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proceeded to say guilty on all 20ounts including first degree premeditated murder, first degree felony murder, theft, burglary, extortion, sitting in the fro row were the family members. savvas and amy savopoulos' parents. savvas' parents, visually emotional. you can only imagine what these family members are thking. it has been three and a half yearsar since d only wint, now we know, he's found guilty, held hostage amy and savvas savopoulos, their 10-year-old son and vera figueroa before and storgting them killing them brutally and setting the home firelf three and a years. a six-week trial before we got to this point. justice lm say for those family members. int court, weally stands out
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to me, the lead prosecutor turned to the jurors and she said,listen. they did everything that the suspect, thatar wint told them to do. all to try to save their 10-year-old son but wasn't enough. she said it is time for you to hold daron wint accountable. we caught up with her as she as walking out of court. here's a little of what she told us. >> very relieved. very relieved. the jury didhe right thing. we're very relieved and very happy. >> reporter: he's f a minimum of 30 years in prison on each of the murder counts. total, that would be 120 years. he'll be sentenced on february 1st. back to you. >> all right, thank you, meagan. and there is more breaking news.
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a family is searching for answers after their loved one was shot and killed on had waist home from work. he was stopped at a traffic light when someone started sh ting. police say tom marmet was not the intended target. th shooter is still out there and news4's shomari stonet s livee scene on 17th street in northeast with reaction. >> reporter: this is tragic and senseless. tom marmet's father tells us he was caring, thoughtful, a nice young man who devoted his life to helng others it ended yesterday at this intersection. let's tell you more about him. he was 22 yrs old. he was heading home at so others might eat. he devoted his life to helping those lessfortunate. he was a social worker.
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this video shows what d.c. police describing as the awful scene that happened here. a stray bullet hit tom while he was sitting in his jeep. he had stopped at the red light in the 1200 block at 17th street northeast. he died at a hospital. >> by all accidents, a tremendously giving young man. if those guns weren't in our community, that wouldn't have >> reporter: tell as you little about came here in fourth grade. i've known him for over 15 years. he wasne of those students who you knew from the get-go. he had an incredible generosity of spirit.lu he was a in the class. he was dedicated to students but a very fine athlete, football
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and varsity lacrosse team. he always did community service. that's what he was doing at the time of his death. >> reporter: now that was thehe of the school of the maret school. if you were out here around 24 hoursago, which was around 6:00 yesterday, there was gunfire.av if you any information, call detectives at the metropolit police department. police are continuing to follow leads and they'renvtigating this case. i have another long update for you at 6:00. i' smari stone. news4. >> what an outstandg young man. so sad. thank you. now to the growing mtery surrounding the suspicious packages sent to the democratic figures all over the life. joe biden and robert de niro are the latest names on the list. biden's packages were from
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delaware. de niro's package was noticed in the new york city building. that brings the total number packages to 10. all sent to democratic politicians, donors, cnn, critics of president trump. erika? >> ten explosive devices with similar packnd return address labels but no clear answers. sevel of those are being examined by the fbi had quantico. know the bombs were poorly made but it is not clear if that was done on purpose. thankfully noee one has b hurt and the bombs have not gone off. the biggest questions is who is behind it? and where were these packages being mailed from? earlier today, the white house press secretary sarah sanders addressed a reporter from cnn about the negative tone that surrounds the president.
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and just a few minutes ago, the mayor bill de blasio also with new york city officials holding a press conference. let's hear wha they had to say. >> a tone of civility, of mutual respect, is something we can all create. we shouldn't just ask what are we have to ask the question, are all of us treating each other with respect? treang men and women with law enforcement with respect? people in the media,reating them with respectful this is something that we all have to do. president trump tweeting thw angerare seeing in society is caused by the so-called fake news. this after yesterday mr. trump called for civility and unity. back to you.>> thank you. the packages addressed to robert de niro was read earlier in the wkend at his new york city restaurant. n employee realized it was similar to the package sent to . democr here's more on that story.
