Emily Babay

The Washington Examiner

By Emily Babay

It is “very probable” that the three men accused of covering up Robert Wone’s death conspired to mislead police, a D.C. judge ruled, but prosecutors still did not present enough evidence to warrant a conviction.

Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz found Joseph Price, Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky not guilty of conspiracy and obstruction of justice Tuesday.

Price was also acquitted of tampering with evidence in connection with Wone’s Aug. 2, 2006, stabbing death in the trio’s Dupont Circle town house. Ward and Zaborsky had previously been acquitted of that charge.
Continue reading »

The Daily Pennsylvanian

By Emily Babay

As police continue their investigation of Engineering sophomore Ryan Smith’s fall from the Quadrangle this weekend, Smith’s family and friends say they do not believe the incident was a suicide attempt.

University spokeswoman Lori Doyle confirmed yesterday that the student is Ryan Smith, an Engineering sophomore from Rose Valley, Pa.

Smith, a Digital Media Design major, fell from the fifth floor of the south side of Fisher Hassenfeld College House about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Continue reading »

The Daily Pennsylvanian

By Emily Babay

Last December, Economics professor Rafael Robb “lost it” during a fight with his wife, Ellen, about whether their daughter would return from an upcoming vacation in time to attend school.

That day, Dec. 22, 2006, Ellen Robb was found bludgeoned to death in the couple’s Upper Merion home – a crime for which Rafael Robb admitted guilt yesterday.

Robb, 57, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, saying he used a chin-up bar to beat to death his wife of 16 years. Robb’s trial on first- and third-degree murder charges was scheduled to begin yesterday.

Continue reading »

The Daily Pennsylvanian

By Emily Babay

An arrest warrant has been issued for an employee of Au Bon Pain in Huntsman Hall in connection with a Southwest Philadelphia homicide, Det. John Ramsey of the Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit said yesterday.

Keith Devine, 26, is wanted for the murder of Jovonne Stelly and the shooting of four others in an incident that occurred in the 5800 block of Pentridge Street the afternoon of March 25.

He has failed to show up for work since the Monday after that incident, Ramsey said.

Continue reading »