2015 Washington, D.C., mass murther
On 14 Mey 2015, three members o the Savopoulos faimily—Savvas, Amy, an thair son Philip—as well as thair hoosekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa, wur murthert at the Savopoulos hame in Washington, D.C..[1][3] The victims wur held hostage for nineteen oors, stairtin on 13 Mey. Ten-year-auld Philip wis torturt in order tae coerce $40,000 in cash frae the faimily.[4] The perpetrator(s) restrained thaim wi duct tape afore killin thaim, then set the hoose on fire.[3] Thay aw sustained blunt force trauma, an Philip wis stabbit an aw.
| 2015 Washington, D.C., mass murder | |
|---|---|
| Location | Woodley Park, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Date | May 13–14, 2015 |
| Target | Savopoulos family |
Attack teep | Mass murder, arson |
| Wappens | Knife, blunt object, fire by arson[1] |
| Daiths | 4 |
| Perpetrator | Believit tae be Daron Dylon Wint[2] and unknown accomplices |
Robbery an murther
eeditThe perpetrators stole $40,000 in cash frae the faimily efter an assistant delivered it tae the hoose.[4] Thay stole the faimily's blue Porsche an aw,[4] which wis later foond burned in a kirk pairkin lot in Maryland.[5]
On 14 Mey 2015, the Savopoulos hoose in Northwast Washington wis spottit ablaze an firefechters wur cried. Thay discovered the fower bodies o the Savopoulos faimily an thair housekeeper.[6] The polis determined the fire wis intentionally set, an the victims haed blunt-force an stab wounds, leadin thaim tae label the daiths homicides.[3]
Victims
eeditThe Savopouloses wur a prominent, upper-cless faimily in the Woodley Park neebourheid o Northwast Washngton. Savvas Savopoulos wis the CEO an Preses o American Iron Works, a construction company that played a role in biggin the Verizon Center.[3]
The murther victims wur:
- Savvas Phillip Savopoulos, agit 46, a prominent aurie businessman
- Amy Clare Savopoulos (née Martin), agit 47, Savvas's wife
- Philip Savvas Savopoulos, agit 10, thair son
- Veralicia Figueroa, agit 57, thair hoosekeeper
Twa teenage dochters, Abigail an Katerina Savopoulos, wur no at the scene when the fower wur murthert.
References
eedit- ↑ a b "Police search New York home, talk to girlfriend of suspect in D.C. murder mystery". CNN. 21 Mey 2015. Retrieved 21 Mey 2015. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Ex-con Daron Wint appears in court, had help in D.C. quadruple slayings, authorities say". WJLA. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ a b c d Jouvenal, Justin; Zapotosky, Matt; Morse, Dan (15 Mey 2015). "Four found in D.C. fire were slain, police say". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 Mey 2015. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
|publisher=(help) - ↑ a b c Leshan, Bruce (20 Mey 2015). "$40K delivered to home, boy tortured before DC murders, fire". WUSA. Archived frae the original on 23 Mey 2015. Retrieved 21 Mey 2015. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Report: D.C. family was held before being killed, house torched". WTOP. 19 Mey 2015. Retrieved 21 Mey 2015. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Marraco, Marina; Limon, Alexandra (14 Mey 2015). "3 adults, 1 child found dead at suspicious NW DC house fire". MyFoxDC.com. Retrieved 21 Mey 2015. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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