A newly unsealed warrant reveals new information about the personal assistant and driver for a man who was killed along with his wife, son and housekeeper last month in a multimillion-dollar house in northwest D.C.
Police obtained a search warrant for a BMW that belonged to Jordan Wallace, who told police he delivered $40,000 in cash to the Savopoulos family's home while they were being held for ransom. The car was recovered a block away from the burning home on the day they were killed.
According to the warrant, investigators were looking for “evidence related to the murder of the four decedents," including "forensic and physical evidence linking (the assistant) to this offense."
The search of Wallace’s car also yielded a laptop computer, external hard drives, two backpacks and his passport, among other items, the documents show.
Wallace has been called a witness. He has not been identified as a suspect.
Wallace changed his story about when he was told to get the $40,000 and how he took the money to the house, police said. The money is unaccounted for.
According to court documents, police searched Wallace’s car looking for money wrappers, banking documents and other evidence that may be linked to the victims.
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Daron Wint, 34, is the only suspect who has been identified. He is charged with first-degree murder. Police have said Savvas Savopoulos, 46; his wife, Amy, 47; their 10-year-old son, Philip; and a housekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa, were held captive for up to 18 hours before they were killed and their house was set on fire last month. All the victims suffered sharp force injuries, according to police.
Savopoulos was the CEO of American Iron Works, a construction-materials supplier based in Hyattsville, Maryland. Wint is a welder who once worked for American Iron Works, according to police. He was arrested a week after the slayings. Four other people who were with Wint when he was arrested were detained briefly, but they were released without charges and have not been identified.
Police have said in court documents that they believe more than one person was involved in the crime.
Three weeks since the bodies were found, Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Miller, the prosecutor in the case, was back at the house looking for evidence Thursday. Members of the Public Defender service, who represent Wint, were also at the scene with their own team of crime scene investigators. They spent about two-and-a-half hours in and around the house taking pictures. They were escorted around by homicide detectives.
