Silence now surrounds the unsolved homicide of Robert Wone, a rising lawyer stabbed to death two years ago.
The case received widespread attention in 2006 when an unknown attacker killed the 32-year-old in the Dupont Circle home of two well-known gay activists. The owners of the house said a burglar broke in and murdered their houseguest, but law enforcement leaders were publicly suspicious of the story.
On the first anniversary of the slaying last year, Wone’s wife, Kathy, held a news conference pleading for her husband’s killer to come forward. Her attorney accused the house’s owners, Joe Price and Victor Zaborsky, of not being forthcoming when they allegedly declined to cooperate with the investigation.
But a year later, no charges have been filed, and Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Traci Hughes said the case “remains under investigation.” Kathy Wone declined to comment through her lawyer, Benjamin Razi, and attorneys for Price and Zaborsky did not respond to requests for comment.
“The death was really a tragedy, and not knowing the truth for two years, it’s an injustice really — to the family and all of his friends,” said Michael Lin, the executive director of the Organization of Chinese Americans, where Wone once served as general counsel.
Police Inspector Rodney Parks said the case will remain open at least until next year when it is reviewed for active leads — a standard timeline for unsolved homicides. Parks, who leads the department’s violent crimes unit, would not comment further.
Wone lived in Oakton, Va., and prior to his death was general counsel at Radio Free Asia.
