Robert Wone killing still unsolved

Robert Wone was found dead in a Northwest D.C. townhouse in August 2006. The three defendants who were charged with conspiring to cover up his death were found not guilty on June 29, 2010. No one has been arrested in his slaying.

Robert Wone with his wife Kathy. Police said Wone was drugged, sexually assaulted and stabbed while a guest at the home of Joseph Price, Victor J. Zaborsky, and Dylan M. Ward. They were charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence.

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Kathy Wone at a 2007 press conference with her former attorney, Eric Holder Jr. -- now U.S. attorney general. The Wone family has filed a $20 million lawsuit against Price, Zaborsky and Ward.

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Kathy Wone in 2007. "This effort will not end until all persons responsible for his murder and the cover-up of his murder are held to account," her current attorney, Benjamin J. Razi, said in November when the civil suit was filed.

Dayna Smith-for The Washington Post

Swann Street resident Dylan Ward was a massage student with degrees in international relations and culinary arts.

Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Zaborsky made the 911 call on the night of Wone's death. He was a successful marketing executive who worked for the organizing behind the "Got Milk" ad campaign.

Diego M. Radzinschi-National Law Journal

Joseph Price leaving D.C. Superior Court in December 2008. Wone and Price met at the College of William & Mary, where they both majored in public policy. Price introduce Wone to Zaborsky and Ward.

Diego M. Radzinschi-National Law Journal

Wone was killed inside this house on Swann Street in Northwest Washington. Judge Lynn Leibovitz said she did not believe the defense argument that an intruder broke into the house, but said the government failed to prove that the men orchestrated a cover up for the murder.

Marvin Joseph-The Washington Post

Ward, Zaborsky and Price hired top defense attorneys, including famed Court TV and CNN commentator Bernie S. Grimm.

Mark Gail-Washington Post

Joseph Price, left, and Dylan Ward leaving court for lunch on May 27. The case challenged prosecutors, based much of their case on the theory that the knife found next to Wone's body could not have been the actual murder weapon.

Mark Gail-The Washington Post

Dylan Ward, right, leaves court with attorney David Schertler after being found not guilty by Judge Lynn Leibovitz. The defense had requested that a judge, not a jury, hear the trial, and prosecutors did not object.

Mark Gail-Washington Post

Victor Zaborsky, left, with attorney Thomas G. Connolly after the not-guilty verdict. The trial took about four and a half weeks.

Mark Gail-Washington Post

Lawyers for Victor Zaborsky, right, and Ward and Price said they were unfairly targeted because they are gay.

Mark Gail-Washington Post

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Robert Wone killing still unsolved

Robert Wone was found dead in a Northwest D.C. townhouse in August 2006. The three defendants who were charged with conspiring to cover up his death were found not guilty on June 29, 2010. No one has been arrested in his slaying.

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