then on july 7th dinardo agreed to sell dean finocchiaro marijuana but first picked up his cousin sean kratz. the two planned to rob finocchiaro and dinardo gave kratz a hands gun belonging to his mother. they take him to the property where kratz shot him in the head could, to dinardo. on july 7 dinardo meets up with tom meo and sturgis. may meo's car is left on aqua tong road. dinardo shoots meo in the back and sturgis is shot as he runs away. dinardo then runs meo over with a backhoe. all three bodies are placed a metal tank. the next day dinardo and kratz return to bury the tank 12 feet underground using the backhoe. weintraub says the victims family showed tremendous strength as investigators worked to bring their loved ones home. >> i hope that i'm never in their shoes but if i ever were, i play prey that i could handle this with the courage and the dignity that they've exhibited. >> reporter: now the d.a. also said that dinardo's confession led investigators to his alleged accomplice, sean kratz as well as the weapons used in this case in exchange for the confession dinardo will be spa

nbc 10 news. >>> some of the evidence prosecutors may use in their case against cosmo dinardo and sean kratz was collected from a house in montgomery county equipped with medal detectors, they searched the property in upper dublin. kratz told detectives they would find two gun there is and they did. neighbors say one of his relatives owns the home. >> i can't believe it. i can't believe it. i don't want to believe it. because what happened in bucks county, what i have seen on television, that's bucks county problem. not it down here. >> he lives here in northeast philly. >> count on nbc 10 to continue updating this killing spree story 24 hours a day on our app. you can e read about the victims' lives and check out the key events in this case. it's all free on the nbc 10 app. >> turning to your first alert weather, we're tracking severe storms, round three of lightning rain and storms will put a damper on your friday night after miserable conditions throughout the day. >> what a light show. lightning hit the telephone pole in ocean city, new jersey. >> the beach was crowded but now ta live lo

sean kratz charged with three.there when jimmy patrick was killed. >> this is a story about drugs, money and murder. if you're just getting home, we're going to catch you up on everything you may have missed. >> steve fisher has been gathering the details to get you up to speed. >> the district attorney made a major announcement today. the repains of all four men are recovered and two people are carjacked with their death. 20-year-old cosmo dinardo, the initial suspect, and now his kuz b sean kratz will face homicide charges for the death of four men. police also believe they have the two weapons used to commit the murders and cosmo dinardo confessed. from the original grave site. the farm owned by cosmo dinardo's parents. this was a difficult but successful investigation saying their two goals was to brick the boys home and seek justice for their families. >> we have been following every detail of this investigation from bucks county to philadelphia and then montgomery county. that's where rosemary connors is join

dinardo joined by his cousin sean kratz now under arrest and claims kratz shoots him with dinardo's mott's handgun. kratz denies it. dinardo shoots fin pin while on the ground. he tells investigators thomas meo and mark sturgis are slain on the seventh of july. they, too, end up at the corn field where dinardo she's meo with a pistol and sturgis as he runs. >> what makes him kill these people? why does he want 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 says he dug a 12-foot common grave with a backhoe and drops them in after placing them in an oil tank. he also tried to burn the bodies. arraigned today both men are charged with multiple counts of murder and conspiracy. cosmo dinardo will not be put to death. 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. >> repo

that they have exhibited. >> reporter: after dinardo confession, an alleged co conn speaker ton sean kratz was arrested and confessed with having a role in three of the murders. dinardo said he felt slighted during prior drug deals, kratz wanted to rob the men. both had been charged with criminal homicide. >> we brought four young men one step closer, to their loved won and so that they can rest in peace. we're not here to make moral judgments on any of their actions. >> reporter: four bodies of the men who went missing last week were eventually found on the solebury property, and dean and tom meo were found in the deep grave more than 12 feet underground. what dinardo calls a pig roast on his parent's farm. mayo's body had been run over by a backhoe before it was buried. authorities found jimmy patrick's body still in the property at top of the hill that authorities described to be somewhat like a mountain. now again, both dinardo and sean kratz have been charged with criminal homicide, robbery, and abuse of corpse, a mcother charges. they both have preliminary hearing at the district mag

