The spectacular bust of a vicious ex-con suspected in the sadistic slaughter of a Washington, D.C., family could have been ripped from a “CSI” script!
The arrest of Darron Dellon Wint, 34, came with the aid of 21st century tactics that included DNA from a half-eaten piece of pizza, surveillance footage and cell phone records.
Cops corralled Wint a week after the grisly crime, huddled in a car in Maryland with two women and at least $10,000 in cash.
Now police are using similar strategies to stay hot on the trail of other accomplices they believe helped Wint!
Before his capture, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said “just about every officer across the country” was working on the case.
But the wheels to take down Wint were already spinning.
Police were convinced the career criminal was the person responsible for the May 13 break-in and arson of the $5 million home of Savvas Savopoulos, 46, CEO of American Iron Works.
The burned and battered bodies of Savvas, his wife, Amy, 47, their 10-year-old son, Philip, along with their housekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa, 57, were found in the home the next day.
Forensic evidence revealed Wint had held them hostage for 10-plus hours, and tortured them into having Savvas’ personal assistant deliver $40,000 in cash to the home.
Shortly after gaining entry to the mansion, Wint ordered a pizza – which led to his capture.
Cops stumbled on the pizza crust and scanned it for DNA – matching it to Wint, a former American Iron Iron Works employee.
Next, a Domino’s pizza confirmed the delivery on the night of the murders!
Police also spotted Wint in surveillance footage from a nearby lot where he dumped and burned Savvas’ Porsche.
Police then tracked down Wint’s girlfriend in Brooklyn, N.Y., by calling her cell phone.
It’s believed she tipped off cops to his location in College Park, where he was surrounded by cops on May 21.
He was arrested, along with the two women, and three other men, and charged with first-degree felony murder while armed.
