it began july 5th when dinardo agreed to sell jimi patrick four pounds of marijuana for $8,000. dinardo said patrick only had $800. he then describes taking patrick to a remote area of his family's farm where he says he shot and killed him. then buried him six feet deep way backhoe. bucks county da matt weintraub said investigators may never have found patrick's body had they not struck a deal with dinardo >> i can tell you we'd still be there had we not made this agreemently i rode there on the car in the same site as the other three men, it was so far away i started getting sick to my stomach >> the crime spree continued july 7th when dinardo and kratz say they met up with dean finocchiaro, dinardo describes shooting him then using the backhoe where dinardo said he placed him into a metal tank that he referred to as the pig roaster. the same night, investigators say dinardo confesses that he shot and killed tom meo and mark sturgis then used the backhoe and brought their bodies to the same metal tank that finocchiaro was in. he goes on to say he poured gasoline into the metal t

the uncle of jimi patrick spoke to "action news" on the phone. he said he does not believe his 19-year-old nephew was killed on a whim over a money dispute. >> this is a plotted out calculated chain of efforts. this is not something that happened because a drug deal went south. i don't believe in the death penalty. i would rather see him sit in prison for the next 60 years there's nothing worse than growing old in a cage. >>> loyola university, maryland where he finished his freshman year is planning a memorial mass. the university president released a statement saying as a community we're understandably sad angry and confused. we'll grieve and support one another and surrounded jimmy's loved ones in comfort and prayer and celebrate his life in memory. >>> in pennsylvania, a vigil is scheduled tomorrow night at the garden of reflection in lower makefield. commute members were invited to attend the event and grieve and remember the victims of the tragic incident. we have all the chilling details of the quadruple murder on the 6abc app. there you c

da says it's how he located jimi patrick's body. >> your belief is had you not opened the deal of no death penalty you don't get patrick's body? we'd still be looking. i know that much. i can't predict the future, but that is what i believe. >> reporter: now the district attorney says he does not think that dinardo'ss mother will face charges because her son used her handgun in the killings. now we've heard cosmo dinardo's name since monday. in fact fox 29 was the first one to report it. what we've just learned in the last couple of hours is that there was an accomplice. our bruce gordon has been working that story and joins us tonight live. bruce? >> reporter: jeff, that dinardo confession really was the first time we ever heard the name sean kratz. well it now turns out say prosecutors that these heinous murders were all part of those somewhat called family affair. police using metal defectors spent friday morning searching a property where sean michael kratz spent time on susquehanna avenue in ambler. the search would lead to the recovery of a 357 handgun believed used to commit a

it began july 5th when dinardo agreed to sell jimi patrick four pounds of marijuana for $8,000. dinardo said patrick only had $800. he then describes taking patrick to a remote area of his family's farm where he says he shot and killed him. then buried him six feet deep way backhoe. bucks county da matt weintraub said investigators may never have found patrick's body had they not struck a deal with dinardo >> i can tell you we'd still be there had we not made this agreemently i rode there on the car in the same site as the other three men, it was so far away i started getting sick to my stomach >> the crime spree continued july 7th when dinardo and kratz say they met up with dean finocchiaro, dinardo describes shooting him then using the backhoe where dinardo said he placed him into a metal tank that he referred to as the pig roaster. the same night, investigators say dinardo confesses that he shot and killed tom meo and mark sturgis then used the backhoe and brought their bodies to the same metal tank that finocchiaro was in. he goes on to say he poured gasoline into the metal t

we'll hear from jimi patrick's uncle he shared why he thinks his nephew's death was planned out. our abc app has the details of this tragic case there you will find video of the news conference, we posted the court documents from the case. >>> time 5:06 a.m., if you're just waking up with us, shots were fired at a birthday in strawberry mansion section. the party was wrapping up in the 2700 block of west york street at 2:15 a.m. the victim was on the porch and noticed a man with the gun approaching the home. he ran inside and the shooter opened fire on the storm door hitting the man in the chest and back and the leg. the victim is critically injured. the shooter got away. >>> two robbery suspects forced dominoes employees into a freezer. the robbers broke into the store on the 1200 block of delaware street around new castle. they demanded money from the worker at the counter. other employees heard the commotion and ran to get help. the suspects put all worker in the freezer while they stole the money. nobody was seriously hurt. the robbers are on the run this morning. >>> wilming

