personnel and respond last week to the home of savvas and amy savopoulos and their son phillip and their housekeeper. we're grateful for their responsiveness. we're grateful to our partner agencies at atf and secret service working on this case 24/7 since last thursday. all of us are focused on finding this perpetrator in our community. i also know you're all aware mpd identified a suspect. 34-year-old daron dylon wint. he is currently at large. we continue to seek the public's assistance in locating wint. black male weighing approximately 155 pounds. if you see wint or know anything

police say someone killed savvas savopoulos, his wife amy, their son phillip and their housekeeper. >> reporter: police have largely identified the victims but some of the biggest questions remain unanswered like who did this and why? >> it sends your mind spinning and there are a lot of rumors that are unpleasant. >> reporter: today police confirmed that the four bodies found on the second floor of this home yesterday afternoon were the bodies of people they knew. >> the 46-year-old savvas savopoulos, the adult male, 47- year-old amy, his wife. >> reporter: police said they believe the other two victims are the couple's young son phillip and a housekeeper figueroa. another housekeeper showed us a photo of her last night. at least three had injuries that would not come from a fire. >> there were injuries discovered, appear to be blunt force or sharp object injuries. >> reporter: when police got to the scene, all four were unconscious. the incident report says all of the victims were suffering from various traumatic injuries, but only one person was taken to the hospital. >> right now

the family and housekeeper were bound with blunt force trauma and sharp force trauma and the son, phillip, was found burnd in aadjacent room with sharp force trauma. more charges are likely pending authorities are now saying. >> mr. wint is now incarcerated and held without bond. our work is not done. we will continue to investigate this case and bring all charges that are appropriate in the coming weeks. >> reporter: then there is question of the $40,000 delivered by the assistant in an unlocked car of the garage, the money left there. court documents show insyntheticcys in the story, the time he re-- inconsistencies in the story, the time he got the money and when he left it. court documents say he had another person drive him to the bank to get the money when, in fact, he received the money from an employee at american ironworks. more questions to be answered. >> we have more on wint's long criminal history and charging documents on the case on the wusa9 news app. >>> the man convicted in the 2001 murder of d.c. intern chandra levy may be getting a new trial after federal prosecutors a

the couple's son 10-year-old phillip savopoulos. we anticipate that the evidence collection will take several days. we have additional information as it goes on. we have expanded the timeline and our request for information from the public. first, i want to say thank you to everybody who has provided information. steady stream of information. we have some information we thought would be useful. we appreciate that. it has been helpful. we are asking again for anybody who may have information about that 2008 the blue 2008 porsche. d.k. tag 248. i was recovered yesterday evening. on annapolis road in prince george's county maryland and set afire. we are asking anyone who may have seen the car between wednesday the 13th. and thursday around 5:00 p.m. anybody who has seen that blue porsche between the times we're asking coplease call with us the information you may have. or where you saw the vehicle or any other information that you have. we are asking anyone who may have information or see anyone suspicious in and around the home of the

the home went up in flames and rescue crews found the bodies of amy and savos, their 10-year-old son, phillip, and vera figueroa. sources tell news4, it appears more than one suspect entered the home on wednesday, and the victims were bound and held captive until thursday afternoon. there's evidence that at least some of the victims suffered blunt force trauma and the fire was intentionally set. no arrests have been made at this point. back to you. >> thank you. friends of the housekeeper killed are raising money for her funeral. they set up a go fund me page for vera figueroa. friends want to send her body to el salvador to be buried. her adult children live there go to nbcwashington.com for a link to the page. >>> a plan police say killed his elderly neighbors will in court today. detectives arrested him in alaska. they say they confessed to killing the two on mother's day. they lived next door to each other on ridge drive. he could be back in maryland by the end of the week. >>> into the live desk right now, a break in the case of a major jewelry heist in london. police arrested seven men,

