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Suspect in 4 D.C. killings identified after DNA is found on pizza sent to burned home
WaPo ^ | May 20 at 11:45 PM | By Peter Hermann, Keith L. Alexander and Clarence Williams

Posted on 05/21/2015 7:25:54 AM PDT by Red Badger

D.C. police said late Wednesday that they have identified a suspect in the killings of Savvas Savopoulos, his wife, young son and housekeeper, who authorities believe were held captive in the family’s Northwest Washington home.

Police said they had obtained a warrant for the arrest of Daron Dylon Wint, who they said is 34 and is from Maryland. They said they do not know his whereabouts.

The stunning break in the case came after police matched Wint to DNA found on the crust of a Domino’s pizza that had been ordered to the house the night of May 13, as the victims were being held, according to three law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation

The next morning, Savvas Savopoulos’s personal assistant dropped off a package containing $40,000 in cash at the home, according to the officials and police documents.

Hours later, the multimillion-dollar house was on fire, and the four occupants were dead. When firefighters arrived that afternoon, the cash was gone, as was a blue Porsche owned by the family. The vehicle was found later that day, torched in a church parking lot in Prince George’s County.

Information about the money drop adds a perplexing new dimension to a case that has riveted Upper Northwest Washington as well as the District’s business and society circles with which the couple had been intimately involved. Savvas Savopoulos, 46; Amy Savopoulos, 47; their 10-year-old son, Philip; and housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa, 57, all were killed.

Law enforcement officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing, said detectives think that the family and housekeeper had been held overnight in the home near the vice president’s mansion and that at one point they may have been bound.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: crime; daronwint; heinous; quadruplemurder; savopoulos
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D.C. police released this photo of Daron Dylon Wint, who is suspected in the killings of Savvas Savopoulos, his wife, young son and housekeeper. (Courtesy of Metropolitan Police Department)

1 posted on 05/21/2015 7:25:54 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Sounds like a horrible last 24 hours on earth for these victims. Too bad there is no punishment available for this of obamas sons.


2 posted on 05/21/2015 7:30:08 AM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: George from New England

We can only hope that the perp gets what’s coming to him...................


3 posted on 05/21/2015 7:34:03 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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4 posted on 05/21/2015 7:35:06 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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5 posted on 05/21/2015 7:37:25 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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Every ten year old white boy in America needs to keep the perps picture on his wall, just so they can grow up knowing what real monsters look like.


6 posted on 05/21/2015 7:38:26 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: Red Badger

The speed with which they processed the DNA evidence is impressive. It was undoubtedly a top priority, but still the technology has advanced.

This character is shaking in his boots. He must be shocked.


7 posted on 05/21/2015 7:41:58 AM PDT by Calpublican (No Comprendo)
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To: Red Badger; mickie; flaglady47; ExTexasRedhead; pax_et_bonum; Maine Mariner
DNA found on the crust of a pizza?

This takes Agatha and Sherlock who-dunnits to a fantastic, new, updated level!

Congratulations to D.C. law enforcement officers for brainy, swift detective work. Well done!

Better the thug(s) had ordered-in Chinese.

Love it!

Leni

8 posted on 05/21/2015 7:42:38 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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Instead of “character”, I meant “thug.”


9 posted on 05/21/2015 7:43:37 AM PDT by Calpublican (No Comprendo)
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To: Red Badger

How kind of the (expletive deleted) to leave such excellent ID photos for law enforcement to use. Given how he loves to use fire, I hope he’s caught quickly. Dangerous, overconfident swine. And yes, I know I’m insulting pigs everywhere.


10 posted on 05/21/2015 7:44:45 AM PDT by JoyjoyfromNJ (everything written by me on FR is my personal opinion & does not represent my employer)
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To: Red Badger

And white people will riot and burn because of this outrage.


11 posted on 05/21/2015 7:45:05 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am ...)
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To: The Toll

I cannot imagine a worse crime than killing a child.
This crime makes me more angry than just about anything that has happened in the last few years.

Can you picture the people pleading for their lives and the life of their son? Having to watch as the others were murdered in cold blood, one at a time, right before their eyes?

The horror and heinousness, callous disregard for human life and brutal deaths of these poor souls needs to be avenged.

And if he is caught, he will NOT face the death penalty...............


12 posted on 05/21/2015 7:45:55 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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To: Red Badger

Just another example of Obama’s race war.


13 posted on 05/21/2015 7:48:22 AM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23)
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To: Calpublican
The speed with which they processed the DNA evidence is impressive. It was undoubtedly a top priority,

Outside of the DC area, we'd never see such speed.

14 posted on 05/21/2015 7:49:12 AM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23)
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To: George from New England

Sounds like a nasty kidnap for ransom as the thug killer was probably not a business associate of the now dead father. Why didn’t the personal assistant alert the cops or bank that something was up? Delivering lots of cash is a strange occurrence.


15 posted on 05/21/2015 7:51:42 AM PDT by RicocheT (us)
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To: Red Badger
And if he is caught, he will NOT face the death penalty...

That's the sad thing. Plus you know he will find the Religion of Peace in prison if he isn't one already.

Before that happens, a righteous warden will arrange for him to be in the general prison population and pass word as to when the guards will be occupied elsewhere.

16 posted on 05/21/2015 7:53:15 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Red Badger

If he’s tried in federal court, Loretta Lynch gets the final say on the death penalty. And she will say no.


17 posted on 05/21/2015 7:54:59 AM PDT by darkangel82
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To: Red Badger

He will get life in prision.


18 posted on 05/21/2015 7:55:46 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: null and void; Nachum; Kartographer; LucyT; butterdezillion; INVAR; Dick Bachert; GOPJ; BCW; ...
H/T to our FRiend Red Badger for the post.

A particularly heinous event - comments are welcomed...

For thus has the Lord said unto me:
“Go, set a watchman, Let him declare what he sees.”
Isaiah 21:6

The Watchman Ping List - FReepmail Old Sarge for details!

19 posted on 05/21/2015 7:55:56 AM PDT by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: Vigilanteman

Because he killed a child, he will face prision justice.


20 posted on 05/21/2015 7:56:37 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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