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>> reporter: ibeca, theypd bomb squad, descends on robert de niro'sproperty, and this is what they found. envelope.ow same six stamps. same typed label and same explosivedevice found inside. a frightening find for those wha the neighborhood home. >> i only live a few blocks away. so that was interesting to wake up and hear there's something hereo >> reporter:ne was inside de niro's property. but the hotel right next door was evacuated out of an ab ncundaf owas riding over the city. comesy watch everyone who is that goes. >> reporter: the nypd bomb squad handled the device. it was stored in a device like the one to make sure if i went off, no one would be in danger. they are considered to be the st in the world. on an average day, they respond to 50 to 60 packages. last year alone, theyed respo
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to 18,560 suspicious packages in the city. right now investigators are using several different techniques to develop leads. they'r trying determine that there's any dna or finger prints on those devices. nbc 4. and we have more coverage online right now as we stay on top of this. just srch packages on the nbc washington app. meanwhile, close tohome, the smoke from this fire in montgomery county could be seen al way to virginia. chopper 4 giving you a bird's eye view. you can s the two-story home on bryant's nurseryad completely engulfed in flames. this is upe by hamp shire greens golf course. it took nearlyou an to get blaze under control. no one was in that house when the fire started and no one was
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hurt. >> there is speck place nbc may be parting ways with meghan kelly. she did not host her show this morning. the net work replaced with it a previously recorded one. and yesterday, she did alogize on air for that controversial comment about dressing up in blackace on halloween. kelly and nbc executives are reportedly set to meet tomorrow. nbc has not commented publicly on this matter. turning on our forecast, storm team 4 is helping you get prepared for what is coming tomorrow and this weekend. the rain is making its way now. it is moving fairly quickly. we've got some time. it looked like rain, based on the cloud cover, but look at that shower activity. st of i in tennessee. our storm system getting gether just down to the south. that will move along the coast. to bring all of this rain with us. we'll see rather cool numbers.
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we'll have a much closer look at the weekend forecast in a couple nutes. i'll have that for you in about ten minutes. >> all right. >> we are just getting started when wendy and i come right back. it has been monthsince a little girl was electrocuted while playing near a fountain at mgm national harbor. we've got new information about who may be a fault for her injuries. and ani- am investigation that looks inside a local program handles bies that have been donated to sciencehy and it is causing families extra heart ache.
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the fbi is working police to find out if a little girl was gravely hurt because someone cut corners buildingmgmar h railct through her body. investigators aren't ruling out the ptsibility t corruption played a part. >> reporter: the prince george's county is proding more electrocution of that mgm the harbor. they are expanding the criminal investigation into the case. >> we wi spare no resource learning what happened to her. >> reporter: the state attorney and the chief of police say tere's no one perso blame. now they're working the fbi to expand an investigation. of criminal wrongdoing after a
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littl was executed and gravely injured. >> how did all of those elements get assembled so incorrectly as to lead to herinjury? >> they are not ruling out possible corruption. >> we willearn thetruth. if that includes public corruption, so be it. >> the darrel of permitting inspections and enforcement says the 6-year-old was grarely in because of poor electrical work and bad inspection processes. >> the failure by the inspector. >> the directorent on to say, the director charged with overseeing the project.>> the girl that was injur is a cousin, a family member of a person on my inspection team who is in charge of the inspection program. >> her small body became conit
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of 120 volts of electricity with she charged two charged hand railings according to inspection reports. they said it was a perfect storm of improper grounding. >> as i said, mgm is safe today. as far as the safety issues. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, news4. and chopper 4 over the scene of a deadly accident. this is in the franconia area. it was at kings town commons drive. the man was taken to the hospital andronounced dead. the driver did stay at the scene. investigats are trying to figure out what happened. we have some breaking news in prince william county the army veteran who killed his wife and a rookie police officer has escaped the deathy. pena instead, ronald hamilton will spend the rest of his life in prison. our bureau chief julie carey goi
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reacon from the mothers of both victims. >> reporter: jerryurphy leaving with a heavy heart. this was sharon earlier in the trial. both women in tes today after the jury dead locked. six jurors forhe death penalty. six for life. with word of the impasse t judge imposed a life ntence. he turned his guns on his wife and a police officer who responded to the domestic violence call in 2016. >> we have three officers who have been charged. >> reporter: ashley guinndon killed. two other officers survi d theijuries. last month, the jury convicted him of capital murder but today half of them not willing to imfoes death penalty. sharon said she was surprised by the split on the jury saying the jury got it wrong. it is horrendous.
