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Albrecht Muth tells ABC News 'the Iranians' killed his 91-year-old wife
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Refusing to eat, weighing only about 100 pounds, Albrecht Muth, 48, the German man charged with killing his 91-year-old wife in Georgetown in 2011, did a television interview last week with ABC News reporter Martha Raddatz.
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Albrecht Muth trial postponed indefinitely
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A D.C. judge has indefinitely postponed the trial of a German man charged in his wife's death after a doctor said the defendant remains at imminent risk of death.
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Albrecht Muth cannot represent himself due to failing health, judge rules
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A D.C. Superior Court judge on Thursday ruled that the man accused of killing an elderly D.C. socialite cannot represent himself because his health is so poor.
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Albrecht Muth competent to stand trial in murder case
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Albrecht Muth has been ruled competent to stand trial, ABC7 learned Thursday.
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Albrecht Muth competent to stand trial, gov't psychiatrist says
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Albrecht Muth, 48, is charged in the Aug. 2011 beating and strangulation death of his 91-year-old wife inside their Georgetown home. During a mental competency hearing Monday, state psychiatrists testified about Muth and had some interesting things to say.
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Albrecht Muth deemed competent for trial, doctors report
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Doctors at St. Elizabeths Hospital reversed course in a report this week and found Albrecht Muth mentally fit for trial.
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Albrecht Muth, Viola Drath murder suspect, appears in court
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The judge in the case of a slain German journalist and socialite in Washington says he's hopeful there can be a trial this fall.
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Albrecht Muth, Viola Drath murder suspect, will stay at St. Elizabeth's
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Albrecht Muth, the German-born man who is accused of killing his socialite wife in Georgetown, will remain at St. Elizabeth's Hospital until his next court hearing on April 25.
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Albrecht Muth indicted in Viola Drath slaying
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Albrecht Muth was indicted in the slaying of his elderly wife, 91-year-old Viola Drath.
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Viola Drath, Albrecht Muth's strange marriage
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The peculiar marriage of Viola Drath and Albrecht Muth, by turns tempestuous and detached, ended last August when Drath was found dead inside the couple's fashionable row house. Her husband, who reported finding her body, was charged with murder.
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Albrect Muth trial: Marriage to Viola Drath 'peculiar'
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The odd twists and turns in the relationship between Albrecht Muth and Viola Drath continue to come to light as a mental evaluation of Muth, who's suspected in he murder of his wife, continues.
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Albrecht Muth delusional, doctor says
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Defendant Albrecht Muth is being moved to a psychiatric hospital after a doctor says he's delusional.
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Viola Drath murder: Albrecht Muth's right to defend himself suspended
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Albrecht Muth's right to defend himself in his murder trial was suspended Thursday because a judge does not believe he's mentally or physically able to do so.
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Albrecht Muth, man charged in Viola Drath's death, due in court
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Albrecht Muth, the German-born man charged with killing his much-older socialite wife inside their Georgetown home, did not appear in court as scheduled today while he continues a weeks-long fast.
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Albrecht Muth requests to represent himself in trial for murder of Viola Drath
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Albrecht Muth, the 47-year-old man charged with killing his 91-year-old wife, Viola Drath, at their Georgetown home in August, was granted the right to represent himself in the trial.
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Viola Drath strangled, police say
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Viola Drath's husband, Albrecht Muth, arrested for murder
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Albrecht Muth, who was arrested and charged in the death of his 91-year-old wife, has a 4 p.m. court hearing at D.C. Superior Court on Wednesday.
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New details in Viola Drath slaying
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More details are uncovered in the slaying of 91-year-old Viola Drath, a journalist who was found dead in her Georgetown home.
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