jimi patrick from newtown township. he and cosmo dinardo are listed as friends on facebook. on line record indicate that dinardo and patrick attended holy ghost together but dinardo was year ahead graduate nothing 2015. patrick was first of four men to be reported missing last week, patrick reported miss on wednesday, other three men reported miss on friday. today his college friends are holding out hope despite investigators finding those human remains. >> crazy to think that someone you know, you seed every day to be in that situation. he was a good kid. so sweet, so nice. it is hard. >> he was big guy on campus, he had so many friends, he was good at school, always went out, he was fun. >> reporter: jimi patrick has a whole community praying for him not only here at holy ghost but in baltimore at loyala university. that school held a prayer service yesterday. we are reporting live, bensalem, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and rahel back to you. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" as this investigation continues town fold, we will bring you very latest both here

jimi patrick was the first victim. he was killed july 5th. dean finocchiaro, tom meo and margin sturgis, two days later. all men shot and buried on a family farm in solebury township. it took dinardo's confession to find the remains. >> i'm going to estimate it was between a quarter and a half a mile. it was described to us as being on up on top of a mountain. and we found him. we found him where we were told we were going to find him and i don't know if we would have ever. >> and finally, why. >> i'm not sure we can answer that question. >> we may never know what led from alleged drug dealing to four murders. but investigators hope the victims' families have all the answers they need. >> we brought four young men one step closer to their loved ones, and so that they can rest in peace. >> so with all these questions answered, what happens next? >> despite cosmos dinardo's confession, both suspects still have to go through several court proceedings, and that began today at the bucks county courthouse. the judge denied bail for both suspects, a

. >> reporter: according to cosmo dinardo's thursday confession, jimi patrick the gifted college student on a full scholarship was the first to die. on july 5th he and dinardo went to the corn field with a 20-year-old -- 20-year-old says he shot him after a pot deal went bad with a 22 caliber rival and buried him in a 6-foot deep grave. next to be killed, dean finocchiaro. also at the corn field a 20-year-old man now arrested and described as his cousin sean kratz shoots him with dinardo's mother's 357 handgun. dinardo fires at him while on the ground. kratz says he didn't shoot finocchiaro. and finally on the seventh of july, mark sturgis and thomas meo meet dinardo in a lot at nearby peddler's village. they leave meo' cars in garage on a dinardo family owned property and go to the field where dinardo shoots meo in the back with a 357 and sturgis as he runs. >> what makes him kill these people? why does he want to shoot them? >> jeff, i don't know that. i'm not really sure if we could ever answer that question. >> reporter: all the killings are linked to pot deals says the da. dinardo h

jimi patrick's uncle spoke with us over the phone. he disputes the idea that his 19-year-old nephew was killed on a when i whim over a money disp. >> this is a plotted out chain of events. this is not something that happened because the drug deal went south. i don't believe the death penalty i would rather see him sitting in prison for the next 60 years. there's nothing worse than growing old in a cage. >> loyola university is planning a memorial mass when students return in the fall. the president said as a community we're sad, angry and confused we'll grieve and support one another and surrounded jimmy's -- surround jimi's loved ones. >>> bucks county assist district attorney said sean kratz will be held. >> it's typical where there are could defendants charged if they were dangerous to one or another, we would moved them to another prison to insure the safety of them and the other prisoners. >> prosecutors said they consulted with the family of the victims before making a deal with cosmo dinardo not to seek the death penalty agains

body also found. >> we'd still be looking for jimi patrick had we not made this agreement. i rode there in car on the same site as the other three men were found. it was so far away that i started getting stick my stomach on the ride. >> reporter: the details of what happened to these 19 and 20-year-old bucks county boys are sickening. investigators say in a confession thursday by cosmo dinardo on july 5th and he jimi patrick went to the corn field where he shot patrick after a marijuana deal went bad. and buried him in 6-foot deep grave. dinardo also says at the same corn field sean kratz he refers to as his cousin since dean finocchiaro. denardo fires at him while he's on the ground. kratz says never shot the vict victim. on july 7th mark sturgis and thomas mayo went up to dinardo and go to field where he shot meo in the back and sturgis as he tried to run. investigators say all the murders are linked to marijuana deals. but as for why dinardo and kratz allegedly killed the young men -- >> i'm not really sure if we could ever answer that question. >> reporter: investigato

