Daron Wint

Mass Murderer

Daron Wint and the 2015 Washington, D.C. Mansion Murders

Overview of the Case

Daron Dylon Wint was convicted of murdering four people during a prolonged home invasion, kidnapping, extortion and arson at a mansion in Washington, D.C. The victims were businessman Savvas Savopoulos, his wife Amy Savopoulos, their 10-year-old son Philip Savopoulos and the family's housekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa. The victims were held captive inside the Savopoulos residence from May 13 into May 14, 2015, while money was demanded from the family. The killings became widely known as the Washington, D.C. mansion murders. Investigators determined that the attack was not a spontaneous burglary. The captors controlled the victims for many hours, arranged for a large amount of cash to be delivered to the house and attempted to destroy evidence by setting the residence on fire. Wint, a former employee of a company owned by Savvas Savopoulos, was ultimately linked to the crime through physical evidence, surveillance footage and his actions after the murders.

The Savopoulos Residence

The crimes occurred at the Savopoulos family home on Woodland Drive NW in the Woodley Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Savvas Savopoulos was the president and chief executive officer of American Iron Works, a Maryland-based construction and steel company. Wint had previously worked as a welder for the business, providing him with a connection to Savvas and his company. On the evening of May 13, 2015, Savvas and Amy Savopoulos were inside the residence with their son Philip and housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa. The family's two teenage daughters were away at boarding school and were not present. Another housekeeper who ordinarily worked at the residence was told not to come to the house the following morning, an instruction prosecutors argued had been made while the family was under the control of their captors.

The Hostage Situation

The four victims were restrained and held inside the house for approximately 19 hours. During that period, the perpetrators used the victims' telephones to communicate with people outside the residence and to create the appearance that nothing was wrong. Messages were sent canceling appointments and discouraging visitors from coming to the property. Savvas Savopoulos contacted his assistant, Jordan Wallace, and instructed him to obtain $40,000 in cash. The money was arranged in bundles and delivered to the house on May 14, 2015. Wallace left the package inside a vehicle in the garage as instructed. Prosecutors maintained that the demand for money was central to the kidnapping and extortion scheme. Evidence presented at trial showed that Philip Savopoulos was subjected to particularly severe violence as a means of pressuring his parents to secure the cash. After the money arrived, the four captives were killed. The adults suffered blunt-force injuries, and Philip suffered both blunt-force and sharp-force injuries. The house was then deliberately set on fire. ...

Confirmed Victims: (4)

Savvas Savopoulos 46 yr old Male

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