Missing Pieces

A quiet Fairfax County neighborhood. A trusted au pair. A marriage hiding dark secrets. In a new podcast from FOX 5 DC, we take you inside the courtroom as the murder trial of Brendan Banfield begins — a case prosecutors say was fueled by an illicit affair and an unthinkable plan. Jurors are hearing explosive testimony about a secret relationship, an alleged plot to stage a violent home invasion, and the moment everything went wrong — leaving two people dead and a child inside the house. We break down what prosecutors allege happened, what the defense says you shouldn’t believe, and why the au pair’s testimony could determine everything. FOX 5 DC's Bob Barnard, Chad Ricardo and Vernon Miles walk through the evidence, the unanswered questions, and the emotional testimony that has already stunned the courtroom — setting the stage for a trial expected to last weeks and captivate the region. This is the story of trust betrayed, desire turned deadly, and a jury now tasked with finding the truth. SUBSCRIBE TODAY to The Banfield Trial: Unfiltered Courtroom Notes, and be sure to watch the trial LIVE on FOX LOCAL, FOX 5 DC's YouTube and TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest True Crime DMV documentary, FOX 5’s Jacqueline Matter speaks with several victims from the area who share the horrific experiences they had within the walls of these privately-run youth residential facilities that claim to "cure" young people who struggle with everything from substance abuse to emotional problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Jacqueline Matter going behind the scenes of a local DNA lab, Parabon Nanolabs, to learn how cold cases are solved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the seventh and final episode, Judge Lynn Leibovitz explains her reasons for acquitting Joe Price, Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky in the murder of Robert Wone in a 38-page decision. Leibovitz going into extensive detail on what she thought of the Intruder Theory, the knife found at the scene and the prosecutions claim there was a long delay in reporting the murder. In the end, she called it a "math problem.” Defense attorney Bernie Grimm discusses the defense team’s reaction to the verdict while prosecutor Glenn Kirschner explains why the case has left him haunted. Robert's widow Kathy, who declined to be interviewed, instead lets her feelings be known through a statement saying, "my overwhelming feelings toward them is not anger or hate, but of immeasurable sadness.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Episode 6 we cover the opening statements, the first few weeks of the trial and each side’s take on the knife found at the scene. Was it the murder weapon or a plant? Three experts - including famed forensic scientist Henry Lee - weigh-in. Defense attorney Bernie Grimm and prosecutor Glenn Kirschner discuss their strategies, and, for the first time, we explore the break-in at the Swann Street house in the weeks after the murder. Could there really be a nexus between the men arrested for the burglary and the murder of Robert Wone? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prosecutor Glenn Kirschner explains why the US Attorney’s Office chose to arrest Dylan Ward first in the murder of Robert Wone and wait days before arresting Joe Price and Victor Zaborsky. Kirschner also explains the “big ticket” mistake made by evidence technicians looking for blood inside the Swann Street house while Defense Attorney Bernie Grimm goes in-depth explaining another possible explanation for the murder. It’s a theory that never made it into court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Episode 4 of Missing Pieces: Mystery on Swann Street, Prosecutor Glenn Kirschner takes us deep inside the case. "We had the most curious crime scene I have seen in my 30 years as a prosecutor," Kirschner told FOX 5’s Paul Wagner. In his first extensive comments in the case in nine years, Kirschner explains why he thinks the scene was cleaned up before paramedics and police arrived. The man who took Joe Price, Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky to trial said, "We had a really sophisticated cover-up of what went on in that house and who killed Robert Wone." Missing Pieces, a FOX 5 DC True Crime/Mystery podcast, shines a light on the cases that have left us with more questions than answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The night of the murder inside 1509 Swann Street detectives debated whether an intruder could get out of the house without making a sound on the wooden stairs. The three men who lived there told police they heard no one running from the house. Detectives also wondered why Robert Wone, a married man, was spending the night in the home of three gay men. Did he have a secret life? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DC police do not believe the stories they are getting from Joseph Price, Victor Zaborsky and Dylan Ward about what happened inside 1509 Swann St. the night Robert Wone was killed. The three told detectives an intruder entered the house, took a knife from the kitchen and stabbed Wone in a second-floor guest bedroom. But detectives suspect the men, who called themselves a family, got their stories straight before calling 911. The three are questioned for hours at homicide and are released without charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Aug. 2, 2006, a 32-year-old married attorney is found stabbed to death inside the home of a friend in Washington, D.C. The three gay men who lived there said an intruder did it. But police found no evidence of an intruder and suspected the scene had been cleaned up. Even more chilling, an autopsy found Robert Wone had been sexually assaulted, had no defensive wounds to his hands and may have been drugged before his death. Joseph Price, Victor Zaborsky and Dylan Ward were all charged with obstruction of justice, conspiracy to obstruct justice and tampering with evidence but were acquitted at trial. Thirteen years later the mystery endures. Who murdered Wone and why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Several months passed since we finished Episode 5. We’ve tackled many questions in the disappearance of Terrence Woods, but still hadn't found the one person who was actually there when the young filmmaker vanished. Until now. Finally, we are able to hear the first-hand account of what actually happened on October 5, 2018. And an interview with Terrence's close friend in London may make you question all of your assumptions about this case so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No one can explain why Terrence Woods could not be found if he really ran down a steep, heavily wooded cliff with treacherous terrain. Through Terrence’s texts and posts, we’ve been able to confirm he was hired to work on the Discovery Channel series, “Lost Mines.”  But why was the episode filmed in Idaho omitted? We get answers from the production company and track down a man who encountered the crew as they went into the woods searching for Terrence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Terrence Woods disappeared on October 5, 2018.  That very same weekend, two other people went missing in Idaho County and there are still others who have been gone for more than a year now. One grieving father tells FOX 5 the search for his son in that rugged backcountry was “right out of hell.” We chase some leads and hit some walls.  And then, a small break – the sheriff finally agrees to an interview, revealing a surprising theory about what may have happened after Terrence went into the woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Terrence’s mother and father travel to Idaho – but a meeting with the production crew members and the sheriff doesn’t go as planned.  They are shocked to hear people denying what was in the initial police report and decide to hire a private investigator. Close friends of Terrence talk to FOX 5 about what they’ve tried to learn – and we discover a key piece of information: A photo that was taken when the crew went… into the woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our FOX 5 team begins to trace the puzzle pieces of Terrence Woods’ disappearance. Cryptic writings in his journal are discovered and deciphered. A meeting with Terrence’s mother reveals even more clues - but nothing, at this point, can explain why her son went into the woods.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We meet a young filmmaker who has dreams of making it big. Those dreams take him around the world, to London, and back home to Maryland. In October 2018, Terrence Woods accepts a freelance gig as part of a crew filming a hunt for lost gold. Then, his father gets a chilling phone call. His son has disappeared... into the woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lies. Fights. Being used and abused by others - growing up was not easy for Hannah and Sam, especially with their mother’s murder still unsolved. But they have faith and each other. Police tell FOX 5 what they need to bring Alison Thresher home and her children speak about how they are able to move forward in her memory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did all of Sam and Hannah’s hopes to find their mother just die? A shocking turn of events after it seemed they just might have some resolution. And another mystery unfolds with a bizarre phone call from a man who claims to have information from inside a Maryland prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nine years after Alison Thresher disappeared, her daughter Hannah has a frightening memory that is suddenly starting to make sense. Hannah contacts police – then faces her family. And what about that close friend of her father? Cold case detectives reveal what he told them about where Alison might be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time has passed, and Alison Thresher's family is realizing she’s probably never coming back. We now know Alison was engaged in several emotional struggles just before she died. Hannah gets pulled into a shocking defense of a man accused of abuse and FOX 5's Melanie Alnwick discovers an eerie coincidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a FOX 5 exclusive interview, we hear from Juror No. 9 in the Mansion Murders trial following the guilty conviction of Daron Wint for the brutal slaying of the Savopoulos family. In Episode 15, FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick and Paul Wagner sit down with Juror No. 9 to get a behind-the-scenes look at the decision to convict Wint.