and we're back live here in solebury township. you are looking at area where family of the four men hoff been missing have been gathering, all of the while, this is the scene of intense police presence, including the fbi, state police, local police, all here, of course, this investigation continuing ton driven by bucks county district attorney's office. once again though family largely declining to speak to reporters about what has been a agonizing process. reporting live, from solebury township joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> our coverage of the missing men search continues on line, you can check out cbs philly.com anytime for up to the minute developments. >>> philadelphia police are asking for public's help locating a man who disappeared on june 1 22-year old timothy caesar was last seen bristol road and neshaminy boulevard in bensalem. he got out of his parent's car and walked away. if you have any information on his whereabouts police want to hear from you. >>> there has been some thunderstorm warnings today and t

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live in solebury township.t is where crews have been searching. she's got the latest on this mystery that is now getting national attention. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. investigators have been focusing on a property up the way here on lower york road here in solebury township. they're expected to be back this morning to continue their search. according to county records, the property is owned by sandra dinardo a relative of a man arrested yesterday on an unrelated gun charge. 19-year-old dane finocchiaro of middletown township, 19-year-old jimi patrick of newtown, 22-year-old mark sturgis of pennsburg and 21-year-old tom meo of plumstead have been missing since last week. it's unclear what relationship the men have with each other. the districter to thinks foul play has been involved in this case. the fbi state police and multiple local agencies have been involved. neighbors are stunned. >> it's sad 'cause solebury new hope, it's a beautiful little town and, you know, you hear this

chopper 6 hd is live over the property in solebury township where police found the bodies buried last night. >> one victim is identified as dean finocchiaro. now a homicide is underway to find out who is responsible. >> we are following the story with live team coverage this afternoon. katherine scott has the latest on the man being held on bail in connection with this case. and now lets begin with gray hall and the latest information from the bucks county district attorney. >> reporter: well, rick and sara we can tell you that daily briefing wrapped up not too long ago. really no new developments outside of that huge news we all learned about at midnight we learn that one of the four men's body was discovered inside of a grave. as it stands at noon three men we main missing. heart break in bucks county in the search for the four men missing since last week. families held out hope things took a tragic turn. fears were confirmed when authorities say they found multiple human remains. and one is identified as dean finocchia finocchiaro. the others have not been identified. >> they are s

, trang do live outside the solebury township police department with the details. good morning, trang. >> good morning, rahel, jim. overnight, we also learned that police found the carve one of these missing men, but there was noggin side that car, to suggest that a crime had happened. at this point, police are not sure if these four cases are related so family member tells us that at least two of the men know each other. >> ly say jimmy kirkpatrick from newtown township has not been seen or heard from since 6:00 p.m. wednesday july 5th his fad said he hasn't shown up for work, very unusual, anyone who has seen him is asked to call bucks county police dispatch. also reported missing 18 year old dean finocchiaro, from langhorne. police say dean was last seen this past friday july 7th, getting into a vehicle on hampton drive around 6:30 p.m. anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call middletown township police. two other men from bucks county also reported missing, police are searching for 22 year old mark sturgis, and 21 year old tom meo. last seen

police have been searching a property in solebury township. that is where we find "action news" reporter katherine scott who is on the trail of the latest developments. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. the fbi, state police and local agencies are involved in this search. they've been focusing on a property up the way here on lower york road in solebury township. it's owned by sandra dinardo a relative of a man arrested yesterday on an unrelated gun charge. 19-year-old dean finocchiaro of middletown township, mean-year-old jimi patrick of newtown, 22-year-old mark sturgis of pennsburg and 21-year-old tom meo of plumstead have been missing since last week and the district attorney believes foul play is involved. investigators have been looking at different properties saying they are chasing hot leads but there are a lot of questions we don't know the answer to at this point including how these men know each other, what their relationship could be. the district attorney has been in touch with their families. >> i have spok

