US mansion family 'killer' named

Daron Dylon Wint worked for the family business

Police have named a man they believe held a family and housekeeper hostage in their home before killing them.

Daron Dylon Wint, 34, had previously worked for the family business, police said at a news conference.

They refused to confirm reports he was identified by DNA from the crust of a pizza delivered to the home.
Officers say all four victims were killed before the house was set on fire last week, and three of them had been stabbed or bludgeoned.

Police said Mr Wint was from Maryland but they believe he is now in Brooklyn, New York. He has been charged with murder.

Savvas Savopoulos, 46, chief executive of his company American Ironworks, was found dead alongside the bodies of his wife and son.

Amy, 47, their 10-year-old son Philip and El Salvador national Veralicia Figueroa, in the family home in Woodley Park, northwest Washington, blocks away from the home of Vice-President Joe Biden.

A week after the gruesome discovery, investigators have provided few details 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 the day hours before the fire, and a text message from Mrs Savopoulos telling a member of staff not to come into work.

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 or deny this report to the BBC.