arrested without incident one week after the brutal murders of savvas and amy savopoulos their son phillip and housekeeper have a figueroa. their bodies found in the savopoulos' burning northwest d.c. mansion. the fire intentionally set to cover up the killings. evidence not destroyed, wint's dna on a pizza crust, sources say. there is a connection between the 34-year-old suspect and a vas savopoulos. wint was a welder for savopoulos's business from 2003 to 2005 and one of wint's relatives was fired from the company. details are also emerging about the quadruple murder suspect's past run ins with the law. wint's record also includes assault charges, carrying a machete near the savopoulos' business back in 2010 and also three protective orders issued against him. now we've also learned this morning that four other people were arrested with wint last night. live at d.c.'s superior court, kristen wright news 4. >> thank you, kristen. >>> this afternoon there is a wake for one of the victims of the mansion murders, vera figueroa was a housekeeper at the savopoulos home. last wednesday she text

savopoulos, the ceo of american iron works, his wife amy, a stay at a home mom, their 10-year-old son phillipnd their housekeeper veralicia figueroa. according to the "washington post," police reports they have obtained reveal that savvas savopoulos made a flurry of calls the day of the fire calling his account tachbt assistant, his company, and a construction executive starting at 7 a.m. and ending an hour before the blaze erupted. the husband of veralicia figueroa tell ing abc news he became concerned when his wife didn't come home the night before the fire. >> i didn't hear from her and so i called her. every time i called the phone it was going straight to the voice mail. >> reporter: this bombshell. last hours, we have learned that $40,000 cash was delivered to the savvas savopoulos home that day. >> reporter: while the intruders were inside, as the new details emerge, so much still shrouded in mystery. here's what we do now. >> 3201 woodland drive. three story house fire. we removed four victims. it's going to be a pro- longed secondary search. >> reporter: this wasn't just any fire. >>

police believe the couple's 107-year-old son phillip and the family housekeeper vera figueroa are the victims inside the home. we found three of the four victims in an update given to us in the hast hour from police suffered what police called blunt force or shop object injuries. police would not elaborate on that at this time. police tonight still focusing on the family's car. what we have been telling you about for the past 24 hours. police saying the family 2008 porsche that was taken from the home. they are focused on that. it has a tag dk-2418. police recovered that car last night on annapolis road in prince george's county. police tonight are asking for more information on anyone who knew where the car has been. >> we are asking anyone who may have seen the car between wednesday of the 13th. and thursday around 5:00. anyone who has seen the blue porsche between the time call us with the information you may have. >> we understand that the car was also set on fire. you heard from the police they are expanding their timeline asking for information now. wednesday and thursday. we ar

. >> savvas savopoulos amy savopoulos their son phillip, and their housekeeper, ver verer alicia figure wore ra. the house was set on fire along with the car was set on fire. >>> new investigation about the amtrak train that derailed in philadelphia last week. ntsb said no one shot the train before it crashed. investigators say a projectile may have struck the plane but not a gunshot. >>> in first 4 traffic this morning, one of the westbound lanes of the arlington memorial bridge is temporarily closed right now. engineers from the federal highway administration found an area of corrosion. the curbside closure will probably last through the morning. >>> update for weather and traffic on the 1s. >> tom teern is in the -- kierein is in the storm team center. >> the storms are crossing the bay and heading over toward the eastern shower. we have a few sprinkles between winchester and hagerstown. just a few scattered sprinkles and just a few clouds over the metro area. most roads are wet and there is some standing water, especially on some of the ramps and getting some flooding right now this

with murder in connection with the deaths of savvas savopoulos his wife amy, their 10-year-old son phillip and their housekeeper veralicia figueroa. when captured in a vehicle after a police chase. >> we continued to follow him. we called p.g. county police and they sent up a helicopter. we got to a situation where we could successfully take him down and we were able to safely pin the vehicles, both vehicles and place him under arrest. >> reporter: he was considered armed and dangerous. relatives describe wint as an angry, troubled man. >> very hostile arrogant. he doesn't listen. >> reporter: wint has a long rap sheet with arrests for burglary assault and concealing a dangerous weapon. that criminal history led to his identification. police say they tracked him downn a crust of domino's pizza, ordered to the savopoulos house while they were held hostage. >> just about every law enforcement officer across the country that is aware of his open warrant are looking for him. >> reporter: now police say wint was no stranger to the slain family and their business. >> this is american iron works,

