Suspect in DC quadruple murder did not act alone, say Court Affidavit

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Daron Dylon Wint, the suspect in the murders of a DC family and their housekeeper did not act alone, according to a court affidavit.

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The Court Affidate says ‘the crimes described in this affidavit required the presence and assistance of more than one person.’

In a report Friday, Fox News says more than one person was likely to have been involved in the slayings of four people who were held captive inside a Washington, D.C., mansion until $40,000 was delivered last week, authorities revealed Friday.

Daron Dylon Wint, a welder with a criminal record of assaults who once worked for the mansion's owner, has been charged with murder. But authorities said they believe he did not act alone: A court document made public Friday said they believe the crimes "required the presence and assistance of more than one person."

Savvas Savopoulos, 46; his wife Amy, 47, and their housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa, 57, died from "blunt force and sharp force trauma." The couple's 10-year-old son, Philip, died of "thermal and sharp force injuries." All four bodies were found by firefighters after a flammable liquid was spread around the home and set ablaze.

"The crimes described in this affidavit required the presence and assistance of more than one person," said a court document made public Friday.

The document also confirms that thousands of dollars were delivered to the mansion before it was set on fire. Firefighters found all four bodies inside; three of them had been stabbed or bludgeoned.

The document says authorities believe "Wint and others" held the group captive until $40,000 was delivered to the home by an employee of Savopoulos. The family was then killed and the house set on fire, the document says.

Wint's DNA was found on the crust of a partially-eaten pepperoni pizza, one of two that were ordered on the evening of May 13 while the group was "being held against their will," the document said.

A woman believed to be Amy Savopoulos ordered the pizzas and paid for them with a credit card but told the delivery person to leave them on the front porch and ring the bell, because she was "nursing her sick child" and would not come to the door, the document says.

The pizza boxes were located in a bedroom where the adults were ultimately found.

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