Yng Gay husband of 91year-old socialite killed in her Georgetown HomeShe'sCharged with Murder

 

By DANIEL BATES and PAUL BENTLEY   

Unusual relationship: Albrecht Gero Muth, pictured, is said to have got married for convenience

The young husband of a 91-year-old socialite who was found slain in her Washington home has been charged with her murder.

Albrecht Gero Muth, who is 44 years her junior, was seized by police on Tuesday evening after details emerged about their violent marriage of convenience.

Viola Drath obtained a string of orders against Muth after he once allegedly attacked her with a chair and held her captive in her own house.

Muth, 47, is also said to have sat on her during the disturbing incident in which he 'pounded her head into the floor' several times.

Miss Drath was found unconscious in the bathroom of her well-maintained rowhouse in the Georgetown neighbourhood of Washington D.C. on Friday.

She was pronounced dead hours later but despite initial reports she died of natural causes, a medical examiner has now ruled that the case is a homicide.

Police sources suggest Miss Drath died of strangulation and blunt force injuries.

Killed: Miss Drath was found unconscious in the bathroom of her home in the Georgetown, Washington D.C. on Friday

Muth was arrested last night in Georgetown just before 8pm, walking a few blocks from where his wife's body was found.

He has since been charged with second-degree murder, suggesting police do not believe the alleged murder would have been premeditated.

Muth was charged after failing to provide an alibi. There was also no sign of forced entry into their home.

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He apparently got in touch with one of Miss Drath's relatives on the day she died saying they had an agreement that he would inherit tens of thousands of dollars when she died, the Washington Post reported.

The case has shone a light onto the unusual relationship between Muth and Miss Drath - they married 21 years ago when he was in his mid 20s and she was around 70.

Husband: Albrecht Muth was arrested in connection with the murder of his far older wife, Washington socialite Viola Crath, 91     

Last year: Viola Drath, right, at Arlington National Cemetery with Muth last April

The Post reported that they both understood it was a 'marriage of convenience' with 'clear terms'.

But court documents unearthed by the paper show that even in 1992, early on in the marriage, Miss Drath requested a protective order against him.

She put in a similar request in 2002 after another alleged fight which caused Muth to move out and into a house he shared with a gay lover, Donald Davis.

That relationship soured and Muth moved back in with Miss Drath after he allegedly told Mr Davis 'he was going to have me [Mr Davis] killed and said I should be careful when I get into my car'.

Socialite: Viola Drath, 91, was found dead in in her Georgetown home on Friday

In custody: They married when Muth was in his 20s and Miss Drath was about 70

The incident with the chair is said to have happened in 2006, records from the Washington Superior Court show.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit Muth 'threw the Complainant [Drath] off the sofa onto the floor and pounded her head into the floor several times and sat on her for between five and ten minutes while yelling at her.

'When the Defendant [Muth] got off the Complainant (Drath), he refused to let her leave the house to notify the authorities.'

The matter went to court but was not prosecuted because Miss Drath did not want to pursue it.

Miss Drath led an extraordinary life by anybody's standards.

Home: The death was initially believed to be the result of a fall, but after police reviewed her autopsy results, it became a homicide investigation

Born in Germany in 1920 she later moved to the U.S. after marrying and Colonel Francis S Drath, a military governor in part of Bavaria after World War II. 

They couple moved to Nebraska where he became a literature professor and she earned a masters degree in philosophy and Germanic literature.

In 1968 they moved to Washington where she worked as a journalist and college instructor.

She also wrote a number of books and became a fixture on the East coast social scene by hosting dinner parties with celebrated guests.

Neighbours have said that Muth, who is originally from Germany but uses the name Sheikh Ali Al-Muthaba, often dresses strangely and has been seen in military clothing.

He also claims to be a brigadier in the Iraqi Army and likes to walk about carrying a marching baton whilst smoking a cigar.

In e-mails he forwarded on to the Washington Post, Muth claims that he was in the home he shared with his wife from 9.45pm on Thursday until he found his wife's body, save for two brief trips out.

He also claimed that she 'sustained a head injury from a fall' but listed the date she died as August 11 in an obituary submission, one day before he claimed to have found her body.

Washington assistant police chief Peter Newsham told the Washington Post that no arrests are 'imminent'.


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Did The Situation with Jersey Shore BOOST A&F’S STOCK?

by Amy Tennery

Abercrombie & Fitch’s CEO Michael Jeffries is not a fan of reality television. Or maybe he’s just not a fan of “The Jersey Shore.” Either way he’s not happy that series regular Mike “The Situation” Sorrentinto is wearing his company’s clothes. But while more than a few brands might not want to be associated with the hijinks of “The Jersey Shore,” Jeffries’ dismissal of the Sitch is actually, well, not super smart. Stay with me, I’ll explain in a minute.

