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- Marta Murphy, the mother of accused UVa. lacrosse killer George Huguely V’s, releases a statement to the media. “As a mother, I never expected to be in a situation like this. Though my pain is great, it will never come close to the anguish felt by the Love family.”
- Missy Frederick reports in the Business Journal that there’s still no movement on when or if a Wagamama might be opening in Penn Quarter anytime soon.
- Who Murdered Robert Wone diligently covers the latest pre-trial hearings in the conspiracy case. The trial itself is set to begin with opening statements on May 17, with jury selection starting on Wednesday.
- GLOV issues an alert about chat-line hookup related attacks in the wake of the murder of Brian Betts. GLOV says the Betts murder “marks the fourth time that a DC-area gay man has been the target of violent crime after agreeing to meet an individual through a website, chat room, or phone app and further confirms a trend – both locally and Nationwide – that gay men who use these methods to arrange meetings are being targeted for violent crime.”
- It’s becoming a tradition! Another soon-to-open H Street NE business, this time the Biergarten Haus, has once again been forced to delay its opening date. Frozen Tropics shares the latest from the business owners.
- The Totten Life stops by this evening’s picket line outside Washington Hospital Center, where members of Nurses United are protesting current staffing levels as their new contract is being renegotiated.