we're live in solebury township, trish hartman channel6 "action news." jim. >> of course the suggestion is he might be. let's switch live to "action news" reporter dann cuellar in the 9900 block of wayland circle in bensalem. dann, police are focusing on that location looking for some answers to this mystery. >> reporter: that's right, jim. this search continues to expand with authorities now combing through a home here in the 900 block of wayland circle. "action news" has confirmed that the home is owned by sandra dinardo. she and her husband also own a farm in solebury that was being searched with heavy equipment by the fbi earlier. and she owns a home in the 2800 block of aqua ton road in solebury that was also being searched on sunday night. for the record, she and her husband have not been named as suspects in the case and authorities would not say if they have questioned their son cosmo in connection with any of this. but "action news" has now learned that cosmo has been taken into custody for an unrelated weapons charge dating back to february. hi

for now live in solebury township.ness news," jim, jan, back to you. >> tran, keep us to up date. >> authority in north jersey investigating homicide after young girl is found dead. eleven year old abigail smith's body was found yesterday morning near her apartment complex in keansburg. abby went missing wednesday night. police believe she may have known her killer. >> chester county prosecute verse now charged 239 year old barry baker with flight to avoid apprehension. baker already accused of sucker punching a man with cerebral pals any west chester in may. that assault was caught on camera. authorities say baker posted bail, but then went on run for more than a week. he was re captured in june. baker's fiancee has also been arrested on related charges, and his father has been arrested for allegedly dealing drugs. >> new jersey lawmakers want to make sure state employees get paid for time they were furloughed during the state's government shutdown. the state senate union mousily passed the plan yesterday. and governo

that helped 50 police cadets being used to scour every inch of the massive property in solebury township this search and investigation is biggest county has ever seen. >> it is biggest one we have ever seen and multiply it by million and that is what we are dealing with here. and, and, trying to work and work on this case. >>> focus of the investigation property in solebury township, police have searched for at lee two days, it is owned by family of cosmo dinardo, 20 year-old from bensalem was taken in custody and arrested yesterday on unrelated gun charges. the d.a. then requested bail set at million-dollar for him, and today revealed that was because dinardo is now a person of interests in these recent disappearances. d.a. would not say why dinardo is being honed in on. >> there are obvious links, turf let you draw your own conclusions. you know his parents own the property. there is information that i'm privy too that i cannot share with you. >> reporter: while d.a. wouldn't say more about dinardo being a person of interest he was clear at this time authorities are not focusing on any

we are live from solebury township i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and rahel back to you. >>> as the search for those missing men, continues in bucks county we are learning more about that person of interest. police say only person of ninth this case is cosmo dinardo, he was released around 7:00 on 10 percent of one million-dollar bail. he was being held on a firearms charge unrelated this case. cbs-3 spoke with the friend who asked to remain anonymous but did so quote i'll tell you he watts normal up until last year when he was in the quad accident, hit his head and stranded with a brain bleed. he had frontal lobe damage. i spoke to a couple of the friend of one of the missing men. >> we we don't dean but we don't necessity guys involve. >> it is shocking. i grew up with the kid. he lived right in my neighborhood. it is crazy. >> that is another thing that doesn't make any sense we don't know any of the other guys, it doesn't seem like dean hung out with those guys. >> after being released last night dinardo did not return to his bensalem home.

chopper6 was over the scene on route 202 in solebury township yesterday.vy construction equipment was hauled in. you could see federal, state and the local law enforcement digging on the property sifting through dirt trying to find any shred of evidence connecting to the four young men who are missing. 19-year-old dean finocchiaro of middletown township, 19-year-old jimi patrick of newtown, 22-year-old mark sturgis of pennsburg and 21-year-old tom meo of plumstead have been missing since last week and are believed to be the victims of foul play. investigators haven't commented on what the relationship is between one another ooh. friends of the missing men have arrived to the search site hoping for news. meanwhile the district attorney is calling for tips. he reiterated that this is an all hands on deck situation as they scour the area for evidence. >> i can't say that the whole entire property is a crime scene but we're certainly -- we've been going through the entire property. >> it was just so close to me. he's one of my best friends and he was such a go

