Waving the Bloody Shirt
What did Joe Price see that no one else did? Both the Government and defense have retained expert witnesses. At the September 11 status hearing, the defense talked about the difficulties of coordinating tests with one of theirs in California. …
NextGen
Big Shoes to Fill This Saturday, the American University’s Washington College Of Law will host the Robert E. Wone Judicial Clerkship & Internship Conference. This annual affair offers minority law students insight and information about judicial clerkships and internships from judges…
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,…