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| Washington DC police arrest suspect in quadruple mansion murder case | |
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| Police have arrested a man they believe held and tortured 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 one week ago. | |
| Police discovered his body alongside those of his wife Amy, 47, his 10-year-old son Philip and housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa, a Salvadorian national. | |
| As recently as Wednesday afternoon, police believed that he had fled the Washington area possibly to Brooklyn, a borough of New York City. | |
| However, Mr Wint was arrested by the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force at 23:00 local time (04:00GMT) on Thursday. He has been charged with first degree felony murder while armed. | |
| The Washington Post reported that federal marshals had tracked Mr Wint from nearby College Park, Maryland - a university town on the outskirts of Washington - as he travelled in a small sedan into the city. | |
| Mr Wint is expected to briefly appear in court on Wednesday afternoon. | |
| The Savopoulos family has released a statement thanking law enforcement. | |
| "While it does not abate our pain, we hope that it begins to restore a sense of calm and security to our neighbourhood and to our city," the family said. "Our family, and Vera's family, have suffered unimaginable loss, and we ask for the time and space to grieve privately." | |
| A week after the gruesome discovery, investigators have provided few details about the motive 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. | 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. | 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 this report to the BBC. |