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Syndicate This PageFire That Killed Elderly Woman May Have Been Arson
The death of an 83-year-old woman found this week in her smoke-filled house in Wheaton has been ruled a homicide, Montgomery County police said today. The fire is being investigated as an arson, police said.
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Arrested Lawyer Quick to Charge Back
Defense attorneys typically advise clients charged with criminal offenses to keep quiet. College Park lawyer Walter L. Blair, who is representing himself after being accused of money laundering and witness tampering, is taking a somewhat different approach.
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Woman Held in Couple's Killings: Former Guest Led 2 Men to House, She Tells Police (Post, November 28, 2008; Page B01)
Pr. George's Shuts Down Club After Shooting: Police Link Nightspot To 9 Violent Crimes (Post, November 27, 2008; Page B01)
Teenage Suspect in More Than 20 Robberies Is Arrested: Earlier Release Had Sparked Outrage (Post, November 27, 2008; Page B04)
Woodbridge Man Charged After Wife Dies in Fire: Authorities Say Suspect Burned House After Fight (Post, November 27, 2008; Page PW01)
Suspect Said He Planned to Rob Couple, Court Told: Man Charged in NW Slayings Stated He Torched Car, According to Documents (Post, November 27, 2008; Page B01)
LOUDOUN COURTS: Judge Accepts Woman's Insanity Pleas in Confrontation at Doctor's Home (Post, November 27, 2008; Page B05)
FAIRFAX COUNTY: Bond Denied for 4 Charged With Heroin Distribution (Post, November 26, 2008; Page B06)
Capitol Heights Man Charged in D.C. Couple's Deaths (Post, November 26, 2008; Page B01)
Family of Slain Lawyer Sues Three Former Housemates: Complaint Alleges Men Conspired To Cover Up Crime (Post, November 26, 2008; Page B05)
MANASSAS: Wife Pleads Guilty in Plot To Have Husband Killed (Post, November 26, 2008; Page B06)
Police: Man Robs Bank, Hails Cab, Gets Arrested (Post, November 25, 2008; 4:53 PM)
Suspect Who Prompted an E-Mail Drive Freed Again (Post, November 25, 2008; Page B01)
VIRGINIA BRIEFING: VIRGINIA BRIEFING (Post, November 25, 2008; Page B02)
Woman Had Lived in Fear Of Former Boyfriend: D.C. Victim Slain After Calling Police (Post, November 25, 2008; Page B01)
DISTRICT BRIEFING: DISTRICT BRIEFING (Post, November 25, 2008; Page B04)
LOUDOUN COUNTY: Youth Enters Plea to Charge of Concealing Body (Post, November 25, 2008; Page B02)
PRINCE GEORGE'S SCHOOLS: Before Sentencing, Hornsby Offers Letter (Post, November 25, 2008; Page B06)
Man Accused in Deadly Confrontation With Ex-Girlfriend (Post, November 24, 2008; 1:23 PM)
Anti-Prostitution Initiative Taken to D.C. Schools (Post, November 24, 2008; Page B01)
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