Okay, let’s start from the beginning. Yesterday, Abercrombie & Fitch released a statement offering to pay Sitch to stop wearing its clothes (especially while filming episodes of “Jersey Shore,” we’d imagine). Apparently Jeffries had regarded A&F’s appearance on the show as “terrible,” since clearly the brand commands a core clientele of a higher caliber.

So, back to my theory. Let’s pretend for a second that this isn’t an obvious publicity stunt and that Jeffries is actually upset about the Situation wearing his company’s clothes.

As the WSJ notes, the episode in which Sorrentino is seen sporting green A&F shorts in Italy took place last Thursday. And, wouldn’t you know it, there’s an odd little quirk in the A&F stock pattern since The Episode aired — most notably, the stock climbed the morning after the Sitch-in-Abercrombie-episode… and it dropped this morning, following the news of Jeffries’ Sitchaversion.

Okay, now I realize that this — much like my Casey-Anthony-verdict-sways-the-market theory— is admittedly a little half-baked. But what if? What if there were some Sitch manipulation of A&F shares? What if Mike “The Situation” Sorrention could actually sway the U.S. financial market?

Alright, maybe I’m getting a little carried away. But Abercrombie’s international outlets did just see a74-percent climb in sales, so yea. I’m just sayings all.

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Marc Anthony left JL He Could Not Take Her Scientology!

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JENNIFER Lopez and Marc Anthonysplit after failing to “see eye-to-eye” on Scientology.

The On The Floor hitmaker — who called time on her seven-year marriage to the singer last month — was reportedly hoping to send the couple’s three-year-old twins Max and Emme to a specialist Scientology school, however Marc wasn’t so keen on the idea.

“Jennifer and Marc couldn’t see eye-to-eye on the subject. She’s always been more into the church than him. He wasn’t a huge fan and it caused problems,” a source said.

The 42-year-old star recently admitted she wished people would judge the Scientology religion — also followed by Jennifer’s close friends Tom Cruiseand Katie Holmes — before they know what it is.

“I just wish that people wouldn’t judge it without knowing what it is,” she said.

Despite the couple’s shock split, Jennifer claimed she will remain an “eternal optimist”, and is still confident about finding love again.

“This was the hardest decision I’ve ever had to face. I really wanted this family to work,” she said.

“That was my biggest dream, and I worked hard at it. We both did. Sometimes it doesn’t work — and that’s sad. But I remain an eternal optimist about love. I believe in love…It’s still my biggest dream.”

French film icon Gérard Depardieu had aLeaking Tubes Malfunction

by JOSH GROSSBERG Snakes on a plane sounds downright charming compared to this.

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French film icon Gérard Depardieu just couldn't hold it in any longer after his Air France flight from Paris to Dublin was delayed on Wednesday. So when he asked the flight crew if he could use la toilette and was told he'd have to hold it, he did what any self-important celebrity would do:
He peed on the carpet. Really.and Kelly"         The 62-year-old Depardieu reportedly told flight attendants from his seat, "Je veux pisser, je veux pisser" ("I have to pee"), according to French Radio station Europe 1, citing a passenger named Daniele who was an eyewitness to the incident.  

 Unfortunately for his bladder, the Green Card star was told the restrooms were locked because the plane was on the tarmac. That didn't go over well with Depardieu , who unzipped his fly and relieved himself in front of shocked passengers.

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Not exactly first class, eh?
"You could tell he'd been drinking," said an appalled Daniele.
Following the incident, the jet returned to the gate and all 127 passengers were forced to disembarked. The flight was delayed another two hours while ground crew cleaned up the mess.
A rep for Air France's subsidiary carrier which operated the flight, Ireland-based City Jet, made light of the situation on Twitter.
"As you may have seen on the news, we are busy mopping the floor of one of our planes this morning," read the tweet.
"We'd also like to remind all passengers that our planes are fully equipped with toilet facilities."
It's unclear what kind of charges Depardieu will face, if any. The Golden Globe-winning thesp was on his way to Ireland to film his next flick, Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia.
Reps for Depardieu was unavailable for comment. Not that we blame them.

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Abercrombie & Fitch Does Not like Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino's" To Wear its Clthes

by Sofia M. Fernandez

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The retailer said in a statement, "We believe this association is contrary to the aspirational nature of our brand, and may be distressing to many of our fans."

Abercrombie & Fitch is not a fan of Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino's Jersey Shore style. In fact, the preppy retailer is so opposed to his look, that it has proposed to pay him not to wear its clothes.