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it goesdeery . i wanted justice for her. pth victims' mothers wanted the deathalty saying we wanted to send a message on the death if you kill a police officer, you're going to get death. and saying i'm very hurt. i feel like i was cut by a knife. my heart is bleeding today. i'm so broken right now. i'll never be the same again. the killer's father relieved his son's life will be spared. we thank god for his mercy. we thank the jury for their compassion. my son is remorseful for this incident. >> now, a second sentencing hearing just wrapped upthor all other charges that robert hamilton was convicted of. in all, the jury recommended six lifeen ses. coming up, the one thing she said gives her a small sense
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of consolation tonight. >> thank you. urors saw more video from that police station fake led to the friendly fire death of a prince george's county police officer. the detective was killed after police say a fellow officermi ook him for an armed suorect. michael is facing second-degree murder charges. prosecutors saying his unprovoked attack led to coulson's death. hi attorney said ford was trying to provoke police to get them to kill him. he did n intend to harm anyone else. the death of a player on thr univsity of maryland football team raisedf a lot questions about the program. now there may be some answers. wh the board o regionents has learned after a two-month long investigatio competitors embracing one of their own.
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just ahead on news4, how a the washington post endorses jennifer wexton for congrass... saying baromstock's "promise has turned to dust." she's trump's "unquestioning foot soldier." t jennifer wexton ishe "clear and convincing" choice. "smart, serious and substantive" ... "mswexton would be a breath of fresh air" in congress. i'm jennifer wexton and i approved this messag because i've worked across party lines to get things done. that's howe can fix congress and make it work for us again.
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big changes coming in. >> we have the nor'easter coming in friday, into the day on satuay, you had some questions on saturday. >> i canceled. >> you did. the marineat mn will be great. i forgot my jacket, by the way. it is in the otherroom. craig and linda are still in there.side. 54 degrees, winds out of the west at six miles an hour. we should be in the 60s. the mid 60s. and look at this.on 59 in gaithersburg. it is a cool day across our
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region. ten, 50-mile- make it a little cooler. we won't see a frost again because of the cloud cover. the rain moves inhe during afternoon. once the kids get back in, i'm thinking, 2:00, 3:00. the rain is back toward the west. you can see the clouds making they're from way back here. the nor'easter is way down here. pan this guy toward the handle of florida. you can see the spin right there. it will be making its way to e coast. now, tomorrow morning, dry.'r if y driving out there on 95, 495,ing who good.
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by around 2:00, 3:00. i think it comes in around 2:00, 3:00. here's 7:00. you see it here. rain area wide. if you are headi to dinner, you will need it. tomorrow will be a chilly nigh 11:00 and it is still raining and we'll see rain all night. you notice rain showers continuing and even through noon we have rain. so i was thinking this might move out by 9:00, it looks like it wants to stick around until 1:00 2:00. tomorrow,52. dry to start and really cool evenin a.m. rain,aybe a high of 66.
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sunday looking okay. mokiay l pretty good too. ome sunshine with early showers. most of the day looks dry. the pumpkin patch, one of the kindergarten teachers taking theirids on monday, i think they'll be ay big changes for halloween. we'll talk about that comin up. >> that's scary. >> it is halloween so you're right, is scary. a major safety recall involves a popular car. why fords sounding an alert about the focus. plus, thef state maryland admitting, it has mishandled bodies donated to science and heeven gave wrong ashes to a grieving widow. >> what the state says it is t doing ensure this doesn't happen again in the future.
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we havk maryland schools have slipped. soand we have a lot of schools that are in crisis. our current governor has withheld money that could've been spent on education. maryland needs a governor whose top priority is public scols. ben jealous has a plan to fully fund education, to bring teacher pay up so thatt we can attra best and brightest. ben's education plan is supported by teachers like me.n if parentsbetter schools, then ben jealous needs to be the person they vote for. my name is rachel and i'll be voting for ben jealous for governor.
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you're looking live outside wmal in the chevy chase section of northeast d.c >> authorities were called there about an hour ago. several suspicious packages have be cleared. >> there is no indication that this case is link in the any way to that series of suspicious packages that have been sent to highrofile democrats. we'll keep you updated. >> we're also watching reaction to the bigreaking story of the day.
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guilty on all counts. daron wint convicted on all counts. he'll be sentenced febary 1st and our meagan fitzgerald who covered this trial from start to finish is covering this and will join us live at 6:00. chopper 4 flying over breaking news in prince george's county one person is dead after this motorcycle crash. no word on what caused the crash. >> tonight an i have te investigation. a maryland state program that accepts bodies donated to science mishandled remains of at leasteveral of its donors. >> it poor record keeping and alleged deception. >> tonight, thisai woman her husband would have never donated his body if he had known the pain it would cause her.
