Article: Family of Slain Lawyer Sues Three Former Housemates; Complaint Alleges Men Conspired To Cover Up Crime

The widow and family of a prominent Washington lawyer who was stabbed to death in 2006 filed a $20 million lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court yesterday, alleging that three friends of his concealed evidence and lied to police in a cover-up.

The civil suit was filed against Dylan M. Ward, 38, who was arraigned on an obstruction of justice charge yesterday, and Joseph Price, 37, and Victor J. Zaborsky, 42, who were arraigned last week on the same charge.

The complaint alleges that the three former housemates "conspired to thwart the investigation" into the slaying of Robert Wone, 32. It said they "fraudulently concealed the existence of facts" in the case, including "cleaning up and staging the ...

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