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2015 Washington, D.C., Quadruple Murder Incident
On May 14, 2015, three members of the Savopoulos family—Savvas, Amy, and their son Philip—as well as their housekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa, were killed at the Savopoulos home in Washington, D.C. The victims were held hostage for 19 hours, starting on May 13. Ten-year-old Philip was tortured in order to coerce $40,000 in cash from the family. The perpetrator(s) restrained them with duct tape before killing them, then set the house on fire. They all sustained blunt force trauma, and Philip was also stabbed. On October 25, 2018, the defendant Daron Wint, a welder fired from a company owned by Savvas Savopoulos, was found guilty of 20 counts of kidnapping, extortion, and murder. He was sentenced to four consecutive life-without-release terms. Robbery and murder The perpetrators stole $40,000 () in cash from the family after an assistant, Jordan Wallace, delivered it to the house. They also stole the family's blue Porsche 911, Porsche, which was later found burned in a church par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodley Park (Washington, D
Woodley Park is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, Woodley Park hosts a commercial corridor of restaurants and shops located along Connecticut Avenue. The neighborhood is noted as the home of the National Zoological Park, part of the Smithsonian Institution. History The area was named after Woodley House, built by Philip Barton Key (the uncle of Francis Scott Key) in 1801. Woodley has housed many political elites from President Grover Cleveland (namesake of the neighboring Cleveland Park) to World War II Secretary of War Henry Stimson. Nowadays Woodley House serves as the library and administrative building of the Maret School. The Woodley Park Community Association was established to support the in-town neighborhood quality of life in Woodley Park. In May 2015, the CEO and president of American Iron Works and his wife, son, and housekeeper were tortured and murdered in their Woodley Park mansion. Geography It is bounded on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
