Washington mansion murder suspect 'did not act alone'

Washington

 The prime suspect in a grisly killing of a wealthy Washington family-of-three and their maid did not act alone, prosecutors said, as he was formally charged with first-degree murder.

 Daron Dylon Wint, 34, was arrested on Thursday following a massive manhunt after police found his DNA on a pizza crust in the family mansion where the four bodies, including that of a 10-year-old boy, were discovered bound and bludgeoned. The home had been set ablaze.  The investigators found sharp force trauma on all the bodies.

 Three men and two women were arrested with Wint and later released, but court documents said "Wint and others" were suspected in the May 14 killings in the upscale neighborhood that is lined with multimillion-dollar homes.

 "The crimes described in this affidavit required the presence and assistance of more than one person," the formal charge sheet said.

 Wint, who appeared in court shackled at the waist, wrists and ankles, is charged with first-degree felony murder while armed.

 The victims, businessman Savvas Savopoulos, his wife Amy, their son Philip and the family's housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa were found in the remains of the torched property. 

Court documents said "a strong odor consistent with that of gasoline was present throughout the home."