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The Hostage

September 22, 2026 · 31 min

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This week we’re discussing a case from 2015 involving a wealthy family and their housekeeper who were taken hostage for 19 hours of pure horror that ultimately ended in tragedy.

 

 

 

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Sources:

https://americanironworks.com/about-ceo.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.C._mansion_murders

https://people.com/crime/d-c-mansion-murders-friends-remember-savvas-and-amy-savopoulos-love-story/

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/washington-dc/savvas-savopoulos-6457056

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/daron-wint-quadruple-murder-suspects-criminal-history/65-286550399

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/detective-2-d-c-mansion-murder-victims-were-strangled/

https://wjla.com/news/local/husband-of-slain-housekeeper-in-nw-quadruple-homicide-speaks-exclusively-to-abc7-114107

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/captured-quadruple-murder-suspect-daron-wint-arrested-in-northeast-dc

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/darron-wint-sentenced-prison-killing-four-people-northwest-washington-home-invasion


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