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The Search for 4 Missing Men in Pennsylvania: What We Know - The New York Times

posted onJuly 14, 2017
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Article snippet: Investigators have been searching a vast farm and other sites north of Philadelphia for four men who were reported missing over a two-day period starting on July 5. The son of the farm’s owner, Cosmo DiNardo, 20, who had been named a “person of interest” in the case, confessed on Thursday to killing the four men, his lawyer said. The authorities said they had discovered human remains at the farm. On Thursday morning they announced that a set of remains belonged to one of the missing men, Dean Finocchiaro, 19. Mr. DiNardo was charged on Wednesday with stealing a car belonging to one of the men and trying to sell it for $500. • The four young men disappeared last week in Bucks County, a Philadelphia suburb where new construction meets large estates. Jimi Taro Patrick, 19, was last seen around 6 p.m. on Wednesday in Newtown Township, Pa. Mr. Finocchiaro was last seen on Friday in Middletown Township. Mark Sturgis, 22, and his longtime best friend, Tom Meo, 21, did not show up for their construction jobs on Saturday. • Police departments and the district attorney’s office in Bucks County cast a wide net in their search. On Saturday, they got a break: Mr. Finocchiaro’s cellphone was tracked to the farm in Solebury Township, where they found Mr. Meo’s car. • On Monday, the police arrested Mr. DiNardo on an unrelated prior felony weapons charge stemming from a February episode he was found with a 20-gauge shotgun. He was released from Bucks County jail on Tuesday night ... Link to the full article to read more

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