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From left: Savvas and Amy Savopoulo, Philip Savopoulo and Veralicia Figueroa
A man has been convicted for the 2015 murders of four people inside a Washington DC mansion that shocked residents of the nation's capitol.
Darron Wint, 37, was found guilty of murder, kidnapping, burglary, extortion, arson and theft.
Prosecutors say Wint's DNA was found on a slice of pizza that was delivered to the home on the night of the abduction.
Firefighters discovered the dead family in their house burned.
Police believe the victims – Savvas and Amy Savopoulos, their 10-year-old son Philip and housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa – were tortured inside the family's $ 4.5m (£ 2.9m) home in Washington's upscale Woodley Park neighborhood.
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All of the victims were found, strangled and stabbed inside the burning mansion on May 14, 2015.
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Firefighters who were called to the blaze were the first to discover the slain family and their housekeeper
During the trial, a medical examination was made that the 10-year-old boy was possibly burned alive, though the injuries were too severe to be conclusive.
During the six-week trial, more than 60 testimonials were called to testify, including experts that said that it was not a problem.
Motivated by 'greed'
Prosecutors say that Wint, who had previously been employed as a welder at a company owned by Savopolous – had fallen on hard times, which motivated him to kidnap the family and demand a $ 40,000 ransom.
"He had no options left," said Assistant Attorney Laura Bach during the trial's closing arguments.
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Daron Dylon Wint, as seen in a 2007 font photo
"Hold him accountable for what he did," she said, according to the Washington Post.
The victims were killed paying for Wint the ransom money through an assistant of the Savoplous family.
During the trial, Wint surprised by the fact that he was in his own defense, and claimed that the murder had been orchestrated by his half-brother.
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Prosecutors acknowledge that it may have been helped, but Mrs Bach said: "Even if Darron Wint had help, he's still guilty."
According to expert testimony, Wint, who was arrested nearly a week after the attack, used his article on "How to beat a detector" and "10 hideout cities for fugitives".
During the trial, the family's grandfather testified about the boy's love of Harry Potter and trains.
The two daughter's couples were away at school boarding at the time of the attack.
He is due to be sentenced on 1 February.
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