The company said Tuesday in its "Abercrombie & Fitch Proposes a Win-Win Situation" press release, "We are deeply concerned that Mr. Sorrentino's association with our brand could cause significant damage to our image. We understand that the show is for entertainment purposes, but believe this association is contrary to the aspirational nature of our brand, and may be distressing to many of our fans.

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We have therefore offered a substantial payment to Michael 'The Situation' Sorrentino and the producers of MTV's The Jersey Shore to have the character wear an alternate brand. We have also extended this offer to other members of the cast, and are urgently waiting a response."

The release comes from the company's Brand Senses Department.

Sorrentino regularly sports Abercrombie & Fitch apparel, including underwear that can been seen under his pants or shorts when he lifts his shirt or goes shirtless. He also took a pair of neon green Abercrombie & Fitch sweatpants with him to Italy, as evinced in a recent episode, notes The Wall Street Journal.

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But despite its move to disassociate itself from the MTV show, Abercrombie & Fitch had, in fact, capitalized on the series' popularity by releasing a "Fitchuation" t-shirt last year. Sorrentino told New York Magazine, 'The Situation' -- my name, or my character -- is known worldwide now. Abercrombie & Fitch, their most popular shirt, they told me, is 'Fitchuation.' I mean, where did they get that from? Obviously from myself."

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Russell Armstrong Killed Himself He Was About To be Exposed Gay!

  

By Amber Goodhand - Radar Reporter WENN


Real Housewives of Beverly Hills starRussell Armstrong had secrets about his sexual preference that were about to be revealed, and RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that some were already discovered by his estranged wife, Taylor Armstrong.
According to sources close to the 47-year-old, he was bisexual and worried that a tell-all book was going to out him, along with Taylor.

"About six months ago Taylor confided in a close friend that she'd found history for a gay website called Adam4Adam.com on Russell's laptop," the insider told RadarOnline.com.
"He was also spending a lot of time at the gym, but his body wasn't changing, which she claims led her to believe he was meeting with men he'd met off the website and not spending time working out as he claimed."
The insider also tells RadarOnline.com that when Russell was approached for comment about the impending tell-all book, it included great detail about what he liked in the bedroom.

"Not only was it going to come out that Russell was bisexual, but there were people on the record that were going to talk about the kind of sex he liked," the source said. "He was into S&M type stuff; choking, rough-housing and slapping."
The businessman had a history of violence in his past, including allegations of abuse by Taylor and restraining orders filed against him by his ex-wife and an ex-girlfriend.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Russell's ex-wife attributes his suicide to his relationship with Taylor and the pressures of being on the hit Bravo TV show, along with immense financial hardship.
Russell was found hanged in the bedroom of a friend's home on Monday night and pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m. by the Los Angeles City Fire Department.
The new season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is set to premiere on Bravo on September 5. It’s not known how Bravo will deal with the tragedy.

ACLU sues School Bd.For Censoring Websites to Keep the Gays away

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by Judson Berger

Courtesy of Dignity USA

Shown here is the homepage of DignityUSA, one of the sites blocked by a Missouri school district's filters.    

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit against a Missouri school district over claims that it is censoring websites devoted to gay and lesbian awareness. 

The suit was filed Monday in federal court on behalf of four organizations whose sites were blocked by the Camdenton School District's filters. 

ACLU says that because the school system is using a filtering program that screens out sites under a "sexuality" category, dozens of legitimate websites dealing with gay and lesbian issues are kept off limits to students. While ACLU officials say the school system is in its right to block pornography and other sexually explicit sites, they say the "sexuality" filter goes too far. 

"That has nothing to do with sexually explicit material," Tony Rothert, legal director for the ACLU of Eastern Missouri, told FoxNews.com. 

The groups represented by ACLU are Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG); Dignity USA; the Matthew Shepard Foundation; and Campus Pride. The suit is part of a campaign by ACLU to pressure school districts to loosen their filtering software. 

The ACLU initially approached the district after receiving complaints that it was blocking LGBT websites. In a May letter to the ACLU in Eastern Missouri, the school system confirmed that while it "does not explicitly block" LGBT categories, several gay advocacy sites were blocked under the category of "sexuality." 

Superintendent Tim Hadfield wrote at the time that the settings were deemed "acceptable for our general audience within our network of Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students." 

The district afterward unblocked a few websites that contained anti-bullying information, but would not overhaul the system or remove the "sexuality" filter, according to the ACLU. 

Hadfield did not respond to a request for comment from FoxNews.com, but told the local LakeNewsOnline.com that the district will continue to block certain websites. 

"We do not specifically filter sites promoting alternative lifestyles. We do specifically block sites that are inappropriate and will continue to do so. We disagree with their position and turned the issue over to our attorney to address," he said. 

Hadfield also claimed the district does not use the filtering program cited by the ACLU, though Rothert said Camdenton's software is at least based on it. 

