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From Melanie Alnwick’s Fox 5DC Facebook page- even more details!!
“#MansionMurders afternoon update: Daron Wint’s fiancée testifies.
32 year old Vanessa Hayes was a reluctant witness, often speaking through whispers, sniffles, and a clutch of tissues. She was also granted immunity for her testimony.
She says she met in Daron Wint in 2013 he saw a picture of her on Facebook. They began talking over the Internet.
She knew in 2015 he was not working. Hayes said she visited once at his mom's house where Steffon lived and was then played the two recordings of an angry Daron saying “this isn't over yet,” and “if I gotta go, then they’re going with me.” Those recordings were made after Daron was kicked out of Steffon’s apartment. Hayes confirmed they were calls to her.
She said at one point Daron had a cell phone that Steffon had given him, but it stopped working. He mainly used the house phone in the apartment. Hayes said in 2015 she was working at a restaurant in NYC and would sometimes speak to him over the phone there.
Hayes confirmed all of the Facebook messages that have already been introduced that she and Daron exchanged - where she tried to reach him during the time of the kidnappings but he didn’t answer her.
When she had not heard from Daron on the 13th and 14th she called his sister in Maryland who had not heard from him. His sister in Guyana also called to ask if she had spoken with Daron.
Hayes testified she finally heard from Daron on the evening of the 14th and he asked if her phone could be traced--she told him she thought it could.
She confirmed he sent her a picture of two iPhones---the next day--the 15th , and that he told her he sold the phones for 700 dollars. There was no explanation of where the phones came from. Hayes was shown receipt for legal fees for $1100 cash and confirmed Daron sent her a picture of it. When she asked him where he got the money for it he told her he hit the lottery for two thousand dollars.
When Daron Wint showed up in New York on May 17, he had two bags with him. He was flush with cash.
Daron took her to dinner---paid with $100 dollar bills, gave her money to put on her credit card, bought her new shoes and what appeared to her to be a new iPhone.
On May 19th she says Daron used cash to buy $200 dollars in lottery scratch offs and gave her an envelope with what turned out to be $1500 dollars in cash. Hayes testified that she later turned that money over to the police along with a lap top Daron brought with him.
On the 20th, Hayes said they were watching the news when Daron's picture flashed on the screen. She says she jumped out of bed and Daron looked shocked. He called his father and while talking with his father, a detective got on the phone to say there was a warrant for his arrest for murder. At that point Daron grabbed a bag and the two went to a hotel that Daron paid for in cash. During the hotel say Daron put on a gray hoodie. Hayes said she noticed the hoodie had a red stain on it. Daron told her that he fell while running from the cops and cut himself.
The next morning Vanessa Hayes took Daron Wint to a taxi stand.
On cross-examination, public defender Judith Pipe asked Vanessa about Daron's reaction to seeing his picture on TV-- “I said Dillion thats you!!! “ (she called him Dillion) Hayes said he looked like he was shocked and asked for the phone to call his father. He never confessed.
Pipe asked if Daron asked her to lie. Hayes said no. She said that night, Daron did not want to turn himself in without a lawyer. She told Pipe when she put Daron into the taxi he asked her to call 911 to say he was on his way back to Maryland. “On the 14th when you first heard from him, how did he sound?” Pipe asked. “He sounded normal”, she said.
On re-direct Assistant US Attorney Laura Bach asked Vanessa if she had spoken with Daron since his arrest. She said yes, over the phone. “Did you know those calls were recorded?”, Bach asked. “Yes,” replied Hayes.
Next to take the stand was a woman named Chelsea Nunez.
Nunez testified she was with two of her friends when Darrell Wint, who she has known for awhile, recruited her to purchase money orders at a CVS and Rite Aid at a shopping center in suburban Maryland. Nunez said Darrell handed over hundreds of dollars in $100 bills, but Nunez could not buy the money orders because she did not have an ID. It wasn’t clear in court who actually purchased the money orders that were found in the box truck upon Daron’s arrest. Nunez she did say that Darrell was in line at one point to buy some and was asked if he was trying to hide his face. Nunez said she wasn’t sure, but didn't think so. Darrell told her the money orders were to hire a lawyer. Nunez said had she known otherwise she wouldn't have taken part.
At some point Nunez and her two girlfriends drove off in her mother’s car, and met up with Darrell later at a hotel in College Park. At some point, Nunez said the three were told to get into a car and follow Darrell in a truck. As they were about to pull off, Nunez said, suddenly Daron stepped in to the car and sat in the right rear. He called himself Jason. She said she had never seen him before.
They then drove off down Rhode Island avenue when Nunez testified that Darrell called to say “be cool, the cops are following us”. Then, chaos. Nunez recalled that suddenly a car blocked the truck and another car quickly started reversing toward her. A third car pulled up to block the driver door of her car and a fourth blocked the passenger side. A marked cruiser then jumped the island and came toward them .She says laser lights were all over her chest. "It's okay. They are here for me, don't worry,” said Daron - according to Nunez’s recollection.
She said Daron was in a gray sweat suit with a hoodie. Pipe asked Nunez what Darrell told her outside the cars during the stop--she said Darrell said he had talked to the Marshal and that everything would be alright.
Defense attorney Pipe asked Nunez about a loyalty card found in her wallet for the Autobahn, the same place that Jordan Wallace worked when he first met Savvas and Philip Savopolous. Nunez said a former boyfriend loved the place and they went often. She says she never met Jordon Wallace. Fox 5 DC”
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“#MansionMurders afternoon update: Daron Wint’s fiancée testifies.