​​​​​​​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alison Thresher disappeared on May 24, 2000. For many months, it was a missing person’s case – despite evidence that Alison would have never taken off on her own. New detectives on the case are convinced that Alison was murdered inside her apartment and that the suspect tried to set up the crime scene to make it look like a suicide. FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick takes us through the mistakes made in the initial investigation and evidence, which have never been released to the public before now. WARNING: This podcast series contains graphic language that some may find offensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We now know that Alison Thresher was trying to protect someone in the months before she vanished and many people were keeping secrets. Hannah Thresher, perhaps, was holding in the biggest secret of all. In an exclusive interview with FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick, she reveals a painful past – which leads to more questions about who wanted Alison Thresher gone.  WARNING: This podcast series contains graphic language that some may find offensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daron Wint has been has been found guilty of all 20 counts in the brutal slaying of three members of a wealthy D.C. family and their housekeeper, more than three years after the vicious crime that has been dubbed the “Mansion Murders." This week, Melanie Alnwick FOX 5 DC and Paul Wagner FOX 5 DC are examining the final phase of the trial – and the explosive verdict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who was Alison Thresher beyond the headlines? For so long she’d only been described as a missing mother of two and a writer and editor who was about to start a new job with the Washington Post. Court records and interviews reveal there was a lot more going on in her life and may offer clues to her disappearance. WARNING: This podcast series contains graphic language that some may find offensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Week 6 of the Mansion Murders trial, we heard more bombshell testimony from Daron Wint's family as the jury prepares for their closing arguments. In Episode 13 of The Mansion Murders, FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick and Paul Wagner break down everything we learned in Week 6 of the trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick goes back to where it all began: a rainy Memorial Day weekend 18 years ago. At that time, it was just a story about a missing woman from Bethesda, Maryland – a wealthy suburb of Washington D.C. Alison Thresher’s sister, children and ex-husband are desperately leading the search for her. Fast forward to April 2018 – and her now adult children are back in front of cameras and microphones asking for the public’s help after the story takes a wild twist. WARNING: This podcast series contains graphic language that some may find offensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this new series, FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick explores the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Alison Thresher, a Bethesda mother who was reported missing on May 25, 2000. Her case has remained unsolved for 18 years, and now, her children are back in front of cameras and microphones asking for the public’s help after the story took a wild twist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Week 5 of the Mansion Murders trial, we heard from Daron Wint himself as he took the stand for questioning. In Episode 12 of The Mansion Murders, FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick and Paul Wagner break down everything we learned in Week 5 of the trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Week 4 of the Mansion Murders trial, we heard from Daron Wint’s brother, former fiance, brother-in-law and a witness who was there the night he was arrested. In Episode 11 of The Mansion Murders, FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick and Paul Wagner break down everything we learned in Week 4 of the trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Week 3 of the Mansion Murders trial, we learned more about the DNA found at the murder scene at Woodland Drive. In Episode 10 of The Mansion Murders, FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick and Paul Wagner break down everything we learned in Week 3 of the trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Week 2 of the Mansion Murders case, we heard from star witness Jordan Wallace, the firefighters who made the gruesome discovery and a graphic photo of 10-year-old Philip Savopoulos’ burned body was shown to the jury after a fiery argument from Daron Wint’s defense. In Episode 9 of The Mansion Murders, FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick breaks down everything we learned in Week 2 of the trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Episode 8 of The Mansion Murders, FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick and Paul Wagner break down everything we discovered in Week 1 of the trial against Daron Wint. We learned what prosecutor Christopher Bruckmann’s plan of attack is against Wint and what Wint's defense team has ready to counter-attack. We also heard from several witnesses, including Jordan Wallace, Nelly Gutierrez and the father of Amy Savopoulos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Episode 4, we speak with a top criminal psychologist who used to treat and examine inmate patients at the Maryland psychiatric hospital that has been Catherine Hoggle's home for more than three years. And, Troy tells us about his efforts to change Maryland law to better protect child victims of violent crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Episode 3, FOX 5's Bob Barnard introduces you to Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy, who talks about the murder case against Catherine Hoggle. The question is posed: Could Hoggle be faking her mental illness to avoid standing trial?  