the identities of all the victims, corporate executive savvas savopoulos, his wife amy and their son phillip who was just 10 years old. the killers murdered the housekeeper. >> it's not an easy thing to deal with. i think all of the neighbors are very, very upset and very worried about everything. >> reporter: at st. albans school a memorial service this afternoon for the youngest victim, the 4th grader phillip who was just starting there at st. albans. also at the grandfather's house on s street, many mourners too distraught to talk to the media. bruce leshan, wusa9. >> police are asking everybody in that area please think back to wednesday as well as thursday. could you have possibly seen someone driving around in that blue 2008 porsche with d.c. plates? if you've got any information, get ahold of the metropolitan police. there is a $25,000 reward. >>> a d.c. judge has sentenced the disgraced george town rabbi barry freundel to 6 1/2 years in prison. this is him entering the courthouse, but he would not leave today. freundel pleaded guilty to 52 counts of voyeurism as he videotaped women a

confirmed the identities of all the victims, corporate executive sabo savopoulos, his wife amy and his son phillip, also their housekeeper murdered. she offered as much reassurance as she could about the continuing danger to the community. >> we have not discovered any obvious signs of forced entry. we're continuing to collect information. obviously there's not many places or any area you can go where there aren't videos. we've got a lot of video to review. right now we have nothing to suggest that there was a random or forced entry into this home. >> reporter: now police are still looking for anybody who might have seen that 2008 blue porsche with d.c. tags, not only on thursday, but now they want to know if anybody saw it as well as on wednesday, driving around, anybody saw that driving around. call the police. also the second housekeeper says that amy, the mother, texted her on thursday, said she shouldn't come to work because the entire family is sick, was sick. a reporter here at the news conference asked if that text might have been sent by the family under duress while they were held captiv

news tonight the court records show amy and savvas savopoulos their son phillip and the housekeeper vera figueroa were held against their will by mr. wint and others from 6:00 p.m. wednesday may 13 through the afternoon hours on may 14. when firefighters were called to the home. we learned from the court records mr. and mrs. savapoulos and figueroa in an upstairs bedroom. phillip in an adjacent bedroom. they claim that savapoulos were found in the same room as the adults. pizza was delivered to the home wednesday night. investigators linked wint to the crime and the d.n.a. on the pizza. court documents allege 30 may 14 $40,000 delivered to the savapoulos home by an employee of mr. savapoulos. in the affidavit it claims the employee didn't originally tell the truth about the money which witnesses told authorities was left inside a car at the savapoulos garage. the money was never found in the garage or in the home. we learned in court the prosecutors would like finger prints from daron wint to compare it against a print found on a water bottle they say inside the savapoulos home. now we k

their 10-year-old son, phillip, attended a prestigious all boys school.re philanthropists giving at least $100,000 to the national cathedral school and the family regularly attended services here at st. sophia greek orthodox cathedral according to the "washington post." sadly, it is also where the funerals for savvas amy, and phillip will be held. they're survived by two teenage daughters who were away at boarding school when tragedy came to their home. joe john cnn, washington. >> can only imagine the horror they're experiencing. in addition to just being awfully sad. this case is also sadly familiar to many people who watched it play out. almost eight years ago, you might remember two killers invaded the pettitte family home in connecticut. what they did shocked the entire country. when it was over a mother two daughters had been tortured raped and murdered. the house was torched. the father though badly injured managed to escape. he will never be the same. the two murderers were eventually caught convicted and sentenced to death. david produced an hbo

believe wint killed 46- year-old savvas savopoulos, his 47-year-old wife amy, their 10- year-old son phillip their a 7-year-old housekeeper -- 57- year-old housekeeper. police say it appears they were kept hostage for hours and may have been tortured before they were kill requested ed and the house was set on fire. one of savopoulos's employees dropped off $40,000 to the house. pizza was also delivered and paid for with money left on the porch. it was dna on the left over piece of pizza that police say led them to wint. >> it does not appear this was a random crime. there is a connection through the business of the suspect and the savopoulos family business. >> reporter: wint was a certified welder who worked for savopoulos. savopoulos was the president of american iron works. the family issued a statement, thanking law enforcement saying "while it does abate our pain, we hope it begins to restore a sense of calm and security to our neighborhood and city." claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a proposed ban on plastic exfoliating beads made a big step forward. the state assembly passed bi

