Archive for the ‘Dupont Circle’ Category

Cops Found No Match to Prints in Robert Wone Case

Lead Detective Bryan Waid yesterday rattled off a long list of steps taken to rule out the possibility that Robert Wone's mysterious 2006 murder might have been a burglary gone awry.
Waid enlisted the help of cops on the burglary beat and also asked narcotics officers to see if their sources knew anything. "I checked everybody, everybody I [...]

Defense: Here’s How You Scale An ‘Impossible’ Fence

Defense attorney Thomas Connolly turned the tables on prosecutors Thursday in the sensational trial of three Dupont Circle men accused of covering up their friend Robert Wone's mysterious 2006 murder. 
After sitting through hours of video footage of police interrogations of his client, Victor Zaborsky, and fellow defendants Joe Price and Dylan Ward, Connolly whipped out a video all his [...]

Tampering Suspect ‘Didn’t Give a Shit’ About Touching Stuff at Scene of Robert Wone’s Murder

"I didn't give a shit what I touched," Joe Price told investigators as he tried to explain his state of mind upon discovering the bloodied body of longtime friend Robert Wone in a guest bedroom of his Dupont Circle home one August night back in 2006.
Price admitted to touching Wone's t-shirt and also a knife that appeared to be [...]

Witness: Joe Price Told Me ‘There’s a Difference’ Between Tampering and Wiping Up Blood

Tara Adams Ragone, an old friend of murdered D.C. attorney Robert Wone, testified Wednesday about phone conversations she had with suspect Joe Price in the aftermath of Wone's mysterious 2006 death.
Price and his Dupont Circle housemates Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky, stand accused of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence in connection to [...]

Conspiracy Suspects Often Left Door Unlocked, Ex-Housemate Testifies in Robert Wone Case

"Don't wait up," Sarah Morgan jokingly told her housemates at 1509 Swann Street NW as she left home the night of Aug. 2, 2006, to hang out with some of her other gay friends, Tom and John.
At 5:50 a.m. the next morning, she received an urgent phone call from housemate Joe Price. He warned her [...]

Trouple Trouble for Alleged Conspirators in Robert Wone Case

The "trouple" may not have been harmonious. Taking the stand in a packed courtroom yesterday, the ex-roommate of accused conspirators Joe Price, Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky, spilled a few details on the trio's three-way relationship. In August 2006, when attorney Robert Wone was found stabbed to death in their Swann Street NW home, Price was involved in [...]

Judge OKs Pork Loin, Horse Blood Tests in Robert Wone Case

Judge Lynn Leibovitz on Tuesday upheld the testimony of the government's star forensic witness in the trial of three Dupont Circle housemates accused of covering up the 2006 murder of attorney Robert Wone.
Defense attorneys last week challenged the credentials and methods of former FBI special agent and forensics expert Douglas Deedrick and argued his testimony should be [...]

What Happened at Robert Wone’s Funeral?

The week ahead promises yet more drama in the District's most talked-about court case. Late Friday, prosecutors tried to cram in one final witness in the trial of three Dupont Circle housemates accused of covering up the 2006 murder of attorney Robert Wone.
Detective Gail Russell-Brown began to testify about her encounter with Michael Price, brother of defendant Joe Price, at Wone's [...]

Expert Used Pork Loin, Horse Blood to Test Stabbing Scenarios in Robert Wone Case

Forensic expert Douglas Deedrick testified Thursday about the various tests he conducted during the investigation into the mysterious circumstances of D.C. attorney Robert Wone's death in 2006.
Three of Wone's friends, housemates Joe Price, Dylan Ward, and Victor Zaborsky, are accused of conspiring to cover up Wone's killing. The defendants maintain that Wone was killed by an [...]

Defense Contests Former O.J. Simpson Forensic Expert’s Qualifications in Robert Wone Trial

Former FBI forensic expert Douglas Deedrick–perhaps best known for his testimony about clothing and carpet fibers in the 1995 murder trial of O.J. Simpson–took the stand Thursday as a key government witness in the case against three Dupont Circle housemates accused of covering up the 2006 murder of D.C. attorney Robert Wone.
But his testimony stalled out [...]

Prosecutors Play Joe Price’s Police Interrogation Video

Prosecutors on Monday showed video footage of detectives interviewing Joe Price, one of three suspects charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence in connection to the 2006 murder of D.C. attorney Robert Wone.
As the DVD started, the two others in the courtroom accused of deceiving authorities investigating Wone's killing, Victor Zaborsky and Dylan Ward angled [...]

Defense: Missing Blood Theory in Robert Wone Case Based on Faulty Tests

Defense attorney Thomas Connolly charged Monday that investigators' conspiracy theory in the puzzling case of murdered attorney Robert Wone is based partly on faulty blood testing.
Connolly pointed to some 170 items in the house where Wone was found dead in 2006 that initially tested positive for traces of blood. All 170 items were shipped to the [...]

Crime Scene Tech: No Sign of Break-In After Robert Wone Murder

A police evidence technician testified on Monday about finding no phyiscal evidence to suggest a break-in at the home on Swann Street NW where attorney Robert Wone was found dead in August 2006.
Three housemates, Joe Price, Victor Zaborsky, and Dylan Ward, stand accused of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence, in connection to Wone's killing. [...]

Defense Challenges Alleged ‘Wipe Marks’ on Victim Robert Wone in Cover Up Case

Defense attorney Bernie Grimm on Thursday cross-examined the D.C. Fire and EMS staffer who previously testified to finding "wipe marks" on the torso of slain attorney Robert Wone on the night of Aug. 2, 2006.
Grimm's client, Joe Price, and two Dupont Circle housemates, stand accused of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence in connection [...]

Club Midtown Accused of Boozy Brawl Cover-Up

A city liquor-control agent on Wednesday pointedly accused managers of a swanky Dupont Circle nightspot of hindering his investigation into the club's handling of unruly patrons.
At a hearing before the city's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, investigator Tyrone Q. Lawson testified that operators of club Midtown, located at 1219 Connecticut Avenue NW, have been less than forthcoming in turning over security tapes that city regulators have [...]