The ACLU claims that by cutting off access to other sites under the broad "sexuality" category, the filter is censoring material in violation of the First Amendment. 

"Part of free speech is the right to reach your intended audience," Rothert said. 

The ACLU says "hundreds" of other LGBT sites are still blocked and that it doesn't make sense to have students ask for special permission whenever they want to visit them. In its suit, the ACLU and organizations it represents again asserted that the filtering policies violate free-speech rights. 

Further, the suit claimed there was "no educational basis" for screening out "LGBT-supportive" materials; the filters could complicate students' efforts to "complete school assignments regarding current events or social studies;" and the filters could keep LGBT students from visiting the kinds of sites that could help them "with the difficult issues of coming out to family members" and dealing with bullies

Why Would Russell Kill Himself? 'Real Housewives of Bev Hill Update

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The apparent suicide of Russell Armstrong, husband to "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Taylor Armstrong, offers us a moment to think about the nature of reality television and the "Real Housewives" franchise in particular. Regardless of location, the show often portrays its cast members' lives as over-the-top glamorous and exceptionally dramatic. But the reality behind this "reality" is that sometimes, these women are living well beyond their means, and the true drama in their lives can be complicated, heartbreaking and tragic.

The depiction of Taylor and Russell's marriage was not

sugarcoated during the season in which they appeared together last year, thus making news of their divorce in July unsurprising. However, the decadent lifestyle they led betrayed the truth about their financial status. At the time of Russell's tragic death, the onetime couple was being sued for $1.5 million by MyMedicalRecords.com. His lawyer also told People, "Russell was in a lot of debt and he had legal problems. His credit cards were used up. He had serious financial problems. And that no doubt caused him a lot of stress."

Debts & Legal Problems

"Each month was a challenge for him to cover their lifestyle," adds Richards. "Russell was in a lot of debt and he had legal problems. His credit cards were used up. He had serious financial problems. And that no doubt caused him a lot of stress." 

And a source close to Taylor and Russell says the stress was catching up to him. 

"He was depressed," the source says. "He had a lot going on these past few months. The split from Taylor was a long time coming but it still took a big toll on him. He had no money; he was failing in business. It all added up." 

Richards, however, blames the reality show for escalating Armstrong's stress level. 

"When his wife and him first started the show, I warned them that it would cause undue stress on their marriage," he tells PEOPLE. "Being thrust in the spotlight didn't do any favors for Russell and Taylor." 

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NJ Rabbi Molesting Teen Boys from Israel

   The FBI and Israeli police helped Bergen County authorities arrest and charge a Teaneck rabbi accused of molesting two 13-year-old boys from Israel who were staying at his home. Uzi Rivlin, 63, is being held on $175,000 bail, with a court appearance scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday. 

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Local authorities were contacted by FBI agents summoned by Israeli police after the boys told them of the alleged incidents, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said.

“One child reported that his visit was in the summer of 2009 and one child reported that his visit was in summer of 2010,” Molinelli said. “Both children had separately reported the sexual abuse to the Israel Police after they had returned home to Israel.”

The Scholarship Fund for the Advancement of Children in Israel, sponsored by Rivlin and others, brought the boys here, the prosecutor said. One already had an abusive background, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned.

Rivlin, of Congregation Beth Aaron, launched The Scholarship Fund for the Advancement of Children in Israel (Keren Milgot) nearly 15 years ago after reading about a poor family in the southern development town of Kiryat Gat whose two babies had to share one pacifier, Rivlin’s wife, Jenny, once told a reporter.

Since then, hundreds of youngsters have come to stay with host American families and attend a session of Camp Moshava, an Orthodox Zionist camp in Pennsylvania. Rivlin’s young boarders have attended the Torah Academy of Bergen County in Teaneck. One, a foster child, made his bar mitzvah at the Jewish Center of Teaneck while staying at what has become known as "Camp Rivlin."

Rivlin — who also teaches at Temple Beth Abraham, a reform congregation in Tarrytown, N.Y. has been involved in other charities, as well. Two years ago, he told a reporter from the New Jersey edition of The Jewish Standard that he contributed to a fund that expended about $100,000 a year for food, clothing, school supplies, and furnishings to some 500 Israeli 5- to 18-year-olds in need. At the time, he said, those served numbered close to 1,000. 

Many of the children who have stayed at "Camp Rivlin" have

 come from troubled or terribly poor homes; some are orphans. Two have attended Yeshiva University, while others have gone to local yeshivas in North Jersey and New York.

Detectives arrested Rivlin today and charged hiim with aggravated criminal sexual contact and child endangerment. Molinelli said that authorities from both countries are trying to    determine whether any other children may have similar reports.