. >> pamela osborne live there in solebury township. sources tell us dinardo told police where to find the fourth body. tell us more about that. >> reporter: that's right. there are four missing people. according to sources, the remains of three people were found inside of that common grave that's already being processed by investigators. as you said, dinardo who confessed to participating in the killings pointed investigators to the location of a fourth body. in that confession, grim details about what led up to the murders. a source close to the investigation told nbc that dinardo shot one man. burned at least two of them. and buried them all on his yard. a neighborhood heard shots on saturday and faint yelling. spoke to another neighbor after dinardo made that confession. >> didn't think that was going to happen. that's insane. >> reporter: and despite yesterday's heavy rain, investigators pushed forward. processing the scene and collecting evidence from the 90 acre farm. as we've been telling you, a source close to the investigation

live in solebury township. >> our team coverage continues now with nbc 10 brandon hudson. he's outside one of the dinardo's other properties in be bensalem. >> reporter: cosmo dinardo's past is a stark contrast to the 20-year-old facing stolen gun charges. he grew up in homes close to half a million dollars. he graduated from a private catholic prep school two years ago, had ambitious goals for college and was a member of his committee. jordan's gun clips and ammo. police did not say if there is a connection between the gun paraphernalia and dinardo's gun charges. nbc 10 dinardo learned he's the heir to a massive farm in bucks county. property records show the property is worth more than $5 million. his parents will also pass down other real estate properties in bucks and montgomery counties. growing up in bensalem he graduated from an all boys catholic school in 2015. ranked one of the top private high schools in pennsylvania. we found after graduation he went to arcadia college briefly n. an article posted on the college's website dinardo, a then biology major, talked ab

action news reporter trish hartman is live in solebury township tonight. dann cuellar is in ben salem where the farm owners have other property. trish, start with you. the search called for the night. what kind of night has this been there? >> reporter: well, like you said, jim, detectives are done for the night. it was a long and tiring day. and they will be back first thing tomorrow. they have been focusing on a property just down the road from here. and it is owned by the denardo family. as chopper 6 flew over one of the search sites, detectiveses could be seen near a barn on a rural property on lower york road. earlier in the day investigators were seen searching through rubble. a front end shovels and metal detectors looked for clues. neighbors watched waiting for news. >> it's sad. it's a beautiful little town and you hear this all the time. never thought something like this happen here. >> reporter: the property is owned by sandra denardo according to records and the focus of the exhaustive search. 19-year-old dean of middletown, 19-year-old jimmy p

the bucks county district attorney has announced mitter midnight press conference here in solebury township about a couple miles away from where the intense search sight is right now. we are told there will be a major announcement within the next hour. now, 20-year-old cosmo dinardo the central focus here arrest thed on charges of receiving stolen property, prosecutors say dinardo tried selling a car belonging to one of those missing men, a couple days after he was last scene. now dinardo was arrested for the second time in three days. today he's now being held on $5 million cash bail. now, for the third day federal, local and state investigators were still searching -- sifting through those piles of dirt on the farm owned by the dinardo family. tonight authorities did uncover a major clue. a large piece of evidence that was covered by a tarp was hauled away on flatbed truck with police escort. sources are telling us that that evidence is an underground oil tank that is critical piece of evidence in this case. now, so far prosecutors don't have enough evidence to charge dinardo with the dis

. >>> and this is the view from chopper three live over that scene in solebury township as authoritiesontinue to dig for more clues in this bizarre case. >>> and despite all of the progress, police say a lot of work still needs to be done. good afternoon, i'm rahel solomon. >> and i'm jim donovan. we have live team coverage of this developing story. we begin whip "eyewitness news" reporter trang do. she's live in solebury township where officials just wrapped up a news conference within the hour. good afternoon, trang. >> reporter: well, good afternoon, jim and rahel. at this point bucks county d.a. matt weintraub still not able to identify those other human remains found in that common grave just down the road from here on that property and they continue to search that property but they're not able to identify those additional remains but what we know at this point is that 19-year-old dean finocchiaro seen in this photo has been identified after being recovered from a 12 and a half foot grave on the solebury property owned by the family of cosmo dinardo. the d.a. is still not calling

joining us from solebury township, wrapped up news conference within the last hour watch have you learned? >> reporter: jim, rahel, we know 20 year old bensalem man who was arrested yesterday on gun charges, unrelated, person that has been named a person of interest in this case. that man, cosmo dinardo. what we know about cosmo dinardo, he has history of mental illness, comes according to police. we also know the play where authorities are focusing for the four missing men that property belongs to dinardo's family, the fbi, state police, several police departments here in bucks count have i focused their search on that property here in solebury township for at least two days now. and today, that police presence as you mentioned has increased with 50 cadets being brought in to help with the search, along with the cadets around the clock, forensic units have been seen at the site. search and rescue dogs have also been seen scouring the properties, chopper three has advantage taj point every seeing authorities focus on digging specially near large mounds every concrete on the property. offi

