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There's been a landmark development in the murder case involving the stabbing death of Washington attorney Robert Wone. After more than three weeks of collecting evidence, police have returned the Swann Street rowhouse where Wone was murdered to its occupants. Police have held the house for an extraordinary length of time due to their allegation that the crime scene was cleaned up before police were called back on August 2.
For the first time since then, the 1500 block of Swann Street is devoid of a police car. The tell-tale signs of a criminal investigation remain, however. Aided by the FBI, evidence technicians have torn the rowhouse apart, including sections of floors and walls. As 9NEWS first reported two weeks ago, detectives say the area where the body of Robert Wone was found stabbed to death inside in a second floor bedroom had been cleaned.
Now, the first batches of results from the FBI laboratory are expected this week. And last Friday, the District's homicide commander told reporters those finding could move the case along quickly and significantly.
The Swann Street rowhouse is owned by attorney Joseph Price whose computer was seized by police acting on a search warrant for his work-place at the Arent Fox law firm. In addition to that position, Price works as general counsel for Equality Virginia, a gay lobbying organization.
Besides Price and Wone, who chose to stay at Price's home rather than commute to his Oakton, Va., home where he lives with his wife, two other occupants were inside the small rowhouse at the time of the slaying. Law enforcement sources told us it was becoming increasingly clear the murder of Robert Wone involves a criminal conspiracy.
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