The 2015 Washington, D.C., mass murder occurred on May 14, 2015. Three members of the Savopoulos family (Savvas, Amy, and their son, Philip) were murdered at their home in Washington, D.C.. Their housekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa, was also murdered. The victims were held hostage for nineteen hours, from May 13. Ten-year-old Philip was tortured in order to coerce $40,000 in cash from the family. The killers restrained the victims with duct tape before killing them. They then set the house on fire. All the victims had been hit with something, and Philip was also stabbed.
Victims
The Savopouloses were an upper-class family. They lived in the Woodley Park neighborhood of Northwest Washington. Savvas Savopoulos was the CEO and President of American Iron Works. This is a construction company that helped build the Verizon Center.
The murder victims are:
Savvas Phillip Savopoulos, age 46, a prominent area businessman
Amy Clare Savopoulos (née Martin), age 47, his wife
Philip Savvas Savopoulos, age 10, their son
Veralicia Figueroa, age 57, their housekeeper
The family left behind two teenage daughters, Abigail and Katerina Savopoulos.
References
2015 murders in the United States
2010s in Washington, D.C. Arson Mass murder in 2015 Mass murder in the United States May 2015 events