police search for the two guns 20-year-old sean kratz said were hidden at this house. neighbors say a relative live here's. the district attorney charged kratz with the murders of three of the four young men. >> anything you want to say about sean? >> a man who lived at the house would not comment about his relationship with sean kratz. investigators describe kratz as the cousin of cosmo dinardo. now the two are accused ak accomplice in a case that's rocked philadelphia. according to the criminal complaint, the two planned to rob their victims during drug deals over marijuana. in the end the four young men lost their lives, shot to death. their bodies buried at this bucks county farm belong. ing to cosmo dinardo's parents. >> i can't believe it. i don't want to believe it. because what happened in bucks county, that's bucks county problem. not down here. >> reporter: the next door it neighbor explain they have only known kratz can to be friendly and nice. he owned guns, worked as a tile installer and lived in northeast philadelphia. investigators were at his house here

could still capital punishment. >>> we didn't learn about the alleged accomplish sean kratz until yesterday. xrats kratz is charged in three of the murders. neighbors in philadelphia describe him as both charming and troubled. he has a criminal history in philadelphia. his family offered no comment. they put a sign on their door on to that effect. court records show kratz was out on wabail for a pair of burglar cases. some neighbors tell us they had problems with him in the past. >> oh, god, he should have been in jail a long time ago. >> one crime leads to another. >> he stole the lawn equipment and then started coming out that there were other things missing like the girlfriend's dog. >> authorities say kratz took an active role in the murders even though he was recovering from an injury in march he was shot six times in the back in an unrelated incident. right now on nbc10.com, we've posted more about what we've learned about the suspects. coming up at 5:15, how cadaver dogs played a key role in this case and how people in the community are reacting to these new developments. >>> new thi

cosmo dinardo and sean kratz are now both charged with murder. atz was arrested at his northeast philadelphia home just hours after prosecutors say dinardo confessed to the killings. randy gyllenhaal is live with more on the arrest and the suspects. >> about and it is a twisted tale on of guns, drugs, murder and a coverup and now both of those suspects will wake up this morning in jail. both of them were denied bail yesterday in a preliminary hearing. we have learned that cosmo dinardo and sean kratz call themselves cousins. authorities say together they killed and buried the bodies of the four missing men. police say the first victim was shot the and killed by dinardo during an $8,000 marijuana deal. the other victims also shot and killed during similar drug deals, their bodies put into a container and set on fire. police say it's dinardo who confessed leading police to the final body. he struck a deal to avoid the death penalty. >> we brought four young men one step closer to their loved ones and so that they could rest in peace. steve finocchia

their names cos dough dinardo and sean kratz both 20 years old. g a laundry list of charges. all related to the cold-blooded killings of these four men. dinardo charged with the murders of all four. kratz charged in the deaths of three of them. the dry da agreed not to seek the death penalty in dinardo's case in exchange for information of the location of jimi patrick's body. >> joining us live onset attorney chaka johnson. so many moving parts to this case. do you think the da really needed to take the death penalty off the table to get this break, to fine the bodies? >> i think the district attorney is tasked with couple of things dawn. one of them to bring closure to families. and some of these victims families had some closure. albeit tragic closure they had closure bought bodies were located. there was one outstanding and i think to bring a complete set of closure to all victims in this case everybody wanted their bodies located and that's not uncommon thing for district attorneys to do to say listen, you will spend the rest of your natural li

cosmos dinardo and sean kratz charged with murder. it appears none of the victims knew their alleged killers socially. but dinardo says all four men were going to buy drugs from him. >> we're not here to make moral judgments on any of their actions. we're here to accomplish two goals. and that was to bring these young men home to their loved ones who have done nothing wrong, have done nothing to deserve this horrible, unspeakable tragedy that has been beset upon them. >> now, what happened, where and when? 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 que