the killing spree gannon july 5th, i ' agreed to sell jimi patrick 4 pounds of march juan for $8,000. dinardo says patrick only had $800, and he then describes taking patrick to remote area of his family farm, where he says he shot and killed him. then burried him 6 feet deep with a back hoe. county d.a. matt weintraub said investigators may never have found patrick's body had they not struck a deal with dinardo. >> and i can tell you for i've been there, we would still be looking for jimi patrick had we not made this agreement. i rode there in a car on the same site as the other three men were found, it was so far away that i started getting sick to my stomach on the ride. >> the crime spree continued on july 7 when dinardo and kratz say they mate up with dean finocchiaro, dinardo describes shooting him then using the back hoe where dinardo said he quote placed finocchiaro in a metal tank that he referred to as the pig roaster. that same night investigators say dinardo confesses that he shot and killed tom meo and marge sturgis, then used back hoe to pick them up and quote brought th

jimi patrick was first of the four men reported missing last week, patrick reported missing on wednesday, other three men reported missing on friday. patrick's college friend say he is a good student, kind person, popular among his classmates, his friends are holding on to hope despite investigators finding humane remains in the common grave overnight. >> we have been updating all of the news channels trying to figure out is what going on. is there so much more limited information on what the situation really was but. >> jimmy is most in the dark you don't want to think about the worse but you have to in order to wrap your head around it. report report jimi patrick has an entire community praying for him not only at holy ghost in bensalem but down south in baltimore at loyala university that school held a prayer service yesterday. for new we are live from bensalem, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". back inside to you. >>> in other news we now know identity of the 57 year-old woman found stabbed and attacked with the hammer in the cities lawncrest neighborhood. this happened on the

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cosmo dinardo accused of killing jimi patrick on july 5th and burying him in a single grave.ark sturgis were found in a separate grave a mile from where patrick's body was buried. >> we did find three young men buried deep in the ground under an oil tank that was converted into a cooker, 12 1/2 feet down. >> police say drugs played a role in the murders, both defendants had prior run ins with the law, in fact kratz was in court on another charge. >>> loyola university where patrick went to school, the president released a statement saying -- cosmo dinardo and sean kratz are behind bars though,, -- this morning, but at two separate locations after their hearing that happens at the end of the month. the district attorney said they are separated for safety reasons. >> it's typical in cases where could defendants are charged where they can be a danger to themselves or others, we would move one to another prison to insure the safety of them and other prisoners. >> "action news" learned that the prosecutors consulted with the families of the victims before making a deal with cosmo

body also found. >> we'd still be looking for jimi patrick had we not made this agreement. >> reporterinvestigators say in a confession thursday by cosmo dinardo on july 5th he and jimmy patrick went to the corn field where he shot patrick after a marijuana deal went bad. and buried him a 6-foot deep grave. dinardo also says at the same corn fold sean kratz who he refers to as his cousin shoots dean finocchiaro. dinardo fires at him while he's on the ground. kratz says he never shotl shotl. on july 7 the other two meet denard go and go to the field. dinardo told him he dug 12-foot common grave with his dad's backhoe three bodies in large. he drove over mayor with the tractor and tried to burn the three bodies. investigators say all the murders are linked to marijuana deals. dawn, another note a community vigil will be held here at the garden of reflection to promote healing for the community it will happen this sunday at 7:30 p.m. dawn? >> all right, such a tragedy and as we license more details the community's where this all unfolded are trying to make sense of just what happened here

