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,…
Advancing The Story
The Post Delivers Two months after Robert’s murder, key pieces of the story were emerging. Three years ago last Friday, in an October 9, 2006 Washington Post article , we see a rudimentary version of the August 2nd timeline, many familiar…
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Blood Sport
Durham’s statement sheds new light on blood found in Robert’s duodenum Diane Durham’s statement that the defendants found Robert on the first floor, and Gary Reals’ reporting that the body may have been moved twice, together make a compelling reason…
The Pelecanos Brief
Truth is Stranger than Fiction On Monday we looked at what effect a newsroom retirement could have on the media coverage of the Wone case. WUSA-TV’s Gary Reals was certainly working his sources hard early in the investigation. What other…
Judgment at Nurenberg
Nine News Now, Nine News Then… Last Thursday afternoon we got a call from Gary Nurenberg, ace reporter from DC’s CBS affiliate, WUSA-TV, channel 9. Gary was working on a piece about the Wone case and wanted to update his audience…