dinardo also says at the same corn fold sean kratz who he refers to as his cousin shoots dean finocchiarodinardo 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. fox 29's dave kinchen is live in doylestown as residents across bucks county are reflecting and trying to regain a sense of normalcy. dave? >> reporter: a lot of people find it hard to even know what normalcy is right now. especially we talked to people who say they've seen people walking around taking an extra

my heart goes out to them. >> reporter: only 20 sean kratz is no stranger to trouble. kratz told the judge he has two odd pending criminals cases unrelated to this matter he's currently recovering from having been shot several months ago. he remains behind bars next due in court july 31st. in ambler, i'm bruce gordon, fox 29 news. >>> as we continue to learn more details about this tragedy the community where this all unfol unfolded well they're trying to make sense of what happened. >> fox 29's dave kinchen live in doylestown tonight. dave, residents across bucks county reflecting really trying to regain a sense of normalcy. >> reporter: yeah, many trying to figure out what normal means now after this tragedy. many people new the victims, many new of people who knew the victims. others didn't know them at all. but they're still heart broken nonetheless. ♪ >> reporter: a song of hope in a community still reeling. >> i've noticed that people are a little bit on guard than they normally are. that's to be expect you know, and i think they're just kind of like -- they're lo

i don't want to believe it. >> reporter: bill hail told us sean kratz had guns but didn't think he would have used them illegally. then he was kratz trying to end the interview. >> you people are trespassing. >> as far as sean kratz criminal history we know he has an open count, robbery charge out of philadelphia and now bucks county. he is facing criminal homicide charges with cosmo dinardo. reporting live, in doyletown alycia nieves for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the case. we will bring view latest developments on air and on line at cbs philly.com. >>> storm scan three is getting another work out tracking more severe storms and these storms are dumping a lot of rain. that video was just sent in from eyewitness kyle austin, this is kirkwood highway in will wilmington covered in flood waters, flash flooding is a concern with these storms meteorologist lauren casey is here to show you which areas are hit the hardest right now, lauren. >> always hate to see video like that of people driving through flash flooded road because you just

dignity they did. >> reporter: cosmo dinardo was spared the death penalty for his confession. >> sean kratz was due in court next week on outstanding burglary charges in philadelphia. kratz had twice been arrested for break-ins in june. 2016 and february of 2017. he was in court early thursday for the february case. later that night he was taken into custody and charged with three counts of murder 'related offenses. 6abc app has details of the tragic case. there you will finds video of the news conference. we posted court documents from the case. >>> 9:05 a.m., a birthday in the strawberry mansion section of the city, took a turn after a man opened fire. the party on west york road was winding down at 2:15 a.m., when a man saw a suspect approaching the house with a gun. he tried to run, but the gunman opened fire through a glass storm door. the victim is in critical condition. no word on what led to the shooting. >>> robbers targeted a domino's in new castle county delaware. two armed men forced their way into the restaurant on delaware street at 2:00 a.m. they demanded money and forced the

randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >>> we didn't learn about sean kratz until yesterday. kratz is charged in three of the murders in this case. and we're now learning more about the man neighbors describe as both charming and troubled. he has a criminal history in the city where he grew up. his family put a sign on their door saying no comment. court records say kratz was out on bail for a pair of burglary cases in philly. that's when police arrested him in this murder mystery investigation. some of his neighbors tell us they have had problems with him in the past. >> oh, god, he should have been in jail a long time ago. >> one crime leads to another, you know. >> he stole lawn equipment and then it started coming out after that that there were other things missing like the girlfriend's dog. >> authorities say kratz took an active role in the murders even though he was recovering from an injury in march he was shot six times in the back in an unrelated incident. right now on nbc10.com, we've posted more about what we've learned about the suspects including comes hsmo dinar

two cousins, cosmo dinardo and sean kratz are in jail charged in the connection of killing four men. cosmo dinardo is charged with killing jimi patrick in newtown pennsylvania. days later he killed dean finocchiaro, tom meo and mark sturgis with sean kratz and burying them a mile away. >> we did find three young men buried deep within the ground under an old oil tank that was converted into a cooker about 12 1/2 feet down. >> drugs played a role in the murders, both cosmo dinardo and kratz have prior run ins with the wall. 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

