The Georgetown man charged with killing his much-older socialite wife is in a hospital after refusing to eat.
Albrect Muth, 47, charged in the death of 91-year-old Viola Drath, did not appear for a D.C. Superior Court hearing Friday. He has previously said he is on a hunger strike and he does not want medical care. He has refused to eat for about two months.
Muth is accused of beating and strangling his wife of 21 years in their home in the 3200 block of Q Street NW. Drath was a German socialite and journalist.
Muth — who is also known as Count Albi — also claims to be a general in the Iraqi army, but prosecutors say he is lying about his military experience.