savopoulos couple and their ten-year-old son phillip and their housekeeper. police spotted the person of interest on a surveillance video after discovering the blue por issue 15 miles way torched near the camera. d.c.'s police chief said the fire was set intentionally. >> we can say that there were at least on three of the four victims, there were injuries discovered. ate appeared to be blunt force or sharp object injuries. >> reporter: a housekeeper said amy savopoulos texted her and told her not to come to work. they were active in the community. two daughters were away at boarding school. the home is four blocks from where the vice president lives and near a house owned by hillary clinton and her husband bill recently spotted on a jog nearby. neighbors are rottleattled. >> i'm shocked that something like this could happen. >> reporter: a mystery that has gripped the nation's capitol. >> five minutes past the hour. let's get down to business. >> good morning. the bird blueflu in the outbreak continues to spread. reports say cisco the biggest u.s. food distr

daron wint is accused in the brutal murders of savvas savopoulos his wife amy, their 10-year-old son phillip and their housekeeper, the family found slain in their home last thursday after it was set on fire. a suspect seen in this surveillance video, more clues in a voicemail. >> it's savvas. i hope you get this message. >> reporter: believed the family was held hostage after she received a strange call telling her not to come in to work. he called his bank and accountant thursday morning and an assistant later dropped off $40,000 in cash at the house. the family found dead hours later, sources tell abc news wint was identified by dna from a leftover domino's pizza that was delivered to the home. the family described him as angry. >> he's very hostile. he's arrogant. >> reporter: now this morning, investigators the motive is still unknown that wint does have a connection to the family. he once worked for the family's company. >> thank you so much. >>> now to other top story, the record flooding across parts of texas. >> the national weather service said corpus christi got just over 4 1/2 in

. >> killed in their woodley park home was savvas savopoulos, his wife amy, their son phillip and their housekeeper vary radio figueroa. -- vera figueroa. >>> figures show this has been the deadliest month in baltimore in 15 years, 35 people killed. police are investigating at least 26 shootings and nine killings that have taken place over this memorial day weekend alone. we haven't seen an explanation for the increase, but police commissioner kevin davis says the city's violent criminals are acting with impunity right now. >> law enforcement, public safety and the community will persevere over this small number of bad guys carrying guns, pulling triggers killing people in our community. >> it is disartening that we're seeing such -- disheartening that we're seeing such an increase in violence, especially when you think about the progress we've made. >> somsae y this may be a soon of a police department stretched too thin. police have not indicated if any of the shootings this weekend are related. no arrests have been made. >>> a senior federal law enforcement official tells the associa

house was set on fire, police found the bodies of savopoulous, well- known wife amy, ten-year-old son phillip and housekeeper vera figeroa. police chief cathy lanier says the crime is the detectives highest priority. >> one of the horrible things we have to deal with and anytime there's a child involved it's one of the things that shakes all of us. >> reporter: police believe the crime began last wednesday evening. they're investigating whether the assailants while terrorizing the family inside ordered a domino's pizza with an instruction to leave it outside. savopoulous and wife amy took steps through voicemail and text messages to warn a second housekeeper nelizta gutierez not to come to work thursday. >> sometimes you never understand, you know, all these things happen. but i'm lucky that i'm still here. >> reporter: savopoulous was the respected c.e.o. of a high-tech steel corporation who also had business interests in puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. but scott, so far the f.b.i. has not been asked for help and this remains a tragic unsettling d.c. investigation. >> pelley: wyatt

savvas savapoulos, his wife amy, son phillip and their housekeeper. >> all of us are focused on finding the perpetrator in this act of evil. >> reporter: authorities say daron dylon wint was inside the mansion. new evidence linking him to what happened the night before the house went up in flames. the family's ordeal began last wednesday evening. an employee receives a voicemail from is a savvas is a vap louse, instructing her not to come into work the next day. he says his wife is sick, and housekeeper vera figueroa is staying over to care for her. later that night, two domino's pizzas are ordered and left on the doorstep of the home. the next morning starting at 7:00 a.m., police reports on stained by "the washington post," reveal savopoulos made a furry of phone calls, including some to his bank and accountant. later that morning, an assistant of savapoulos drops $40,000 off at the house. then just a fuhr hours later, the house is up in flames. the three adults found dead in the home stabbed and doused with gasoline. and the child found burned in his bedroom. authorities now believe