on july 7th dinardo told investigators he and his cousin, sean kratz, lured dean finocchiaro tom meo and mark sturgis to the property under the guise of drug deals. dinardo and kratz then allegedly shot the three and put their bodies in a metal tank and burned the bodies before returning the next day to bury the bodies with a backhoe. >> we found them deep in the ground under an old oil tank that was converted to a cooker about 12 and a half feet down and in the sweltering heat and the dust and the pouring down rain many of the men that you seep behind me and many of the men and women that they represent worked tirelessly nonstop selflessly around the clock. we had to force them to leave when their shifts were over. they insisted that they be there every step of the way. >> reporter: dinardo and kratz have been charged with homicide conspiracy robbery and abuse of corpse. in exchange for dinardo's confession, the district attorney has agreed not to pursue the death penalty. reporting live in doylestown trish hartman channel6 "action news." rick and monica. >> thank you trish. >>> toda

on july 7th dinardo agreed to sell dean finocchiaro marijuana but first picked up his cousin sean kratzthe two planned to rob finocchiaro. they take him to the solebury township property where dinardo told police kratz shot him in the head. on july 7 dinardo meets up with tom meo and mark sturgis in peddler's village having made a drug deal with meoo they head to the farm where kratz is waiting. dinardo shoots meo in the head and sturgis is shot as he runs away. dinardo then runs sturgis over with a backhoe. all three bodies are placed in a metal tank. the next day dinardo and kratz return to bury the tank using the backhoe. it was here in this common grave that the searchers found the three bodies 012 feet underground. >> i am very, very relieved to say that we brought four young men one step closer to their loved ones and so that they can rest in peace. >> reporter: now, the d.a. says jimmy patrick's body was found a quarter to a half mile away from where the other three bodies were found and with outcosmo dinardo's confession they might still be looking. in exchange for that confessi

cosmo dinardo and his accomplice, sean kratz, facing charges. dinardo's confession led to the bodies every all four men who disappeared last week, three of the young men found burried more than 12 feet underground in a tank on his parents solebury township farm. the body of jimi patrick burr bid a mile away at the top of the hill on that property. our coverage begins this morning with "eyewitness news" reporter henry in the cbs news center. good morning. >> good morning, four men were lured to solebury with the promise of buying marijuana. instead they were shot, killed, and burried. after about five excrutiating days of digging, they were all found. >> dean finocchiaro, tom meo, mark sturgis, jimi patrick. >> took the confession everyone of the alleged killers. cosmo dinardo. >> why did you do it. >> he pointed prosecutors to the bodies and to accomplice, 20 year old sean crafts, two referred to each other as cousins, prosecutors say dinardo now admits he and kratz killing finocchiaro, meo, and sturgis together, dinardo said i he alone killed p

cosmo dinardo and sean kratz told police about the murders. accused of killing jimi patrick on july 5th and burying him in a single grave. tom meo and mark 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 tha

. >> neighbors of sean kratz couldn't picture the sweet kid next door entangled in killing three men at a bucks county farm last week. >> the train started to move. it dragged the vehicle and the injured couple about 100 yards. >> it was expanding up to ten feet per hour swallowing nearly everything in its path. >> at 37, venus williams is back on top. she is poised to become the oldest women's grand slam champion in the open era. >> announcer: this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> we are so grateful to share saturday with you as always. you know, first it was four, now it's eight. the story about donald trump jr.'s secret meeting at trump tower during the campaign changing yet again this morning. >> we're now learning even more people with ties to russia were in the room just days after the president's son said that he'd revealed everything. >> they're trying to drag out the story, in all fairness. they have, they want to drip a little bit today, drip a little bit then, so here it is. i'm more than happy to cooperate with everyone. >> as far as this i