Montgomery County Police Capt. Darren Francke talks about the ongoing police investigation, and Troy Turner talks about his growing sense of gloom-- that his two babies are in fact dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the second episode of the "What Happened to Sarah & Jacob Hoggle?" series, we hear from the top police investigator on the case, Montgomery County Police Capt. Darren Francke, and Catherine Hoggle's lawyer, criminal defense attorney David Felsen. We explore the facts of those first frantic hours after Catherine was found and pressed to tell detectives what happened to her children. And, we press Felsen to explain what is being done to restore Catherine's mental health so she can help solve the mystery of her children's disappearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The series begins with an in-depth interview with Sarah and Jacob Hoggle's father, Troy Turner. He describes, in vivid detail, those first frightening hours when his 2-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter went missing in September 2014.  You'll also hear the tall tales the children's mother, Catherine Hoggle, initially told Troy about what happened to their children. Host and FOX 5 DC reporter Bob Barnard relives with Troy the events of that day leading up to Catherine's own disappearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The disappearance of young Maryland siblings Sarah and Jacob Hoggle has mystified and frustrated their father, police, prosecutors and the greater Washington, D.C. community for well more than three years now. In this new series, reporter Bob Barnard speaks to the main players in this troubling saga, and explores elements of the case that have not been deeply examined previously. We also look into the issues preventing Catherine Hoggle from facing the murder charges leveled against her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEW UPDATES: There’s a new twist in the Savopoulos murder case. Katerina Savopoulos-- the daughter of Amy and Savvas who were tragically murdered on May 14, 2015-- was granted a restraining order against her grandfather, Philip Savopoulos. The restraining order will be effective from September 21, 2017 until September 20, 2018. This comes two and half years after the murders of Katerina's parents. Plus, why is a grand jury still open in this case when Daron Wint has already been indicted and is awaiting trial in 2018? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 6 is the final episode in our six-part "The Mansion Murders" true crime podcast series. In this episode, we reveal new updates on both Darrell Wint (the half brother to Daron Wint) and a former attorney of Daron Wint. We also talk to two top D.C. attorneys, Criminal Defense Attorney Bernie Grimm and former D.C. Prosecutor Roscoe Howard. Although they were not professionally involved in this case, they share their thoughts on the upcoming trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pizza delivered to the Savopoulos home. Vera's husband knocking on the door. Around-the-clock neighborhood security. It appeared that the family had several chances to alert someone that something was wrong during their 19 hours of captivity, but it wasn't that easy. Episode 5 takes a look at those moments that could have perhaps changed the course of events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

D.C. Police have never charged another suspect, or named another person of interest in the murders of the Savopoulos family and Vera Figueroa. But Daron Wint's former attorneys in a different case say they don’t believe Daron would do this on his own. In this episode, two former police officials discuss if Daron Wint could have acted alone, and an eyewitness is coming forward to discuss where she allegedly saw Daron Wint on the day of the murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daron Wint is sitting in a jail cell in Washington, D.C. awaiting trial. The trial is set for September 2018. Wint has pleaded not guilty to murdering the Savopoulos family and their housekeeper. But who is Daron Wint? For the first time ever, Daron's sister, Samantha Wint, speaks out about her brother in an exclusive interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Greek word for family is oikogéneia. To the outside world the Savopoulos family looked like they had it all-- money, success, a beautiful family. But what was underneath the facade? Roxanne Roberts from the Washington Post, a former business partner of Savvas Savopoulos' father, their maid, and others speak out to discuss the family, from the family’s generosity to their resistance of speaking out after the murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 13, 2015. Savvas Savopoulos, his wife Amy, their 10-year-old son Philip, and their housekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa, were held hostage for 19 hours in their DC mansion, and eventually murdered. One man, Daron Wint, was arrested, but two years after the murder, questions remain if one man acted alone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“The Mansion Murders,” a FOX 5 True Crime Podcast is the first of it’s kind. Starting October 4, we will be launching a six-part series on the murders of the Savopolous family and their housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa, a story that captivated the nation for three months in May 2015, and has left many with more questions than answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices