Today brings an interesting development in the Robert Wone civil trial: United States Attorney General Eric Holder is one of the many people who have been called to testify during the proceedings, according to court documents obtained by the blog Who Murdered Robert Wone?.

Who Murdered Robert Wone? has the news that defense counsel for the upcoming Robert Wone wrongful death civil trial has motioned for a gag order during the proceedings. The motion cites “extensive media coverage” of the Wone criminal trial as sufficient reason for containing information during the civil trial — the motion goes on to accuse the press of “poisoning the jury pool” and also claims the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office…

The folks over at Who Murdered Robert Wone? have some details about the wrongful death suit being pursued by Robert Wone’s widow. According to court documents, it looks as though the civil trial could begin sometime next summer, with an anticipated court date in the end of June 2011. As you may recall, back in June all three defendants were found not guilty of obstruction and evidence tampering. That was the only criminal trial to…

The three defendants in the Robert Wone obstruction trial were declared not guilty on obstruction and tampering charges this afternoon in one of the biggest official rulings in the case to date. Joseph Price, 39, Dylan Ward, 39, and Victor Zaborsky, 44, who opted for a ruling from the bench over a jury trial, were all charged with obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence and conspiracy — though Zaborsky and Ward were both acquitted…

The trial against the three defendants charged with covering up the murder of Robert Wone begins its final wrap-up today, with closing arguments starting at 10 a.m. this morning in D.C. Superior Court. Since it was not a jury trial, Judge Lynn Leibovitz will deliberate the fate of Joseph Price, Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky, none of whom testified on their behalf. They face sentences of up to 35 years for obstruction of justice and…

The first news today in the conclusion of the trial of Joseph Price, Dylan Ward, and Victor Zaborsky has hit: Judge Lynn Leibovitz granted the defense’s motion for acquittal for the charges of tampering with evidence against Ward and Zaborsky. Price will still face the tampering charge, since he acknowledged handling the knife the defendants claim was used to kill Robert Wone. This news means that all three still face the charges of conspiracy and…

Photo by volcanojw Today’s update in the Washington Post from the trial of Joseph Price and co-defendants Victor Zaborsky and Dylan Ward reveals that the prosecution narrowed its focus this week on one piece of evidence regarding the alleged conspiracy to murder Robert Wone: the knife. The case took two significant turns this week. According to the prosecution, the knife in question is not the weapon that was used to kill Wone. Rather, the argument…

Robert Wone A recent court filing in the ongoing Robert Wone case outlines some of the prosecution’s theories as to how the lawyer may have been killed, as well as why the three men facing conspiracy and obstruction charges are covering it up. In the filing, made public on Feb. 15, lead prosecutor Glenn Kirschner noted that while the murder investigation remains open, “there is ample admissible evidence demonstrating the killer is someone known…

Robert Wone Craig and Doug over at the excellent (and relentless) Who Murdered Robert Wone? site offered an update this morning on the now 3 1/2-year-old murder case. In their latest post, they’ve published the 10th and final page of the toxicology report prepared by the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which details the list of tests that were performed on Wone’s blood during the original investigation into his death. Prosecutors have…

Kathy Wone, the widow of slain D.C. lawyer Robert Wone, released a statement to the media on Sunday night, on the third anniversary of the still unsolved crime: “My husband, Robert, was a beautiful, loving person who was murdered in the prime of his life three years ago today. From the beginning, those who victimized Robert — and his family — have sought to cover-up and delay, hoping that we would forget. But we…