in the meantime, lets go live to nora muchanic also there if solebury township. you spoke to a co-worker of one of the missing men. >> reporter: i good brian, and he is heart broken and traumatized. he saw and talked to tom meo the day he disappeared. >> that is the last image i have of him and the last that will stick in my head. >> dwayne is remembering his co-worker and friend meo who is one of the missing men. so far only one dean finocchiaro is positively identify. he last talked to meo on friday when he stopped at the gas station where they both worthed. >> he was on the right track and sometimes they slip off and get into the hands of bad people and evil comes out of it. >> he would not elaborate but described cosmo dinardo a person of interest, being held on $5 million bail this way -- >> people knew of him. that he was crazy and stuff. but nobody could expect the worst like that. >> as the massive dig along 202 continues the grandparents of jimmy patrick asked to release a biography of the missing 19-year-old. he attended loyola on a full scholarship and

>>> developing right now, at noon, chopper three live over solebury township bucks county police search for four men who have not been seen or heard from since last week. >>> good afternoon, i'm rahel solomon. >> officials wrapped up news conference short time ago, alicia live in bucks county this noon what we know so far. good afternoon, alicia. >> good afternoon, jim, rahel. authorities did just meet at this media station, to give us a update on these disappearance cents, the district attorney here in bucks county said all of the county resources are being dedicate today returning these men home safely. last week when the four men went missing here in bucks county. those men include two teenagers, spawned this joint police investigation with local and state police from plumbstead to middletown township. the missing men are jimi tar patrick, last seen july 5th, reported missing after he never showed to up work that day. two days later then dean finocchiaro, last reported siting of him was getting into a vehicle in langhorne, also on july 7th, when mark sturgis, and tom meo went missing

reporter nora muchanic spoke with the uncle of one of the victims and she's live tonight in solebury township with that part of the story. nora. >> reporter: rick, monica, i did speak with him and you'll be interested to hear what he says about the accused as you can understand, shock waves continue throughout bucks county tonight as people learn more about the murders and the men accused of committing them. as the harrowing details of the murder of the four young men became public today people are reacting with horror and compassion for the families. >> i have an 18-year-old son, so i am upset, deeply inside for everybody that's involved. >> you're speechless on these things. you just don't know what to say. but it happens all the time and you just shake your head and say, have no reason behind it. >> reporter: with murder charges lodged against dinardo and kratz families of the four men are dealing with the grisly details of the crime. i talked by phone today with craig patrick in seattle.

reporting live in solebury township. pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> nbc 10 is workingaround the clock to bring you new developments in this case. >>> 6:35. the top stories that we're following today. president trump is celebrating bastille day in paris. this morning, he attended ceremonies. also marking the 100th anniversary of the united states entering world war one. that followed this dinner last night with the french president and wife at a restaurant atop the eiffel tower. meal capped off a day that included meetings, joint news conference and a tour of the city. >>> meanwhile, senate republicans face a crucial battle for vote been their own party after coming out with latest health care bill. in effort to win over moderates, new bill includes $45 billion to fight the opioid epidemic. 70 billion to stalkize insurance markets and help lower income americans pay for care. new bill also keeps some of obamacare's taxes on wealthy americans. does not restore any of the deep medicaid cuts. two gop senators have already s

the last night learned they excused a search warrant to a home in solebury township home. good morning, trang? >> reporter: good morning, rahel, jim, at this point it is unclear if any of these cases are connected but family member says two of the men know each other, over night police did confirm that they found the carve one of the missing men but they said they found no evidence that a crime occurred. but take a look at the photos here. police say jimmy from newtown township has not been seen or heard from since 6:00 p.m. wednesday, july 5th. his family says he hasn't shown up for work which is very unusual for him, anyone who has seen him is asked to call bucks county police dis part of the also reported 18 year old dean from langhorne, police say the family rather says dean last seen this past friday july 7 getting into a vehicle on hampton drive around 6:30 p.m. anyone information on his whereabouts, is asked to call middletown township police. meanwhile, two other men from bucks county also reported missing, police are searching for 22 year old mark surge gist, 21 y

