Over nearly two hours of closing arguments Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Glenn Kirschner argued that the three men accused of covering up Robert Wone’s death went to great lengths to protect their family and hide the true circumstances of Wone’s death.
“This has been a very, very successful conspiracy and cover up,” he said.
Kirschner described the actions of defendants Joseph Price, Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky as unexpected for people who had just found a friend stabbed three times in their home.
A normal response for Price and Zaborsky would have been to check on Ward, whose bedroom was near the guest room where Wone was found dead, Kirschner said. But the men “forgot” to include that in their story, he said.
Kirschner also stressed that three didn’t immediately report a later burglary in which Price’s brother took electronics from the home.
When a family member engages in felonious conduct, he argued, “they circle the wagons to keep their loved one out of trouble.”
Attorneys for the three defendants are presenting their closing arguments Thursday afternoon.