in new hope, bucks county, dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> "action news" learned that sean kratz was already in trouble with the law before his arrest. the 20-year-old was due in court next week on outstanding burglary charges in philadelphia. kratz had twice been arrested for break-ins in june 2016 and february 2017. he was in court early thursday for the february case. later that night he was taken into custody and charged with three counts of murder and related offenses. >>> the community is invited to a vigil of healing to remember the four men killed in bucks county. it will be held tomorrow night at the garden garden of reflectn lower makefield at 7:30. we'll get the information to you as it comes into the newsroom. we have background on the case on the 6abc app including court documents outlining the tragic events that happened in the case. >>> torrential rain caused flash flooding in parts of south jersey. take a look at this video here. in sea isle city, people were scene wading through the water that was knee deep in areas. boy, that would not be fun. cars got stuck and

in exchange for cosmo dinardo's confession he was spared the death penalty. >> court records for sean kratz indicate he was due in court for outstanding burglary charges in philadelphia. we've learned that kratz was arrested twice for break-ins in june 2015 and this past february, he was expected to be in court two days ago from the second case. 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

>> he pointed prosecutors to the bodies and to accomplice, 20 year old sean kratz, two referred to each other as cousins, prosecutors say dinardo now admits he and kratz killed xfinity, mayo, sturgis together, he alone burried patrick in a separate location on top after hill. >> we now have them in a safe place so that they can soon be returned home. >> kratz arrested after his north philadelphia home, and second residence in ambler searched, his neighbors still stunned. >> i can't believe it and i don't want to believe it. >> so far there has been no indication of apparent motive for the killings. district attorney says his offers will continue to work to give the families of the four men all the answers he can. >> i pray that i could handle this with the courage, and the dignity that they've exhibited t i'm just in awe. >> dinardo and kratz both lock up separately this morning denied bail, charged with multiple counts of murder, conspiracy, abuse after corpse, kratz already out on bail for separate burglary charge. live in the news center, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> henry, thank you

cosmo dinardo and sean kratz are both charged with murder. kratz was arrested at his northeast philadelphia home just hours after dinardo confessed. randy gyllenhaal has more. >> the more risk details that are outlined in this criminal complaint are part of the reason a judge denied bail.risk detaile outlined in this criminal complaint are part of the reason a judge denied bail. they will both wake up in a jail cell today. we've learned that dinardo and kratsz ca crafts call themselves cousin and they together killed and buried the bodies. the first was shot and killed by dinardo during an $8,000 marijuana deal. the body buried underground. the other victims were also shot and killed during similar drug deals. their bodies were set on fire and buried in that large 12 1/2 foot hole. prosecute doors say dinardo confessed to taking part in the killings leading police to the final body. he struck a deal to avoid the death penalty. mean time the families of the victims agreed to that plea and new just one step closer to getting justice. >> we've b

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? >> reporter: that's right. the d.a. says we may never know. both men due back in court july 31st david? >> thank you. >>> and the severe weather threatening at this hour. flash flood watches from ohio to new york. this runway in chicago closed by the flooding rain. gio benitez in the storm zone. >> reporter: tonight, those powerful stor

. >> reporter: bucks county district attorney announced sean kratz and cosmo dinardo have been chargedith the multiple homicide for the deaths of these mean. dean finocchiaro, tom meo, mark sturgis and jimi patrick have all been positively identified. >> reporter: he says the men were killed by 20-year-old dinardo who confessed yesterday and 20-year-old sean kratz after they lured the men on to the farm with fake drugs deals. a there was an attempt to burn the bodies, to obliterate them n't i don't think it was successful. >> reporter: patrick was the first to go missing to a remote area on the property and was shot and killed with a .22 caliber rifle. two days later authorities say tat dinardo and kratz shot and killed the three other men. >> we found three of those young men deep in the ground under an old oil tank that was converted into a cooker about 12.5 feet down. >> reporter: photos of cosmo dinardo, appearing to brandish a lln, from a snapchat account were first reported by philly.com. >> i'm satisfied at this time that based on the evidence that lo have, we have the two men l

channel six action news jim. >> thank you we have been digging in court records for 20-year-old sean kratznd found he was actually due in court next week on outstanding burglary charges in philadelphia. before these more serious charges kratz had twis been arrested in june 2016 and past february and in an unusual twist kratz was in court early yesterday morning for that second case little did he know that later that night he would be taken into custody for triple murder. a handful of people gathered to grieve together tonight at the garden of reflection in lower make field the memorial dedicated to 9/11 victims is meant to symbolize light following evil and darkness but because of the weather forecast the full ceremony planned for tonight was postponed and so the community is now invited to a vigil of healing this sunday night at 7:30 still at the garden of reflection in lower make field. we are hearing tonight from the uncle of jimi tar patrick the first victim murdered, craig patrick lives in seattle and spoke with us on the phone, he disputes the idea that his 19-year-old nephew was kil