. >> focus now on this man, and his family's property no solebury township. out to eyewitness neutral reporter trans dough, at the police staging area nearby to bring us to up date. now your second day on the story. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, rahel, jim. we are just down the road from one of the properties at the center of this investigation. the da hearsays that he's confident this mysterious case will be solved. but there are so many unanswered questions including how the man who was arrested yesterday might be involved in all of this. the bucks county state and federal investigators including the fbi are focusing their efforts on this property in solebury. >> just seems like there is so much property to search. it is like -- i have no idea where they could be. >> investigators also collected evidence from another property in bensalem owned by the same family. they're searching for evidence in the troubled case of four missing young men, two of them teenagers. jimi patrick went missing wednesday while dean finocchiaro, tom meo, mark st

we're live from solebury township i'm trang do for cbs-3 eyewitness news, rahel and jim, back to you. >>> and as the search for these missing men continues, we are learning more about the person of interest. only person of ninth this days so far cosmo dinardo was released around 7:00 last night. he was held on firearms charge unrelated and released on 10 percent of one million-dollar bail. cbs-3 spoke to the friend of dinardo who asked to remain, and, quad accident and hit his head and stranded for a day or so with the brain bleed. now meanwhile "eyewitness news",. >> it is really shocking, i grew up with the kid, and crazy, another thing that doesn't make any sense. >> we don't know any of the other guys. hung out with him. >> and, dinardo's friend also says he was never known to be violent. >>> keep it right here on cbs-3 for latest developments in the search for four missing men. you can follow us on cbs philly.com. >>> eighteen members of the now defunct penn state fraternity are now expected back in court in august, related to the death of pledge timothy piazza. preliminary heari

"eyewitness news" reporter trang do live in solebury township this morning. so, trang, there is information that dinardo may have had an accomplice. what do we know about that? >> reporter: yes, that's right, jan, person with direct knowledge of the confession says cosmo dinardo confess today having co-conspirator involved in threw of the killings. the bucks county district attorney not ready to discuss these details last night. but he is expected to release more information later this morning. meanwhile, cosmo dinardo and his attorney are speaking out. >> what do you have to say to these families, cosmo, anything say? i'm soree? >> i'm sore. >> i cosmo dinardo apologized to the families of the four men, his confessed to killing, as he was taken away to the bucks county jail. >> he confessed to his participation or commission in the murders of the four young men, and in exchange for that confession, mr. dinardo was promised by the district attorney that he will spare his life by not invoking the death penalty. >> his attorney, paul lang said his client told i

reporting live from solebury township, alycia nieves for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you. we will go to "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos live in front of the house in been sale them was raid today in connection to the investigation, greg what do you know. >> reporter: well, jessica alycia just mentioned this is a very large investigation, police from different jurisdictions throughout the county searching multiple homes including this home right here behind me in bensalem. thinks off waylen circle and public record show it is owned by bernardo family. cosmo lives here and that teen may be involved in the disappearance of the these four young men. minutes ago he was rained in bensalem on unrelated weapons charges and transported to the bucks county correctional facility. new video from chopper three showing him being escorted inside county jail, throughout the afternoon, law enforcement officials from county, state, federal agencies including the fbi, collected evidence, from this very home here in bensalem, district attorney from bucks county matthew weintraub says he

resume tomorrow in their efforts to find what they are looking for, whom they are looking for in solebury township cosmo dinardo is now a person of interest and oh, yes he has been released on a million dollars bail. it is tuesday night and the big story on action news tonight is attracting enormous attention in the tri state area and across the county authorities in bucks county will not rest until they find the four men action news reporter dan cuellar is live in solebury township and dann we will start with you and huge effort by lawmen and the f.b.i. but so far no pay off. >> reporter: that's right jim and so far cosmo dinardo is the only person of interest identified in the mysterious disappearances and fear he is a flight risk and why authorities sought such a high bail on an unrelated weapons charge but tonight he was able to post 10% of one million bail and he is out there somewhere as the search for the missing men goes on. >> it's not just a single property. we have people combing the entire county. >> reporter: bucks county da matt weintraub talking about the four men missing since last