savvas is a vop lout his wife amy and their 10-year-old son, phillip, murdered along with their housekeepersively telling abc news he became alarmed when his wife didn't come home. >> i didn't hear from her, and so i called her. and every time i called the phone, it was just going straight to the voicemail. >> reporter: that same night, after 9:00 p.m. a dom nope's pizza was orderered to the house. the next morning, the housekeeper's husband shows up at the savopoulos home looking for his wife. >> and i'm knocking knocking ringing the bell and my feeling it was that somebody was inside. >> reporter: hours later, the house went up in flames. sources now saying the three adults were held captive and doused with gasoline and the 10-year-old son was found in his bedroom, burned beyond recognition. and david, according to reports, when firefighters arrived on the scene, that $40,000 in cash was gone. david? >> all right, ryan smith again tonight. ryan thank you. >>> when we come back here the breaking development involving the pilot of that gyrocopter. >>> plus stars filling the ed sullivan this

wealthy businessman savvas savopoulos his wife amy and their 10-year-old son phillip, murdered alongay exclusively telling abc news, he became alarmed when his wife didn't come home. >> i didn't hear from her, and so i called her. and every time i called the phone, it was just going straight to the voicemail. >> reporter: that same night, around 9:00 p.m. a domino's pizza was ordered to the house. the next morning, the housekeeper's house shows up at the savopoulos home, looking for his wife. >> and i'm knocking, knocking, ringing the bell and my feeling it was that somebody was inside. >> reporter: hours later, the house went up in flames. and david, according to reports, when firefighters arrived on the scene, that 40,000 in cash was gone. david? >> all right, ryan smith again tonight. ryan, thanks. >>> when we come back here, the breaking development involving the pilot of that gyrocopter, frightening tourists. >>> also, the end of an era on late night tv. stars filling the ed sullivan theatre, saying good-bye to david letterman. and we ask this question -- can you guess the guest

the victims include sava savapolous and his wife amy and son phillip. also found in the house with the family one of their housekeepers. adding to the mystery, another employee of the family told cnn affiliate wjla she received a text from amy hours before the fire telling her to stay away. she also said the husband has left her a tense sounding voice message the night before telling her his wife was sick. as of monday the medical examiner had not determined the cause and manner of death. blunt force trauma stab wounds or smoke inhalation or something else. police called this a homicide and said the victims had been attacked before the fires. joe johns, cnn, washington. >> joe, thank you for that. >>> a deadly mudslide and flash flooding in colombia. an avalanche of mud and trees in salgar 60 miles west of med medellen. >>> and in yemen. saudi air strikes bombarding houthis with weapons after the cease-fire has stopped. the help has not reached them. over 1,600 people have been killed with the war with the houthis and forces loyal to the yemen ousted pr

news tonight the court records show amy and savvas savopoulos their son phillip and the

their 10-year-old son, phillip, attended a prestigious all boys school. . they were if i lin tlo pists giving at least $100,000 to the school. sadly it is where the funerals for savos, amy and phillip will be held. they are survived by two teenaged daughters who were away at boarding school when tragedy came to their home. joe john, cnn, washington. >> also in the u.s. bb texas officials are investigating what they say are new threats from biker gangs against law enforcement. this follows the deadly shootout involving motorcycle gangs in waco, texas sunday. the state department of public safety says a hit had been ordered against texas troopers for shooting those, the boikers call, their brothers. it warns that gangs are arming themselves with grenades and explosives. nine bikers were killed during sun di's shootout. officials say it is too early to tell if police bullets struck any of them. >>> we turn now to syria where isis made a number of significant advances on the battlefield. the syrian observatory for human rights says the terror group controls more

far the only person charged in the murders of savvas savopoulos, his wife amy, their 10-year-old son phillip and housekeeper vera figueroa. his father dennis wint issued a statement to the "washington post" saying -- i would like the family of the victims to know our thoughts and prayers are with them. it pains me that my son is charged with this crime. we hope whoever committed these heinous crimes, my son included will suffer the consequences. meanwhile, suspects are trying to find other accomplices. they believe they were held for hours and tortured and said he murdered the three adults and left the little boy to die when he set the house on fire. the focus shifts to assistant at savvas savopoulos who delivered the $40,000 of apparent ran some to the house. the court papers indicate the employee made conflicting statement about the event prior to the murders. now throughout the day we went to the home of wint's father and the home of the mother as well to see if there was any more information coming from them. later on in the day we did speak to a man who identified himself as a friend of