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>> reporter: for more than a year, carmen visited her husband's gve several times week. >> i miss you so much. >> reporter: formf t. >> the kids are getting so big. >> reporter: to feel close to him. >> you a willays be my husband. >> reporter: until she received a phone call fr the state anatomy board. the ashes she buried were not her husband's. what? what are you talking about? >> reporter: they told you the ashes they gave you were not your husband' >> exactly. >> reporter: he died from a.l.s. likeeoore than 900e a year, he donated his body to science to the maryland sta anatomy board for research. in many cases, the state agrees on deliver the remains back to the family. >> when he decided to do this, to science in ndmaryla, did you all expect would you get h remains in an organized fashion? >> exactly.
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otherwise he would never have agreed to this. >> reporter: she was not the only one affected by the errors. after internal memos from the maryland dartment ofealth which oversees the state anatomy board. e new director in july alerted officials on a serious inventor controlproblem. and potential fraud. including a case that closely matches carmen's. it says a former employee a produced body for cremation and gave those cashes to the nor's family. but the actual remains didn't arrive at the state boa a later date. carmen received a phone call days after that memo was written. >> i said whose ashes are those that i buried? he said ma'am. i have no idea. >> reporter: there were other mistakes. ey revealed another donor's wrashs mistakenly buried at our creme even thougily asked the remains be returned. and other dcrepancies in the
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record keeping including confusion over which bodies had been cremated. >> a terrible thing.ri a te thing and we are trying to get to theottom of what happened. >> reporter: the anatomy board reports to fran phillips, theec anatomytary of health. she said they are accepting re dews over theations of about 1,900 bodies. estioning the vendors and retraining staff. but she couldn't say how manyfa lies may be affected. >> reporter: can you give us asrances for other families this hasn't happened? >> that's exactly what we're working on. to make absolutely certain that every piece of documentation for every donor every step of the way has beenuttoned down >> the records have to be kept. you cannot lose track of e remains. >> reporter: dr. todd olson, an expert in anatomicalio don says body donation programs are crucial for advancing but there are few if any federal regulations governing them.
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each state polices itself. >> errors occur inprograms. and i think you have to understand what the error was. >> the individual that was involved in the first instance is no longer with the anatomy board. >> you can't say if the person was fire >> i can't say that. no. >> these sound like fireable offenses. >> that's why he's no long we are the board. >> but that's not eugh for carmen. what happened to her husband and who is buried in that grave? >> f a wife to not know. >> that's a nightmare. >> the anatomy board is facing an enormous increase in the number of bodies it handles. ere are about 1,000 each year but they are also responsible for unclaidr unidentified people who die in maryland. as a result of the opioid epidemic, about 1,700 each year.
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>> just incredible. great work there. thk you. n to a story we're working the help of our news pasters in at wtop radio. new information about a 200-page report on the culture inside the university of maryland football program. the university commissioned the report after the death of football player jordancn mair. says roke the story and the report stopped short of saying there's a toxic culture inside the program. b still, therd of regionents appears ready to part ways with several who profile members of the athletic department. case.at's definitely the the board met on tuesday. they'll have a conference call sometime this oon. and the sense i've gotten on tuesday was that a majority favored the school and football coach.
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>> they're pointing out they may on the way out as soon as next spring. recall.jor car safety ford is recalling nearly $1.5 million of its focused vehicles. hee company says there's a problem with fuel system. kit cause your engine to stall without warnings. >> two liter, four cylinder engines. ford says owners should kthp r gas tanks at least half full until repairs can be made. they plan to start the repairs in early defendant. >> the it can't garden cla gives a birthday gift he didn't expect. up next, the gesture from the class of little kids that brought a 60-year-old to tears. >> we can't wait for that one. from the smithsonian brings in a piece of hollywood history to help mark a first for the museum.
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>> this is tomorrow evening. notice we're tracking rain eaross the eaross the how long does this lastnto i oowe have some fantastic shave slipped. and we have a lot of schools that are in crisis. our current governor has withheld money that could've been spent on education. maryland needs a governor whose top priority is public schools. ben jealous has a plan to fully fund education, tto bring teacher pay up t we can attract the best and brightest.s beucation plan is supported by teachers like me.n if parts want better schools, then ben jealous needs to be the person they vote for. my name is rachel and i'll be voting for ben jealous for governor.
