Government pathologist stands firm under cross in Wone trial

Defense attorneys for three housemates accused of covering up the slaying of Robert Wone assailed the government’s forensic pathologist on Friday, trying to get her to concede that Wone could have been rendered unconscious within seconds, which they argue helps explain why the 32-year-old lawyer didn’t show any signs of fighting back.

Wone, 32, was found dead from stab wounds inside the swanky Dupont Circle home of Joseph Price, Victory Zaborsky and Dylan Ward. The medical examiner said authorities found no defensive wounds and concluded that Wone was drugged and sexually assaulted before he was stabbed three times.