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DC police arrest suspect in quadruple mansion murder case | |
(about 21 hours later) | |
Police have arrested a man they believe held a family and housekeeper hostage in their Washington DC home before killing them. | |
Daron Dylon Wint, 34, who had previously worked for the victims' family business, was detained late Thursday in the US capital. | |
He is accused of killing the four victims and setting the house on fire. | |
Police refused to confirm reports Mr Wint was identified by DNA from the crust of a pizza delivered to the home. | |
Savvas Savopoulos, 46, chief executive of American Iron Works, was found dead in his family's home in Woodley Park, northwest Washington, just blocks away from the home of Vice-President Joe Biden. | |
Police discovered his body alongside those of his wife Amy, 47, his 10-year-old son Philip and housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa, an El Salvador national. | |
A week after the gruesome discovery, investigators have provided few details in a case that has shocked the city and its high-profile social circles. | A week after the gruesome discovery, investigators have provided few details in a case that has shocked the city and its high-profile social circles. |
There have been media reports of a $40,000 cash drop being made to the home hours before the incident, and a text message from Mrs Savopoulos telling a member of staff not to come into work that same day. | |
The Washington Post reported that a delivery order was placed with a local pizza company while the family was being held hostage and DNA found on a crust has been matched to Mr Wint. | |
Police officials would not confirm or deny this report to the BBC. | Police officials would not confirm or deny this report to the BBC. |