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refreshing to see. a professional athlete sharing such a raw and professional moment. this is a tweet. aing that of chris and his father after the redskinsov tysd feww ointhe last years, situations from my s childhoorted affecting me in my relationship with my dad. saturday, he surprised meith a visit after us not talking for over a year and we resolve all our issues. best b day surprise ever and glad i got my dad back. this resonates with a lot of people ov12,000 people liking this tweet and i talked to chris thompson about the impact of sharing his >>story. that was something that i've been sad, i've been angry, i've
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cried about. and i just wanted t peopleo know sometimes, i'm human. i've received messages saying their parent passed away and they couldn't have those w conversationh them. and some that. i went through the same thing and i'm glad i finally talked to them. people need or want to see from us sometimes, other than us posting things about football. we'r posting pictures, being on this island, or you seeictures of guys standing by their nice cars or their nice houses. to me it's way gg. >> these guys can seem like larger than lifeeroes but they have personal issues just like us. as we're talking on c is about this, i thanked him for his honesty. it is not something wema ny see from these guys. it's real.
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>> sometimes they look so perfect on social media. >> we are kind of peect. >> thank you so much. >> all right. things about to turn wet and cold? exactly. it's like the wet dog. taking the dog for a walk. we're going to see a nice evening. it's cool. the clos have moved in. the temperaturesdr ping. 9:00, 10:00, some of you right now a in the 40s. 49 in gaithersburg. you'll ben the 40s for the next half-hour or so.
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cloud cover moving in ahead of our next system. way back to the south. back to the west, we have one here and a developing storm to the south in the gulf mexico. look at the storms flying around, righton around por of tallahassee. that area of rain will come in during the day tomorrow. it is moving up the coast. beginning toce enh the rainfall by late tomorrow afternoon. we think this will star tomorrow, around 2:00, 3:00. the rain heaviest tomorrow night. you want to s makee we have the umbrellas ready to go. one to two inches possible. it moves out after noon on turday. we think this will stay in for a little bit longer. we're talking about tt with amelia. the weekend outlook, sunday looks great. t saturday, n best of days. >> saturday, the iffy day.
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you'll want your coat. it will be a cool day and the rain showers moving in later in the day. antsaturday, you w turs. you mig get lucky during the afternoon hours. single, it is fall jackethe we and some peeks of sunshine. friday night lights. tomorrow it will be rainy and chilly. the temperatures only around 50 degrees during the ogame. noy do you want the rain jacket but under the ra scoat. sowers are likely. the temperature in the low 50s. we're going to have some hit and miss wshowers. therl be some breaks in the activity. we're definitely moving tard drying trend. low to mid 50s. you have afternoon parties, chilly. there's the big marine corpse marathon. it will be chilly when you get down there at the beginning but toward the end, really nice
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running weather. we're tking about temperature in the mid 50s. big improvements from last year's >> pretty good on monday. we'll see monday night, it will help boost temperatures to 61. 58 on tuesday. look at halloween. i told you about a big change? a high of 54 65. we're going a much different looking day. look at thursday. the day after. 70. pretty good there, too. we cool back a little bit. >> i like that. around here, we are usedng seei red lights and speed cameras. >> should cameras be used to catch parking violators? the plan with a lot of controversy. and folks,ta i'l the field to learn what it he's the march with one of the best vans in the country. the howard univeity showtime
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red lights and speed cameras are the bane of our existence. >> the mayor isat fg the idea of using cameras to catch us if we double park. >> and that's kind of controversy. >> photo enforcement can be expandg to other parking violations. or if you double park on the street. could it get you a quick ticket. photo enforcement for parking violatio? >> a terrible idea.>> this wouldn't be for not paying the meter. this would be for blocking in front of a fire hydrant. >> you look at a ticket. it shows where you are.
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>> you know where you are. >> it's rough. >> in the city all the time. th more he thought about this, the fewer words he could muster. the d.c. councilould have to approve it. in the meantime, the overwhelmi reaction? >> i think drivers are being persecuted. if you don't want a ticket, don't break the law. we learned the verdict today, daron wint guilty on all counts in the brutal d.c. mansion >> that's why he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars.
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our meagan fitzgerald has been on the ce since it started. >> reporter: it took jurors two days to deliberate before returning this guilt rdict. and i can tell you it was a very emotionaly. the jury foreman stood before the judge answering guilty to all charges. daron wint, seemingly unemotional. he glagsed down. a couple feet away. in the front row, amy savopoulos's parents. the whole time, throughout thee re trial, every hearing, and his parents weeping. the moment they heard guilty.

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