savvas savopoulos his wife amy and son phillip were murdered. family remembered amy as a giving mother who loved to travel. the obituary says phillip loved racing and math. police charged darron wint with killing the three family members and their housekeeper. he paid a taxi driver to drive him from brooklyn new york to d.c. before he was arrested. that's according to the daily news. one of savopoulos's assistant lied to police. he delivered a $40,000 ransom and lied about how and when he delivered it. police have not called the assistant a suspect or a person of interest in this case. >>> the maryland couple accused of child neglect for letting their two young children walk home has been cleared. the attorney tells "the washington post" the parents were cleared in one case. they are still under investigation for letting their six and ten-year-olds walk home from a park alone in april. the parents believe in the free range kids movement which allows kids to be more independent. the case received national attention sparking debate about parenting

suspect charged so far in the torture and murder of savvas and amy savopoulos, their 10-year-old son phillip and of their housekeeper vera figueroa. the four other people picked up with wint last week were released uncharged and without public explanation so far from the police. in court documents detective jeffrey owens says the family was held captive by mr. wint and others and that the crimes required the presence and assistance of more than one person. >> mr. wint is now incarcerated and is held without bond. our work is not done. >> reporter: police removed the bed where the killers allegedly set fire to phillip and investigators are still at the house. >> there's a tremendous amount of information that's now available to them. they have to parse through and follow each and everyone. >> reporter: among the continuing mysteries, witness who said the man driving the family porsche before it was torched has short hair. wint has long braids. also strange, the savopoulos assistant who allegedly lied to police about details of picking up and leaving the package containing $40,000 in ransom mo

the victims 46-year-old husband, his wife amy and son phillip and housekeeper were found when firefightersorked for his company, american iron works, in the past. police linked him to the murder scene after finding his dna on pizza crust. a federal source says went was arrested without incident and is in the custody of d.c. police. >>> joining us now on the phone is ted williams d.c. lawyer and former homicide detective. now, ted, thanks for joining us again. you have been following this story today. from the scene, and penalople in the area they must be breathing a big sigh of relief tonight. >> absolutely. i was there

colombia our personnel and respond last week to the home of savvas and amy savopoulos and their son philliptheir housekeeper. we're grateful for their responsiveness. we're grateful to our partner agencies at atf and secret service working on this case 24/7 since last thursday. all of us are focused on finding this perpetrator in our community. i also know you're all aware mpd identified a suspect. 34-year-old daron dylon wint. he is currently at large. we continue to seek the public's assistance in locating wint. black male weighing approximately 155 pounds. if you see wint or know anything about his whereabouts, we ask that all members call 2027279099. you can also send any information leading to the whereabouts of wint to the mpd text line. 50411. if you see something, we're begging of you to say something, call law enforcement. any bit of information can lead to a break through and lead to us solving this heinous crime this the district of colombia. the metropolitan police department seeks daron dylon went black male 5'7" weighing approximately 155 pounds. i'm going to ask the chief of

his wife amy, their 10-year-old son phillip and a woman, their 57-yr-old housekeeper.ousekeepers. the other housekeeper says she too was supposed to be at this house when this all happened. but she wasn't because of a strange text message. >> i almost have heart attack. it's very hard to believe. >> the other housekeeper, about three hours before the fire broke out. she received this text from amy savopoulos. it reads in part, i am making sure you do not come today. the day before, she received a voice mail telling her not to come the next day because his wife was sick. >> sometimes you never understand, you know, all these thing happen. i'm lucky that i'm still here. >> police say no evidence of found of forced entry into this home. was anything taken, was it ransacked? because of the fire damage, authorities say they don't know. so what is going on here? with a voice mail and text sent out under duress? why are police not saying which three of the four people killed suffered blunt force trauma and which one did not and what that all means. police are staying relative