live from solebury township i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> lets turn to "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao live at holy ghost trip with more on the connection between dinardo and one of the missing men, jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are talking about 19 year-old jimi patrick a 2016 graduate of holy ghost here in bensalem. he just finished up his freshman year at loyala university in baltimore, this morning we were able to talk to a couple of his friend is still holding out hope and praying for his safe return. lets look at video of jimi patrick from newtown township. there has been missing men linked to cosmo dinardo person of the ninth this case. patrick and dinardo are listed as friend on facebook. on line record indicate dinardo and patrick attended holy ghost but dinardo was a year ahead graduate nothing 2015. 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 classma

break in the case led mitt to search on acquatong road solebury township, but it is unclear what led investigators there, and if they found any clues. again, the missing men are jimi tar patrick, dean finocchiaro, stir just, and tom mayo. state police and several local police didn't are clap rating on this to make sure that these men do return home home safely. for now live in solebury township, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> thanks for the update. time now 5:36n business news this morning, amazon prime customers are getting ready for the stroke of midnight. >> and the latest nicki reaching out to it customers. roxanna joins you live from the new york stock exchange, good morning, roxanna. >> reporter: good morning, jim, rahel. the first full trading beak since the fourth of july holidayment strong rally finished out the week here on wall street. on friday, the dow gained 94 points, and the nasdaq was up 63. investors will be watching earnings reports this week, for big banks and companies like pepsi and delta airlines. and fed chair janet yellen sche

but for now, liver from solebury township, i'm trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jan, jim, back to you. >> still a lot of work to be done, thank you, trang. >> keep it here on "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of this murder mystery, the very latest development for you both on air, on line, at cbsphilly.com. >> well, the time now 5:36. in business news this morning, the cost of a record lobster harvest. >> and why some young people are skipping work. money watch's roxanna live from the new york stock exchanges, why now, roxanna? >> reporter: good morning, jim, jan. well, invest remembers watching for important economic data released today. big banks, like citigroup, jp morgan, chase, wells fargo, releasing earnings, also find out if americans are opening their wallet. the us retail sales report is out later today. >> yesterday the dow gained 20 points and the nasdaq added 13. the love of lobster rolls is catching on, across the us and in asia. but as demand for the delicacy has gone up, so has it price. the cost after glorified lobster sandwich is up hovering around $20, an

remains of the finocchiaro has been located in a 12-foot hole on dinardo's expansive solebury township farm. according to the source dinardo told prosecutors there are two separate grave sites on the farm which contain all four bodies. we still do not know exact relationship between the victim and dinardo, source tells fox 29 news a motive in this case may be related to a drug deal and a gun. dinardo's attorney addressed reporters yesterday as his client voiced a quick apology to his customer. >> you admitted to killing four people, what did you have to say to these families anything say, you are sorry. >> i'm sorry. >> mr. dinardo confessed to the district attorney. he confessed to his participation and commission in the murders of the four young men n exchange for that confession mr. dinardo was promised by the district attorney that he will spare his life by not invoking the death penalty. >> reporter: how are families doing. >> they are holding up remarkably well, chris. i'm very grateful for their trust in us. it means world to us and keeps us strong and keeps us going. >> reporte

their cars have been located at various locations in solebury township. now one of those places being the dinardo's farm. about all the da did confirm this morning was that his investigation is making headway on that property. >> we have not yet recovered any human remains that i can report but we have recovered several important pieces of evidence at this site that we're colonelly work very add with the majority of our manpower and on the locations. >> reporter: let's talk about this. cosmo dinardo the person of interest in this case he has been arres arrested an outstandg fare arms charge dating back to february. the da's requested a million dollar bond be set. he posted 10% of that bond. now sources have told "eyewitness news" he had violent tendencies following a quad crash that left him with serious head injuries. now prosecutors have still not yet detailed the relationship between dinardo and these four men. though as time drags on, and a few answers are revealed, this community is beginning to speculate wildly on these connections and what may have

trang do live near the police stationary in solebury township with an update now. good morning, trang. >> reporter: we are just down the road from one of those properties, at the center of the this investigation. the da hearsays he's confident that this mysterious case will be involved, but there are still so many missing pieces including how the man who was arrested yesterday may be connected to all of. >> this take a look at this chopper three video from monday, county, state, federal investigators including the fbi are focusing their efforts on this property in solebury. investigators also collected evidence from another property in bensalem, owned by the same family. they're searching for evidence in the troubled case of four missing young men, two teenagers. jimi patrick went missing, andean finocchiaro, sturgis, went missing. there are indications the men know one another, he does suspect foul play. >> we've been treating this from the outset as criminal investigation, and nothing has deterred that to this point. >> this investigation, the leads incredibly ho

