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What We Know About the Pennsylvania Killings - The New York Times

posted onJuly 15, 2017
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Article snippet: Two Pennsylvania men have been charged in the murder of four young men whose disappearances last week led to a widespread search of a vast farm and other sites north of Philadelphia. The four men were reported missing over a two-day period starting on July 5. On Thursday, the son of the farm’s owner, Cosmo DiNardo, 20, who had been named a “person of interest” in the case, confessed to killing them, his lawyer said. Mr. DiNardo was charged Friday with four counts each of homicide, conspiracy to commit homicide and abuse of a corpse, according to court documents filed in Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. Sean M. Kratz, 20, identified in court papers as a cousin of Mr. DiNardo, was charged with one count each of criminal homicide and conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, along with a host of related charges, including abuse of a corpse, the documents show. • 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 July 5 in Newtown Township, Pa. Dean Finocchiaro, 19, was last seen on Friday, July 7, in Middletown Township. Mark Sturgis, 22, and his longtime best friend, Thomas 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 Town... Link to the full article to read more

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