he tells investigators he agreed to sell jimi patrick 4 pounds of marijuana for $8,000. when patrick had $800. he offered to sell him a shotgun instead he shot him and used a backhoe to bury the body. he agreed to sell dean finocchiaro marijuana, but picked up his cousin, they took him to the farm where he shot him in the head. he meets up with tom meo and mark sturgis. the car was left at his parents property and they head to the farm where kratz is working. he shoots him in the back and falls to the ground screaming. he is shot as he runs away. cosmo dinardo runs him over with a backhoe. all three were put in a pig roaster and buried under ground. the motive for this? >> i'm not sure we can answer that question. >> reporter: one thing they are certain of they would have never found jimi patrick's remains if they had not made the plea deal with cosmo dinardo. >> we found him i don't know that we would have ever. >> reporter: weintraub said the victims' families showed tremendous strength as they worked to bring their loved one homes. >> i hope i'm never in their shoes,

jimi patrick reported missing on wednesday.wo days later, mark sturgis, tom may yowe. >> what do we know about the man that is in custody. >> reporter: he's 20-year-old old. he's been held on a million dollar bail for unrelated gun charges. i can also tell you police are looking into a possible connection to the disappearances of all four men. in fact the property that investigators focused most of their efforts on, 50 plus acre farm owned by the family of dinardo, the man in police custody right now. on sunday police found mark sturgis's car at a home also owned by the dinardo family. 22-year-old mark sturgis and his friend tom meo disappeared. friday. 19-year-old jimi patrick went missing two days earlier on wednesday. none of the men have been heard from since they went missing. information is pouring in. tips are pointing right to that new hope farm on route 202. >> the leads are incredibly hot. very fruitful. making great progress. there is so much more work to do. i have a feeling we're going to be meeting like this for q

jimi patrick's grandparents say . the high school last night reacting to the death of jimi patrick says we extend our heart felt sympathies to family and friends and thoughts and prayers with all of the families affected by this tragic event. >>> many of the questions they have remain unanswered this morning. live in the dij at the operation center. matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> in other news now, ma auditor general says the state is not measuring the effectiveness of its additional treatment programs. he launched the audit of those programs last year. recommends that state agencies do more to assess if people are being cured. also warns that more fund is needed for the programs. >>> new national report presenting guidelines for fighting the opioid epidemic. national academy of sciences engineering and medicine. calls for increased medication. also details the need for more access to life saving drugs and equipment. average of about 90 americans die every day from overdoses that involve an opioid. >>> happening tonig

we're hearing more about jimi patrick. his grandparents wanted to us necessity he was a stand out athlete and honor student who just completed his freshman year at loyala university in maryland. that is latest, i'm anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> investigators continue to work to recover evidence at that scene. our alexandria hoff spoke to a forensic experts to find out more about how investigators analyze that had type of evidence, alex. and bucks count district attorney, said they will bring these four homes to their families one way home or the another. even with the confession, it does not take away from the delicate, nature of this investigation and element of these crews, in solebury. investigators pushed back, as 12 and a half feet mark where remains were found and announced last night. investigators continue to work on the dinardo family property and the grave, found here. new we did speak with fbi special agent jj claybeener led investigators to the area wouldn't have been troubled by the deaths of that h

jimi patrick, dean finocchiaro, mark sturgis and thomas meo. dean's remains were positiv posy identified last night. dave kinchen talked to a friend of his. >> i'm mad. i'm mad that dean was taken away that somebody actually decided to take him away from the world. >> reporter: complete shock for bill who says he work with 1984 old dean finocchiaro at a levittown restaurant. >> we didn't deserve that. the world didn't deserve that. his family here didn't deserve that and his family didn't deserve that. >> reporter: he can't believe cosmo dinardo confessed to killing finocchiaro of langhorne and three other men dean's remains were the first to be identified by investigators. >> dean was one of the fun yesterday guys i've ever met. he was always friendly. always had a smile on his face. always willing to you give that smile if you didn't have one, and just fun to be around. great guy to work with. >> i'd always just see him at the skate park and up at the middle school that used to be there neshaminy middle skateboarding having a good ti time. al

the first victim jimi patrick was shot and killed by dinardo during a marijuana deal. the other three victims police say were also shot and killed during similar drug deals, their bodies were buput into a metal container and set on fire. according to authorities, they were later burie foot hole. prosecutors say dinardo confessed to taking part in the kills and led police to that final body of the first victim ending leading to the charges. >> it was between a quarter and half a mile. it was described as being up on top of a mountain. we found him where we were told we were going to find him and i don't know if we would have ever. >> the district attorney says part of the plea agreement with cosmo dinardo was the location of that body. it will mean that dinardo will likely not face the death penalty, but we're told that the other suspect sean kratz could be tried and face capital punishment. randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >>> we've heard koz hoe dinardo's name linked to this murder case since early in the week, but we didn't learn about his alleged accomplish sean kratz

they say on july 5th, jimi patrick went to dinardo's property to buy marijuana. they walked to a remote part of the sprawling farm and dinardo murdered patrick with a .22 caliber rifle, burying him in a six-foot hole. two days later, they say, dinardo meets dean finocchiaro on the property for another pot deal. this time, bringing along sean kratz, they walk to this barn where kratz shoots finocchiaro in the head. later that day they say dinardo and kratz meet tom meo and mark sturgis at the property, shooting them both in the back. firing at sturgis as he tries to flee. a neighbor hears the gunfire. >> it was literally almost like somebody was hunting people down in the woods. like chasing them, and was really trying to fire enough shots to hit them. >> reporter: prosecutors say they tried to burn the bodies in a large metal tank, ultimately burying them in that 12-foot grave. >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: dinardo, who has a history of mental illness, apologizing to cameras last night. >> eva back with us live. and they're still hunting for a motive in this case? >>

the first to go missing 19 year-old jimi patrick when he does not show up to work. very next day july 6th is the last day anyone sees dean finocchiaro alive, july 7th mark sturgis tells his dad that he is going to meet his friend and co-worker tom meo, last day either of them are seen or heard from. late their night a mobile license plate reader in solebury catches the plate of the ford pickup truck driven by cosmo dinardo, second late their same device read plate on meo's car. july 8th a man says he got a call trying to sell what turned out to be meo's car. july 9th, the car of mark sturgis is found near peddler 's village in buckingham township. that same day police find meo 's koran dinardo's family property. meo's diabetic supplies that he realize on are still inside july 10th, construction equipment arrives to dig in the dinardo property, and cosmo dinardo is arrested on a unrelated gun charge. july 11th next day dinardo is named a person of interest and released from jail after his dad post bond. july 12th dinardo ace rested accused of stealing mayo's car , ba

imnardo listed jimi patrick, a loyola university freshman, as a friend on facebook.ck was first to go missing last wednesday. two days later tom meo, mark okurgis, and dean finocchiaro also vanished. sturgis and meo worked together. nicholas salgaro is friends with both. he never heard them mention dinardo's name. >> i hope that they're okay. >> reporter: walter marcinowski is a friend of jimi patrick. >> we're scared. we want to know something. ne reporter: dinardo was arraigned in court this afternoon and is being held at the buck's county jail tonight. anthony, his bond has been set at $5 million cash. >> mason: demarco morgan, thank you, demarco. coming up, a trillion ton iceberg breaks off antarctica. why scientists are not alarmed. trillion ton iceberg breaks off antarctica. why scientists are not alarmed. actually, it does. type 2 diabetes can make you twice as likely to die from a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack or stroke. and with heart disease, your risk is even higher. you didn't know that. no. yeah. but, wait, there's good news for adults who ha

walter marcinowski is a friend of jimi patrick. >> we're scared.nt to know something. >> reporter: dinardo was arraigned in court this afternoon and is being held at the buck's county jail tonight. anthony, his bond has been set at $5 million cash. >> mason: demarco morgan, thank you, demarco. coming up, a trillion ton iceberg breaks off antarctica. why scientists are not alarmed. actually, it does. type 2 diabetes can make you twice as likely to die from a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack or stroke. and with heart disease, your risk is even higher. you didn't know that. no. yeah. but, wait, there's good news for adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease. jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill with a lifesaving cardiovascular benefit. jardiance is proven to both significantly reduce the chance of dying from a cardiovascular event in adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease and lower your a1c. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration. this may cause you to feel dizzy,