Murder of Robert Eric Wone

Robert Eric Wone (June 1, 1974 - August 3, 2006) was an American lawyer who was murdered in the Washington, D.C. home of a college friend, Joseph Price, in August 2006. Wone was living in suburban Oakton, Virginia, but had been working as general counsel at Radio Free Asia in downtown Washington. He had stayed the night at the home of friends located about one mile from his office. According to police affidavits, Wone was believed to have been "restrained, incapacitated, and sexually assaulted" before his death. The residents of the home - Price, Victor Zaborsky and Dylan Ward - contended that the murder was committed by an intruder unknown to them; the trial judge found this unbelievable. Wone's official cause of death was attributed to knife wounds.

Within days of the murder, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPDC) alleged that the crime scene had been tampered with, but no charges were filed for over two years. In late 2008, police charged Price, Zaborsky and Ward with obstruction of justice and conspiracy related to alleged tampering with the crime scene. The men were acquitted of the charges in June 2010. No one else has been charged with Wone's killing. In November 2008 his widow, Katherine Wone, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Price, Zaborsky and Ward; the suit was settled on August 3, 2011, for an undisclosed sum and agreement. Provided by Wikipedia