. >> neighbors of sean kratz couldn't picture the sweet kid next door entangled in killing three young men last week. >> i can't believe it. >> stop the train! >> the train started to move. it dragged the vehicle and the injured couple about 100 yards. >> it was expanding up to 10 feet per hour swallowing nearly everything in its path. >>> at 37 venus williams is back on top. she is poised to become the oldest women's grand slam champion in the open era. this is "new day" weekend with victor blackwell and christie paul. >> you know, the nice thing about saturday, you can stay in your pjs while you watch the news. thank you for being with us. first it was four, now this morning it's eight. the story about donald trump jr.'s secret meeting changing yet again. >> so now we're learning there were more people with tie to russia in that room and it comes just days after the president's son says that he revealed everything. the controversy follows president trump this weekend to his golf club in new jersey where he is there for the u.s. women's open. this also comes on a pivotal weekend for t

his cousin, sean kratz also charged in three of the alleged murders. abc's eva pilgrim is in pennsylvania. >> reporter: tonight, we're learning more about one of the two men behind bars, charged in the gruesome murders of four pennsylvanian men. authorities say cosmo confessed to the slaying, saying his cousin sean kratz helped. dean finocchiaro, thomas meo, mark sturgis and gymi patrick were missing for over a week. >> we're here to seek justice for them. and that's our commitment. >> reporter: authorities say cosmo admitted to murdering patrick on july 5th and told investigators he and kratz killed the three, saying he lured the men to the farm with the idea of buying marijuana. the case disturbing neighbors in this philadelphia neighborhood where kratz used to hang out. >> people used to view him troubling and a menace. >> reporter: they watched as kratz's crimes escalated over time. >> you should have some relief that this kid will no longer be around. but i don't think it was fair at the expense of these four young men who lost their lives. >> rep

dinardo's cousin 20 year-old sean kratz has also been arrested. those we spoke with here today said they cannot imagine what the finocchiaro family is going through. tom said he went to high school with finocchiaro's family. >> losing a son a 19 year-old kid who had his whole life ahead of him. >> reporter: they want to know that the community will always be there for them. >> anything i can do, you know i'd gladly do it but i can't imagine the pain that they are going through right now. >> reporter: again, dean finocchiaro just 19 years old as for cosmo dinardo and sean kratz they are due back in court september 7th. reporting from levittown, bob brooks, channel six, "action news". >>> members of the enan tabernacle baptist church took part in an annual tradition today, all of the help to raise money for seniors and people suffering from diabetes the annual fit for eternity walk/run kicked off in germantown today. the congregation walk 5 miles from enan west to enan east some ran the route this all commemorates the baptist tradition of marching f

sean kratz arrested.se we spoke with here, said they can't imagine what the family is going through. >> losing a son,is whole life d of him. >> reporter: they want them to know the community will be here 's anything i can do, i will gladly do it. >> reporter: dean finocchiaro 19 years old, as for cosmo dinardo and sean kratz they are due back in september 7. bob brooks channel 6 "action news." >> 6:35 a.m., the wharton state forest fire is burning this morning, but it is now contained. as of last evening the fire in burlington county was raging on 3500 acres. a spokesman for the new jersey forest fire service is not threatening structures, but having an impact. people have been smelling smoke as far away as long beach island, 30 miles per hour away. >>> president trump has fired off a tweet to the washington post for reporting the russian ambassador discussed politics s. sessions stands by his previous assertion that he never hadt du. the president spent part of yesterday aboard the u.s.s. gerald ford, th

