this is the at looked as police carried the body of bradley stone out of the woods half a mile from his

pennsburg home. the search for the killer came to an end when the lawmen found the body. he decided to end his odyssey by his own hand. it tuesday night. the story is the end of the brutal ordeal that saw a total of seven people die. and now leaving stone's daughters without parents. kenneth moton is live at a vigil for the victims. first, they are outside of bradley's house in pennsburg. >>reporter:th the 32 hour manhunt over, the home has been boarded up by authorities. within the hour an unidentified man removed the u.s. marine flag getting soaked from all the rain. with it questions, with no answers an why stone carried out his horrific murder spree. >> late today the body of

bradley stone was removed from a wooded area half a mile from his home. it's not known when. he killed himself weighing into a sword. the neighbors are breathing a sigh of relief. >> they are n happy how it ended. everything is getting back to normal. >>reporter:tss w he carried out his brutal killing spree, using firearms he began in sauderton. then he drove to lower salford where we killed nicole stone. then nicole as kids yelling, mommy, monic mommy, no. i want my mom. stone apparently left no form of

communication explngis actions. it was apparent that a custody battle over the two children had something to do with it. bradley stone sought an emergency court order seeking custody of the children but denied. >> he w dissatisfied wi that. there is no excuse. there is no valid explanation. they brought a candle looking for healing and trying to move on. >> we wanted to shed some light and bring peace to the neighborhood and mb those that were lost. >>reporter:tonit the stones' two children remain in protective custody. they will decide who will normally get custody. the sauderton community is

starting fund. those that knew bradley stone are shocked that he carried out this mass murder. they describe stonas a normal helpful guy. >> the person that i knew was not like that. he was always helping, always doing things to help, the club, the members. the servicemen. he was always helping us out which never led me to think that he would do anything against the law, let alone this. >> bradley stonw a marine reservist serving from 2002 to 2011. kenneth the whole community had a rough go of it. tonight it came together. >>reporter:jim,t was an emotional servic inside of the church tonight. they are not alone as they deal with this tragedy. [♪ singing ]

>>reporter:inside of emmanuel lutheran church, the amount of loss that no family should suffer. >> it's a waiting game, you know, we are taking it day-by-day right now. that is all we can do. >>reporter:the aunt was joanne hill. thomatompkins was at the vigil. >> words cannot describe what we feel. >>reporter:the words of considerate were fr the residents since the mass murder and manhunt. now it's over, they are trying to come to terms. the flicks lived in sauderton. so many went to school with nina, and parents eric and patricia.

>> they are grt people. they took me in. they helped me out. i love them dearly. >> anthony flick the sole survivor was injured as he tried to fight off his ex-uncle. as hundreds of -- [no audio] >> and a gofundme account was set up to help anthony. right now it has more than $10,000. and another vigil for nicole hill takes place saturday evening at 7:00 jim. reporting in sauderton, "action

news." we will cover all of the news at 6abc.com. we are alerting you to any new details as they happen. check back for updates on 6abc.com. the police in delaware county are investigating a stabbing that left one man dead and two others injured. the crime happened in the 300 block of north front street in yeadon. there is no word on the conditions of the other two victims. pakistan suffered its deadliest terror attack since 2007. seven taliban extremists killed 141 people in peshawar. they are mortified by the attack. it killed 132 children. seven men burst into the school

auditorium. there were 400 students and the men opened fire. it's not clear if the militants were killed by soldiers or if they blew themselves up. a memorial outside of a sydney cafe is growing as the nation mourns the fatal hostage situation. the australian leaders are questioning how mn monis slipped through t cracks. meanwhile, the t victims are hailed for their courage. tori johnson a cafe manager brought the siege to a head grabbing the hostage takers' gun. and katrina dawson shielded a pregnant friend. seth rogan and james franco plot to kill ki kim jong un.

the fbi plan to beef up security. anand the theater has cancelled the interview. they sang hanukkah songs as they lit the menorah at the white house. jimmy carter attended the first lighting. [♪ sgi ] and members of several faiths joined voices in ardmore to start the mark of the

hanukkah. [♪ sinng] this was an emotional night on joseph kelly terrace in northeast philadelphia. an 8-year-old girl and three year old dog were reunited after a couple of weeks. sharrie williams has that story. >>reporter:ava s not seen her missing dog shelly for two weeks. >> what has it been like not having her here? >> different. >>reporter:the two were best friends. she has a special request to santa. >> i wish she would come back. >>reporter:somes wishes come true. >> shelly. >>reporter:th two are back together and seeing each other for the first time. >> i am so happy. >>reporter:after sepated for days there are plenty of kisses or licks to go around. >> sometimes sheer stops.

see? >>reporter:one day after going missing a woman found shelly and took her to the animal hospital in mayfair. the vet found the microchip. they tried to reach the owners but couldn't. the search for shelly went on social media. >> the big break in finding her came from a bit of detective work. >> on friday we went to breezes. we sat with the vets and the employees and went through the surveillance tapes. >> they tracked down the woman and shelly. now she is back where she belongs. >> to see your child that excited. you can't explain this feeling. >> this little girl got her christmas wish.

in northeast philadelphia, sharrie williams, "action news." on "action news" prosecutors in los angeles decide to file charges against bill cosby in connection with a molestation case back in 1974. and the former delaware county police officer finds himself on the other side of the law facing charges of murder. cecily. i'll have

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valerie morrow. he shot the 15-year-old daughter in the arm. the teenager survived. they fired at him and ruined him. he called for help on a police radio. this is some of that exchange. >> unarmed. they are on their way. the investigators say that stephen rozniakowski and valerie morrow were romantically involved. three peopl will go to trial attacking a gay couple. a philadelphia judge ordered harrigan, knot, and williams on charged of aggrated assault. the bucks county trio used gay

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