At a hearing today, Albrecht Muth, 47, a Georgetown man accused of first-degree murder in the death of his wife Viola Drath, 91, was found to be incompetent to stand trial because of mental health disorders. But the report from Saint Elizabeth’s left open the possibility that Muth could become competent before his October trial … Read more →
Further mental health evaluations were ordered Wednesday for Albrecht Muth, a Georgetown man accused of first-degree murder in the death of his elderly wife, Viola Drath. Muth, who was expected to be arraigned on the charge Wednesday, may be unfit to stand trial according to a report by the D.C. Department of Mental Health. Reports … Read more →
A grand jury has charged Albrecht Muth with first degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, Viola Drath, at their Georgetown home last August. Muth, 47, has maintained his innocence in several letters to the court. He will be expected to formally enter a plea when he is arraigned on the charge … Read more →
Fox5 and WJLA are both running an extensive AP story backgrounding Albrecht Muth and Viola Drath. AP writes: She was a 91-year-old expatriate journalist with a deep fluency in foreign affairs and a taste for fashion and art. Her husband, German-born and four decades her junior, boasted of wide-reaching connections in international circles, claimed to … Read more →
Albrecht Muth is currently mentally and physically incapable of representing himself against charges involving the death of 91-year-old Georgetown socialite Viola Herms Drath, Judge Russell Canan said today. Muth was not at today’s felony status hearing as he was hospitalized again last night. Canan said Muth will be in a grave situation if his current … Read more →
Albrecht Muth missed a court appointment Friday morning because he was in the hospital, Judge Russell Canan said. Muth, suspected in the death of his wife, Georgetown socialite Viola Drath, has been on a hunger strike since November. Canan said it wasn’t clear Friday morning whether or not Muth’s hospitalization was related to his hunger … Read more →
Murder suspect Albrecht Muth’s latest notice to DC Superior Court indicated that he was fasting and refusing all medical treatment. Muth, 47, is in custody at DC Jail on suspicion of killing his wife, Viola Drath, at their Georgetown townhome last August. At a Nov. 18 court appearance Muth told the court that, effective Sunday, … Read more →
Albrecht Muth will represent himself against a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the killing of his wife, Viola Drath, Georgetown Patch reports. Albrecht Muth appeared in DC Superior court Friday before Juge Russell F. Canan and asserted his right to represent himself in the felony murder case against him. During the hour-long status … Read more →
“God is great.” So begins Albrecht Muth’s latest letter to the court, to be submitted, by his account, into the record on Friday. In the seven-page handwritten letter, Muth protests the “tenor” of the government’s reply to his claims of military service with the Iraqi Army. He also claims never to have identified himself as … Read more →
Another roundup of coverage of the Albrecht Muth murder case is after the jump. Read what the Washington Post, WTOP, City Paper and others had to say. View “Albrecht Muth preliminary hearing links roundup” on Storify Read more →
“Kill all Americans.” “Bomb Georgetown.” “Hack into government computers and files.” Those are things Albrecht Muth allegedly threatened to do, according to testimony heard Friday. In a bizarre preliminary hearing Friday, MPD Detective James Wilson presented these statements that witnesses in the investigation attributed to the 47-year-old man accused of killing Viola Drath on Aug. … Read more →
Court records show that a preliminary hearing to review the evidence against Albrecht Muth has been postponed to Sept. 9. Muth was due to appear in court next Friday, Sept. 2. He is suspected of killing his wife, Viola Drath, in their Georgetown home earlier this month. Read more →
Albrecht Muth will be held at D.C. Jail at least until a preliminary hearing is held in his case on Sept. 2. Muth, 47, is accused of killing his wife, 91-year-old Viola Drath in their Georgetown townhouse late Thursday night or early Friday morning. Muth appeared in court Wednesday to be presented with the charge … Read more →
It was a “marriage of convinience,” Albrecht Muth told homicide investigators the day after his wife, Viola Drath, was found dead. Unemployed, he had been married to Drath for more than twenty years, during which time she paid him an allowance. An allowance, that Muth told investigators, had recently been reduced. Muth, 47, is expected … Read more →
MPD tonight announced that Albrecht G. Muth has been arrested in connection with the homicide of his wife, Viola Drath, at their shared Georgetown home. He is suspected of second-degree murder. Read MPD’s statement below. August 16, 2011 Arrest Made in the Homicide of Viola Drath ( Washington, DC)-Detective’s from the Metropolitan Police Departments Homicide … Read more →
The Washington Post, WUSA, NBC Washington, MyFoxDC, WTOP and WJLA are reporting that Viola Drath’s husband, Albrecht Gero Muth, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder Tuesday in connection with Drath’s death. Reports WJLA: Kris Van Cleave witnessed Metropolitan Police Officers handcuff and lead away Muth Tuesday evening outside of his Georgetown home at 3206 … Read more →
Another roundup of links and what we know about Viola Drath’s killing in Georgetown. The Washington Post, WUSA and WJLA have more details about Drath’s relationship with her husband, including emails he has sent this week saying he believes police think he is a suspect in the case. Wrote the Post: Drath obtained several protective … Read more →
Updated at 5:15 p.m. Monday From Georgetown Patch to Berner Zeitung, media outlets around the world are carrying the story of Viola Drath’s death inside her Georgetown rowhouse Friday. Drath, 91, was determined to be a homicide victim Saturday after an examination by DC’s medical examiner. Here’s a links roundup of coverage from close to … Read more →
A 91-year-old woman was a victim of homicide in Georgetown this weekend, MPD said in press release Sunday. Viola Drath was found dead Friday inside a building in the 3200 block of Q Street, NW. Officers were responding to a call for an unconscious person. On Saturday the death was declared a homicide. There was … Read more →
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