the victims 46-year-old husband, his wife amy and son phillip and housekeeper were found when firefighters responded to the scene. the suspect had worked for his company, american iron works, in the past. police linked him to the murder scene after finding his dna on pizza crust. a federal source says went was arrested without incident and is in the custody of d.c. police. >>> joining us now on the phone is ted williams d.c. lawyer and former homicide detective. now, ted, thanks for joining us again. you have been following this story today. from the scene, and penalople in the area they must be breathing a big sigh of relief tonight. >> absolutely. i was there around 7:00 early in the area of the home during the greta van susteren show. you could feel there was a great deal of tension in the air. you have to believe that the tension has been relieved by the arrest of went tonight. >> are you surprised that he was taken into custody without incident? >> i am. and i'm elated that law enforcement, no one was injured. and i'm happy that he was taken into custody alive, because i do believe th

their 10-year-old son, phillip. and a woman who was their 57-year-old housekeeper.e was one of two family housekeepers. the other housekeeper says she was supposed to be at this house when it all happened but she wasn't because of a strange text message. >> i almost had a heart attack. it's hard to believe. >> reporter: the other housekeeper about three hours before the fire broke out received this text from amy reading in part i am making sure you do not come today. the day before she received a voice mail telling her not to come the next day because her wife was sick. >> sometimes you never understand all this thing happen and i'm lucky that i am still here. >> reporter: police say no evidence was found of forced entry into this home. was anything taken? was it ransacked? because of the fire damage authorities say they don't know. so what is going on here? with a voice mail and texts sent out under arrest and which of the three of the four people suffered blunt force trauma and which one did not and what that means? police are remaining quiet. gentlemen, any updat

. >> the family 46-year-old savvas savopoulos his wife amy and their ten-year-old son phillip as wellr housekeeperer sere leash ya figueroa was found dead in this ritzy d.c. neighborhood just a few blocks from vice president joe biden's house and several embassies. adding to the mystery, a voice mail and texas message from the family to their other housekeeper. the night before the murder mr. savopoulos left her a voice mail telling him not to come to house the next day because his wife was sick and the other housekeeper would be spending the night at the home. then three hours before the fire amy sent a text message telling her, i'm making sure you're not coming to work today. >> were you thinking that was strange or unusual to get a text like that? >> yes. >> what did you first think when you got it? >> i call her right away. >> did she answer? >> no. >> hours later, police say the house was intentionally set on fire. three of the four victims were found to have suffered from blunt force trauma. >> it certainly sounds like there was a connection between the husband and the wife and

home for hours before killing 46-year- old, savis, his 47-year-old wife, amy, their ten-year-old son, philliphousekeeper. the family's blue porch was stolen. police later found it burned out in an area of maryland. his dna was found on the crust of a dominoes pizza that he had delivered to the mansion where he was allegedly holding those four victims hostage. >> somebody there thought of picking up the partially eaten pizza, because what they are looking at is not just pizza, but saliva on it, and that took an excellent police work. >> police believe the killing wasn't random. the suspect once worked for him. in fact, they think he may have been tipped off about a $40,000 in cash payment scheduled to be delivered to the family home the same day they were killed. >>> the bay area housing market showing no signs of cooling off. the median price of a home increased again setting records in april. here are the latest numbers from the real estate information service logic. san mateo county where the median price reached an all- time high of nearly $1.2 million. in santa clara county, another recor

dead are 46-year-old, savvas savopoulos, his wife 47-year-old amy, their 10-year-old son phillip andkeeper by the name of figueroa. three of the four victims had suffered i should say sharp force or blunt force trauma to the upper bodies. we don't know which one. all of the bodies smelled of gasoline. police say that the burning of the house was an act of arson. mr. savapoulus convertible was found 11 miles east in maryland. it too was torched. they released a video after person of interest. blurry video shot near where that burning porsche was down. there is another housekeeper who was told by mr. have soplous. not to report next to work from thursday. that was followed up by his wife warning her of the same. spoke to our fox affiliate wttg earlier. >> she sent me a text message say i want to make sure you're not coming today. come on monday or any other day. and, i called her but she never answered. >> she said that the voice mail message was like mr. savopoulos was under tremendous distress when he made the call. there may be tremendous significance in use of weapon. a sharp objec

charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of savvas savopoulos his wife amy, their 10-year-old son phillip and the family's housekeeper vera figueroa. it was one week ago today that firefighters came to this mansion on woodland drive in a tony section of northwest washington. in they found the bodies of four victims. they'd been tied up beaten stabbed and held captive here for almost a day. the fire set to conceal the crime and destroy the evidence. the suspect/victim connection. >> right now it does not appear this was just a random crime, that there is a connection through the business of the suspect and the savopoulos family. >> reporter: the connection, police say suspect wint once worked for american iron works in prince georges county maryland. that's a pane owned by savvas savopoulos. sources say wint worked there from 2003 to 2005 and sources say he had a relative who was fired from that company some time ago. the pizza clue. >> we can confirm, yeah this was the domino's that was delivered. >> reporter: one pizza or two? >> i think it was two. >> reporter: what do you make of this

they describe the young boy, the 10-year-old son phillip, as being found on the remains of a mattress remains of a bed where there had been so much burning that the whole bed frame had been consumed by fire so had most of the mattress and even the floor underneath it all. so these are the details we have so far poppy. we just got these documents. we're hoping to learn more in court here. we're hoping to have more details in court. basically what we have so far is a little bit of a laying out of a few more details of what we already knew. we're waiting right now, hoping any minute now that mr. wint is actually going to be in front of the judge here in the superior court of the district of columbia. >> think about, tom, the other people he was found with. five other people i understand. one, the authorities say, is his brother. what about the other folks? do we know who he was with and why? >> reporter: we don't know the details of why he was with them. we don't know who all they are. at the moment they're not being charged. they haven't yet come up with charges on those. that's the wor

wealthy businessman, savvas savopoulos and his wife and son phillip murdered along with their housekeeperoa her husband telling us he became alarmed when he she didn't come home. >> i didn't hear from her. that's why i called her. and every time i called the phone, it was just going straight to the voice mail. >> that same night around 9:00 p.m., a domino's pizza was ordered to the house. the next morning, the housekeeper's husband shows up at the home looking for his wife. >> i'm knocking and knocking and ringing the bell and my feeling was that somebody was inside. >> reporter: hours later the house went up in flames. according to reports when firefighters arrived on the scene, that $40,000 in cash was gone. ryan smith, abc news, washington. >> also new overnight, high school students taken to the hospital after their whale watching boat was hit by rogue wave happened off the massachusetts coast. ways were up to eight feet high 20 knot winds. the boat was met by ambulances when it returned to the dock in plymouth. students in new york were treated and released from the hospital. >> the

savopoulos his wife amy son phillip and their housekeeper. daron wint was inside the mansion, new evidence linking him to what happened the night before the house went up in flames. last wednesday evening, an employee receives a voice moil from savvas savopoulos instructing her not to come in the next day. he says his wife is sick and the house keep ser staying over to care for her. later that night, two pizzas are ordered and left on the doorstep of the home. the next morning, police reports obtained by "the washington post" reveal savopoulos made a flurry of phone calls including some to his bank and accountant. later that morning agassistant of savopoulos drops $40,000 off at the house. then just a few hours later, the house is up in flames. the three adults found dead in the home stabbed and doused with gasoline. and the child found burned in his bedroom. authorities now believe wint was the man seen running near the family's burned out porsha in this surveillance video. he grew up in guyana moving to the u.s. in 2000 and at one point a r

police allege that he held the man, 46, his wife, amy 47, their 10-year-old son phillip and housekeeper 57, inside the family's multi-million dollar home while extorting at least $40,000. it's believed he tortured phillip until his father procured the cash. three of the four victims were stabbed and bludgeoned before he set fire to the house. it's unclear whether he acted alone or had accomplices investigators believe he previously worked at two companies owned by the businessman. >> we believe there is a connection between this suspect in this case through the business, so right now it does not appear that this was just a random crime. >> many homes in the same d.c. neighborhood have fences and elaborate security systems. local and federal police are also a constant presence, partly because vice president joe biden's official residence is nearby. >> the family also includes two daughters, but both were away at boarding school during the murders. >> the suspect has a long criminal record, including assault charges leading to convictions. he is expected to be arraigned later today of fir