DC Mansion Murders: Mysteries Surrounding The Quadruple Homicide Continue To Emerge

Investigators have been scrambling to find out who would want to hurt (let alone murder) the wealthy, socialite and charitable couple, Savvas and Amy Savopoulos, plus their 10-year-old son Philip and their housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa. The four victims died in a devastating, and suspicious fire to their multimillion-dollar mansion in Woodley Park. The flames reportedly smelled like gasoline and police said at least three of the victims had suffered stab wounds or blunt force injuries prior to the fire, which was more than enough evidence for the authorities to declare the crime a homicide.

Other red flags prior to the crime included a strange voicemail part-time housekeeper Nelitza Gutierrez received from Savopoulos saying she should stay home because his wife was sick. “His voice was really tense, and it was different than what he had said to me before,” Gutierrez told The Washington Post. The message also said to tell all the other housekeepers they did not need to show up, as Figueroa was staying the night. Sources later told NBC that the family was held captive, “bound and threatened” for a day before the house was set on fire.

The ongoing investigation has also shown that Savvas asked for $40,000 dollars to be brought to the house by a driver who first claimed he was asked to report to Mr. Savopoulos’ main office to pick up a package and deliver it to his residence, on the day of the murder. The driver later admitted this happened a day before, on May 13, meaning the cash has remained a mystery to investigators.

But who was Veralicia Figueroa? The late housekeeper had been working hard to send money tuition to his children in El Salvador for their college education. As her son and daughter finished completed their education, Figueroa was planning to move back to her country, which is “where her heart was,” according to her colleague Gutierrez. Police told People magazine they’re convinced no one would want to hurt Figueroa, but she was merely “in the wrong place at the wrong time.”