he's implicated his cousin now, 20 year old sean kratz that he had help with the murders. the cousins are blaming each other on who sot 19 year old dean finnocchairo, does that matter since they're both implicated at this point. kratz is trying to create some kind of defense so he can avoid maybe a life sentence. he's saying he didn't have anything to do with the murders. he was obviously involved with this in some degree, but he's trying to protect himself. he's a very young man, he's only 20 years old. at this point it's going to be very difficult because i think pretty much they both did themselves in. actually dinardo is in a better position because he has the insanity issue. he has the the health issues. ultimately at this point i don't think they're going to go with far with it. you and i were talking, a lot of people are ask ing the parents, their involvement. dinardo admitted that he used his mother's gun in one of the murders or maybe several of them and it's on the parents' property where he buried these bodies. what do you think happens with them, if anything? a.

sean kratz was first. he did not have a lawyer. the judge urged him to get one.ail due to the risk to the community. the judge agreed. he's not going anywhere. so denardo was next. he had an orange jump suit and glasses. he had an attorney. the assistant district attorney called denardo a tremendous danger and asked for no bail. the judge agree again. >> as a result of an agreement that i decided to make with cosmo denardo, we were able to also secure jimmy patrick's body and bring him home as well. >> the d.a. says without that deal, they probably still would be looking for him, shep. >> shepard: details of this, rick, are hard to read. >> yeah. they're hard to record. according to denardo's confession, all four of the men went to his parent's farm for pot deals. the first to arrive there was jimmy patrick. he was alone on wednesday night. apparently denardo led him to a remote area and shot and killed him and buried him with a backhoe on the 80 acres that authorities have been searching all week. and then another man shot by both men and dumped in a converted o

this time bringing along 20-year-old sean kratz. barn where finocchiaro is allegedly shot in the head. later that day, they say dinardo and kratz meet tom meo and mark shooting them both in the back. a neighbor hearing the gunfire. >> it was literally almost like somebody was hunting people down. prosecutors say the pair tried to burn the bodies in a large metal tank but ultimately decided to dig a deep grave using a backhoe to bury them in a 12-foot hole. >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: dinardo who has a history of mental illness apologizing to cameras. prosecutors saying he confessed under the promise he wouldn't face the death penalty. as part of that deal, they say dinardo gave them details of what happened, revealing the location of jimi patrick's body which was buried a half mile away from the other three. prosecutors say they still don't have a motive and may never know. both of these men are due back in court on these charges at the end of the month. guys. >> that is just mystifying and horrifying eva. thank you very much. >>> let

cosmo dinardo and sean kratz are in jail. >>> jeff sessions said he has no plans to resign. sessions will be in old city to speak with members of law enforcement about sanctuary cities and efforts to combat crime. president trump compressed pointed frustration with -- expressed pointed fruts -- frustration with sessions. >>> lawyers are taking a closer look at aids to special counsel to robert mural they are said to be eyeing conflicts of interest that might be used to discredit the investigation. there's been no comment from murals -- muellers team. >>> kelly hodge was elected to fill the remaining term of seth williams. she served under lynn abraham in 2004. >> restore integrity to the office, restore faith of the community in the office and then looking to the transition that will takes place in the next few months. >> voters will elect a permanent d.a. in november. democrat larry krazner faces beth grossman in november. >>> let's turn to david for the the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: hot and humid today. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows th

lured the men on to the property to sell them drugs and buried them with the help of his cousin sean kratz>> he was a good kid. i seen him recently. he had a lot of friends. he was a good kid. worked hard. >> i feel story for my son joan. you shouldn't lose your children. >> meo's girlfriend posted a tribute on her facebook remembering the young man as loyal. >> it doesn't seem real. >> meo's funeral is set for tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. dinardo and kratz are being held without bail. chris christie, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, christie. a 59-year-old woman is being treated for serious injuries following a complex accident involving a helicopter. the helicopter had to lower rescue crews on top of a water tower where the maintenance worker was trapped. they strapped her to the stretcher and air lifted her to waiting paramedics on the ground. >> philadelphia police hope to shut down the next potential flash mob before it happens. they have scanned cyber space. dann cuellar looks at the facebook monitoring unit. >> a crowd estimated of 500 people gather for a social media driven

