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Jan 16, 2014

Albrecht Muth Convicted Of Killing Georgetown Socialite Viola Drath

Albrecht Muth, who was arrested in 2011 for killing his 91-year-old wife Viola Drath, was found guilty of first-degree murder.

Mar 19, 2013

Albrecht Muth’s Failing Health Delays Trial

The trial of Albrect Muth has been delayed because a D.C. judge has declared that Muth is not healthy enough to appear in court.

Feb 06, 2013

Judge Doubts Hunger-Striking Albrecht Muth Can Defend Himself

Albrecht Muth has been on a hunger strike since last December, but still thinks he can represent himself when he goes to trial in March. A judge disagrees.

Dec 20, 2012

Muth Ruled Competent to Stand Trial, Will Represent Himself

Albrecht Muth might be a little odd, but a judge ruled that he’s not crazy enough to avoid standing trial for allegedly killing wife Viola Drath.

Dec 05, 2012

Note to Criminals: Using Google to Find Countries With No Extradition Treaties Is a Bad Idea

On the same night that he allegedly killed his 91-year-old wife, Albrecht Muth was said to have used Google to search for information on Mexican extradition treaties and Canadian border crossings.

Sep 05, 2012

Albrecht Muth Ruled Fit to Stand Trial

Albrecht Muth has been found competent to stand trial for the August 2011 killing of his wife, Georgetown socialite Viola Drath.

Aug 30, 2012

Prosecutors: It’s Crazy To Think That Albrecht Muth Isn’t Pretending to be Crazy

A pair of experts hired by prosecutors say that accused killer Albrecht Muth isn’t really crazy, but merely a crazy good con-man.

Jul 06, 2012

Highlights of The New York Times Magazine’s Story on Albrecht Muth and Viola Drath

Inside Sunday’s edition of The New York Times Magazine, the tale of murdered Georgetown socialite Viola Drath and her husband, Albrecht Muth, gets a long look from New Republic editor Franklin Foer.

Apr 25, 2012

Albrecht Muth Still Incompetent to Stand Trial, Doctors Say

The German national accused of killing his 91-year-old socialite wife last August but was in February deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial, is still unfit to face the charges against him, doctors say.

Mar 07, 2012

Underwear-Shunning Fake Iraqi General Who Speaks to Angels Indicted for Murder of Wife

Albrecht Muth was indicted yesterday for killing his 91-year-old wife, Viola Drath, last year, writes Homicide Watch. Beyond facing a charge of first degree murder for the killing of the Georgetown socialite, Muth faces additional time if convicted for “especially heinous, atrocious or cruel” way Drath was killed and the fact that she was “especially vulnerable due to age.”

 
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