that member of the media was chad pradelli. >> jaden weighed 6 60-pounds whn she was found, literally on death's doorstep. today she's alive and well. >> the scars are evident. her forehead bears the marks where she was hit by a pistol. she suffered seven broken bones across her body. >>> that's my baby. >> while her bones may have shattered, her spirit never wavered. >> i was so beautiful and i'm still alive. >> the ordeal began in 2001, linda westin kidnapped the 20-year-old and dragged her to a basement chaining her to a boiler. breeden with the mental capacity of a ten-year-old was soon joined by other mentally impaired adults. westin stole their disability checks. >> steve is breeden's attorney. breeden won a $45 million default judgment but will likely never see a dime. westin will likely die in prison. instead, she focuses on her art, and her three children. two born in captivity. the youngest lives with her and her parents in kensington. >> she means everything to her. >> when you talk to her and know her, you understand she has an unshakeable optimism and a terrific spirit. >

chad pradelli has the story. >> reporter: police, k-9 units and police on horse back combed the farm one last time looking for possible evidence and the 20-year-old allegedly confessed to killing four young men last week and their bodies were found on a shallow grave on route 202. >> there is an old stay saying in construction measure twice and cut once. we only have one shot and we don't want to miss anything. >> flowers for the victims baked in the sun and bucks county district attorney says that dinardo and kratz will soon have their day in court. the investigation is on going but the bulk of it is over. philadelphia police is also investigating somewhat vague claims by dinardo that he killed before in philadelphia. >> i can tell you that we are working with philadelphia pd and cooperating with them fully. >> philadelphia police are looking at old murder cases but detectives tell me that so far they are unable to make no connection to cosmo dinardo. chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >>> one of those four murder victims was laid to rest today. family and friends gathered in n

chad pradelli is live in belfont pennsylvania. chad much of the focus today on the texts that fraternity brothers sent to each other during the maelstrom caused by piazza's death. >> reporter: jim, those text messages are troubling. if you listen to the d.a., she says some show the coverup some show the panic that set in with fraternity members. as timothy piazza sought for his life prosecutors say pledge master daniel casey texted his girlfriend it's over. i don't want to go to jail for this. in another text, defendant carry dibile texted a fellow fraternity member it's not the fact that he drank. he drank because we hazed him to, main word being haze. tom kline represents timothy piazza's parents. >> they're and crushed today. i spoke with jim piazza on the way from the courthouse to his car and he told me there isn't a moment that goes by in that courtroom that he doesn't think about and miss tim piazza, his son. >> reporter: district attorney stacy parks miller spent part of the day trying to prove an alleged coverup with 16 at

investigative reporter chad pradelli brings us underneath norristown. >> this is completely rotted away>> reporter: steel beams crowded and wood rotted and the concrete above sagging this is a storm drain running under the norristown auto body shop. >> i don't need to repeat myself that no one dies and no one is seriously hurt. >> reporter: attorney represents him who bought the business in 1978. >> this is the part that is caving in. >> reporter: the 67-year-old says his shop is collapsing. >> it's cracking all the way around and this door, see. >> norristown completely turned their back on the issue. >> i was ready to retire until the problem happened we had a buyer. >> reporter: under the property is part of the sawmill run watershed and a flood control program through the heart of downtown norristown and he went to the burrow in 2015 and officials wrote this letter stating each property owner is responsible for the portion of the channel that runs below their private property and came after pennsylvania environmental protection told them that it was a major safety hazard and should

live in and washington township, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." d thank you. >>> we're following a developing story out of northeast philadelphia this afternoon. right now a portion of the roosevelt boulevard is shut down following a deadly pedestrian accident. chopper6 was over the intersection of the boulevard and harbison avenue. that's where a car hit a man trying to cross the road just before 3:00 this afternoon. the victim was rushed to the hospital where he died. the car stayed at the scene. police are telling drivers to avoid the southbound outer lanes of the boulevard at tyson avenue where they continue to investigate. >> philadelphia police are asking for your help today in finding two burglars who raided a hunting park pharmacy. this is surveillance video from inside the business on the 3800 block of north fifth street wednesday morning. you can see two men rifling through cabinets there stealing dozens of bottles of narcotics. investigator its say they got away in a four door f-150 pickup truck. you see it there. if you have any informa

"action news" reporter chad pradelli was in court today live in belfont with more. chad. >> reporter: monica, day two of this preliminary hearing just wrapped up moments ago. tim piazza's parents walked out of the courthouse accompanied by their attorney tom kline who has taken the podium over there. today's highlight during testimony e-mails and text messages. timothy piazza fought for his life prosecutors say beta theta pi pledge master casey texted his girlfriend it's over. i don't want o go to jail for this. in another text another defendant texted. stacy parks mills spent the day hammering away at the written word from the defendants in the alleged coverup by some. with 16 attorneys defending their clients at times it was testy in the courtroom. william brennan represents joey emss philadelphia. >> it's a courtroom. it's a battlefield. she's a passionate litigator. i don't take anything personal in her approach. >> reporter: former sandusky prosecutor frank fina defending fraternity president brendan young from malvern spent the afternoon trying show piazza was

i'm live in west philadelphia, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." >> all right, chad, thank you. >>> and there's much more still ahead on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. a raging fire and a rude awakening in northern california. the construction site that turned into an inferno putting nearby neighbors in harm's way. >> and in health check, it is fitness friday. how the playground can serve double duty for parents looking to fit in a workout while spending time with their kids. details on that when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ it's raining shades during blinds to go's all shades sale. every shade in the store roller, solar, cellular... and more ! all 25% off. find your perfect shelter among hundreds of styles and colors. sale has been extended so pour on in. blinds to go. blinds for life. ♪ having a baby. caring for your parents. learning you have a condition. these are moments when people realize that where you get your medicine matters. and they look to us. cvs pharmacy. for advice. and ways to save money. plus, get up to fifty extrabucks each year just for filling prescri

chad pradelli is live in bellefonte, pennsylvania where revealing testimony is underway today. >> reporter: sara defense attorneys continue to cross examine the sole witness for the state. that is the detective and like yesterday the bickering between attorneys continues. they walked into court with a smile today. >> i don't know if well get done but we'll see. inside testimony pers flared for the 15 defends. the da called the attorneys the peanut gallery after frustrations over objections one attorney screamed for immediate actions and one accused the da of putting on a show and judge alan sinclair called a recess and the proceedings are much calmer. some defense attorneys argue that they want their cases to be separated. some defendants face far more serious charges than others but it appears that defense attorneys are trying to drive home a few points for reasonable doubt and laying blame on the victim anthony piazza. and into the gauntlet where piazza and other pledges chugged booze and the party afterwards. frank fina says that anything consumed during the party was voluntarily. and t

chad pradelli is live with the latest developments from inside. >> reporter: hey brian, at one point the district attorney calling the defense attorneys the peanut gallery. and one accusing the da of putting on a side show. tempers are hot at times as the preliminary hearing is very much on going. >> i don't know if we'll get done today but we'll see won't we. >> the mood was light but soon turned tense inside of the courtroom as attorneys for the 16 defendants and district attorney stacey parks miller verbally sparred forcing the judge to call a recess. >> i don't take is personally but it's border line excessive. >> attorneys continue to cross examine, state college detective. the defense attorneys are trying to lay the blame for timothy piazza's death elsewhere and often on himself and question how much alcohol he consumed during the famous gauntlet and the social event afterwards. lawyers continue to emphasize that drinking was voluntary and not forced. and he acknowledged at one point that piazza was the only pledge to ever suffer serious bodily injury since having the ritual. t