detalles de este crimen que conmocion a una comunidad --- :01 :11 pkg los primos cosmo dinardo y sean kratznato en el caso de los 4 jvenes que principalmente fueron reportados como desaparecidos hace una semana... matthew weintraub - fiscal del condado bucks siento alivio en decir, que hemos trado a 4 jvenes un paso ms cerca de sus seres queridos para que puedan descansar en paz. dinardo enfrenta 4 cargos de homicidio y otros 20 en relacin a los asesinatos... esto mientras que kratz, enfrenta 20 cargos, incluyendo tres de asesinato por el presuntamente quitarles la vida finnochario, meo y de sturgis... conforme a documentos judiciales, las 4 victimas fueron asesinadas entre el 5 y 7 de julio en la finca de la familia dinardo... 3 fueron enterrados en una fosa de 12 pies y medio, mientras que jimi patrick fue enterrado en una loma de la finca a un octavo de milla de la fosa... matthew weintraub - fiscal del condado bucks dado al resultado de un acuerdo que decid hacer con dinardo, fue como pudimos encontrar el cuerpo de jimi patrick. y te puedo decir que si no hubiese sido por ese acuerdo, t

dinardo and his cousin sean kratz are being held in the case.th confessed. >> the funeral home in bensalem remembered 22-year-old mark sturgis. he leaves his parents and six siblings behind. >> funeral services for tom meo was held in philadelphia. >> a trend setter is the newest district attorney taking over after seth williams pled guilty to bribery. the city selected the first african-american d.a. dann cuellar joins us live from center city with more on her story. good evening, dan. >> good evening, monica. in historic vote among 83 judges, kelly hodge was named the first african-american woman to head the office of the philadelphia district attorney. she is a former assistant d.a. in the office. she tells "action news" she never imagined returning as district attorney even on an interim basis. >> i'm humbled and honored. it's something i couldn't imagine or conceive of. >> that is kelly hodge after being elected in the first judicial district. this to fill the remaining term of disgraced d.a. seth williams. her first priority? >> to restore

his cousin sean kratz who's charged in the killings of the three men who were found in the same grave. >>> more than 2,000 relatives and friends gathered in amsterdam today to remember the souls lost when a surface air missile blew a malaysia airlines passenger jet out of the sky over ukraine in 2014. the dutch king and queen were also in attendance to unveil a new living memorial of 298 trees near the amsterdam airport from which the plane departed. three years later, international investigators continue their pain staking probe into bringing to justice those responsible for shooting down flight 17 and killing all 298 passengers and crew members. >>> despite north korea's continuing to launch ballistic missile tests, it seems south korea is pushing to improve ties with the country. government leaders in the south have proposed rare military talks with their neighbors to the north. they're trying to ease the tension on the border and continue reunions of families separated by the war in the 1950s. >>> updating a story we reported last week following the last minute intervention by pre

sean kratz is now charged with three counts of homicide and related offenses. taken into custody in a lawndale home last night. and another man cosmo dinardo arrested earlier in the week and facing charges. we are waiting for more information from a 2:00 news conference from the bucks county district attorney. >>> in the meantime we'll have a check of the accuweather forecast with melissa magee. >> we are tracking showers and storms and the forecast today it's humid and high of 85 and strong to severe showers and storms later this afternoon. a high of 82 at the boardwalk and 79 in allentown today and 84 in lancaster and 80 in cape may. updates throughout the day on the weather we are tracking tooment that will do it for "action news" at noon, and at 12:30, don't forget to join us for "action news" at 4:00, 5:00 be and 6:00. for the entire "action news" i'm rick williams, have a great afternoon. ♪ >> announcer: today, it's finally friday, and it's time to par-tay. so we're revealing our secrets to the ultimate weekend menu that will keep everyone dancing until t