32 year old Vanessa Hayes was a reluctant witness, often speaking through whispers, sniffles, and a clutch of tissues. She was also granted immunity for her testimony.
She says she met in Daron Wint in 2013 he saw a picture of her on Facebook. They began talking over the Internet.
She knew in 2015 he was not working. Hayes said she visited once at his mom's house where Steffon lived and was then played the two recordings of an angry Daron saying “this isn't over yet,” and “if I gotta go, then they’re going with me.” Those recordings were made after Daron was kicked out of Steffon’s apartment. Hayes confirmed they were calls to her.
She said at one point Daron had a cell phone that Steffon had given him, but it stopped working. He mainly used the house phone in the apartment. Hayes said in 2015 she was working at a restaurant in NYC and would sometimes speak to him over the phone there.
Hayes confirmed all of the Facebook messages that have already been introduced that she and Daron exchanged - where she tried to reach him during the time of the kidnappings but he didn’t answer her.
When she had not heard from Daron on the 13th and 14th she called his sister in Maryland who had not heard from him. His sister in Guyana also called to ask if she had spoken with Daron.
Hayes testified she finally heard from Daron on the evening of the 14th and he asked if her phone could be traced--she told him she thought it could.
She confirmed he sent her a picture of two iPhones---the next day--the 15th , and that he told her he sold the phones for 700 dollars. There was no explanation of where the phones came from. Hayes was shown receipt for legal fees for $1100 cash and confirmed Daron sent her a picture of it. When she asked him where he got the money for it he told her he hit the lottery for two thousand dollars.
When Daron Wint showed up in New York on May 17, he had two bags with him. He was flush with cash.
Daron took her to dinner---paid with $100 dollar bills, gave her money to put on her credit card, bought her new shoes and what appeared to her to be a new iPhone.
On May 19th she says Daron used cash to buy $200 dollars in lottery scratch offs and gave her an envelope with what turned out to be $1500 dollars in cash. Hayes testified that she later turned that money over to the police along with a lap top Daron brought with him.
On the 20th, Hayes said they were watching the news when Daron's picture flashed on the screen. She says she jumped out of bed and Daron looked shocked. He called his father and while talking with his father, a detective got on the phone to say there was a warrant for his arrest for murder. At that point Daron grabbed a bag and the two went to a hotel that Daron paid for in cash. During the hotel say Daron put on a gray hoodie. Hayes said she noticed the hoodie had a red stain on it. Daron told her that he fell while running from the cops and cut himself.
The next morning Vanessa Hayes took Daron Wint to a taxi stand.
On cross-examination, public defender Judith Pipe asked Vanessa about Daron's reaction to seeing his picture on TV-- “I said Dillion thats you!!! “ (she called him Dillion) Hayes said he looked like he was shocked and asked for the phone to call his father. He never confessed.
Pipe asked if Daron asked her to lie. Hayes said no. She said that night, Daron did not want to turn himself in without a lawyer. She told Pipe when she put Daron into the taxi he asked her to call 911 to say he was on his way back to Maryland. “On the 14th when you first heard from him, how did he sound?” Pipe asked. “He sounded normal”, she said.
On re-direct Assistant US Attorney Laura Bach asked Vanessa if she had spoken with Daron since his arrest. She said yes, over the phone. “Did you know those calls were recorded?”, Bach asked. “Yes,” replied Hayes.
Next to take the stand was a woman named Chelsea Nunez.
Nunez testified she was with two of her friends when Darrell Wint, who she has known for awhile, recruited her to purchase money orders at a CVS and Rite Aid at a shopping center in suburban Maryland. Nunez said Darrell handed over hundreds of dollars in $100 bills, but Nunez could not buy the money orders because she did not have an ID. It wasn’t clear in court who actually purchased the money orders that were found in the box truck upon Daron’s arrest. Nunez she did say that Darrell was in line at one point to buy some and was asked if he was trying to hide his face. Nunez said she wasn’t sure, but didn't think so. Darrell told her the money orders were to hire a lawyer. Nunez said had she known otherwise she wouldn't have taken part.
At some point Nunez and her two girlfriends drove off in her mother’s car, and met up with Darrell later at a hotel in College Park. At some point, Nunez said the three were told to get into a car and follow Darrell in a truck. As they were about to pull off, Nunez said, suddenly Daron stepped in to the car and sat in the right rear. He called himself Jason. She said she had never seen him before.
They then drove off down Rhode Island avenue when Nunez testified that Darrell called to say “be cool, the cops are following us”. Then, chaos. Nunez recalled that suddenly a car blocked the truck and another car quickly started reversing toward her. A third car pulled up to block the driver door of her car and a fourth blocked the passenger side. A marked cruiser then jumped the island and came toward them .She says laser lights were all over her chest. "It's okay. They are here for me, don't worry,” said Daron - according to Nunez’s recollection.
She said Daron was in a gray sweat suit with a hoodie. Pipe asked Nunez what Darrell told her outside the cars during the stop--she said Darrell said he had talked to the Marshal and that everything would be alright.
Defense attorney Pipe asked Nunez about a loyalty card found in her wallet for the Autobahn, the same place that Jordan Wallace worked when he first met Savvas and Philip Savopolous. Nunez said a former boyfriend loved the place and they went often. She says she never met Jordon Wallace. Fox 5 DC”
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