leads are prompting a massive search of a farm in solebury township.hose family owns that property is now in police custody on a gun charge. he is not accused of any wrongdoing, however, related to the missing men. "action news" reporter trish hartman has more on the continuing search. >> reporter: as chopper6 flew over one of the search sites detectives could be seen near a barn on a rural property. earlier in the day investigators could be seen searching through rubble, a front end loader shovels and metal detector were used to look for clues. neighbors watched the activity anxiously waiting for news. >> it's sad 'cause solebury new hope, it's a beautiful little town and, you know, you hear this all the time. never thought something like this would happen here. >> reporter: the property is owned by sandra dinardo according to county records it wasn't the focus of the second day of this search. authorities say 19-year-old dean finocchiaro of middletown township, 19-year-old jimi patrick of newtown t-22-year-old mark sturgis of pennsburg and 21-year-ol

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live in solebury township where crews have been searching.'s got the latest on this ongoing mystery that is now getting national attention. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and investigators have been focusing on a property up the way here on lower york road in solebury township. they're expected to be back here this morning to continue their search and according to court records, the property is owned by sandra dinardo a relative of a man arrested yesterday on an unrelated gun charge. 19-year-old dean fin caro, 19-year-old jimi patrick, 22-year-old mark sturgis and 21-year-old tom meo of plumstead have been missing since last week. it's unclear what relationship the men have with each other. the district attorney does believe foul play is involved. investigators have been looking at different properties saying they were chasing hot leads. the fbi, state police and multiple local agencies have been involved. neighbors are stunned. >> it's sad 'cause solebury new hope is a beautiful little town and, you know, you hear t

chopper6 was over the scene route 202 in solebury township.vy construction equipment was hauled in. you could see federal state and local law enforcement sifting through dirt trying to find any shred of evidence connected to the four missing men. denied dean finocchiaro, jimmy patrick of newtown, 22-year-old mark sturgis of pennsburg and 21-year-old tom meo of plumstead have been missing since last week and are pleased to be victims of foul play. friends of the missing men have arrived to the search site hoping for news. meanwhile the district attorney is calling for tips. he reiterated this is an all all hands deck situation as they scour the area for evidence. >> i can't say that the whole entire property is a crime scene but we're certainly -- we've been going through the entire property. >> he was just so close to me. he's one of my best friends and he was such a good person. everyone deserved a jimi in their life noun he's not here. >> reporter: sources tell abc news that a ping from one of the missing men's cell phones led them to the pr

steve keeley joining us from the solebury township where really a heavy police presence has been taking place since last night. what do we know so far, steve. >> reporter: not so heavy anymore. they all left here at 1:00 but they are told to be back here as soon as the sunrise, and so they should be back shortly as we can now see more daylight, what you are seeing here is this structure looks like a small house, kind of like a garage, definitely being guarded by police and greg will walk to the left of the other side of the police car, and constant newscast yellow caution police crime scene tape here draped around trees and bushes. thinks a very big property, we are just seeing a little fraction on of it here but police, and law enforcement source tells us in that structure behind this police carries where they found one of the four missing mens cars yesterday and so that is why they were out here in this wooded farm area, searching for any other clues for these four missing guys, one of them from bucks county in pennsbury , pennsbury, and the other three from bucks county all different

now the search for them has centered in solebury township, at this home, chopper three over home of the fbi has now been brought into help with this investigation. >> we're not exactly sure what we will find there, but we will pretty confident that the investigation is proceeding report report search, rescue dogs were out along the path this afternoon, but later backhoe where is brought in for digging. police presence was seen searching a home in bensalem and business, all of the properties belong to a bernard o family from bensalem. >> we have reason to believe that there might be fruitful information that might be gain , bye cannot say specifically. >> reporter: there has been i flurry of police activity connected to this investigation, authorities are tight-lipped and cautious with what they revealed. d.a. only says for first time this afternoon that in the disappearance of these four men, foul play is now involved >> i sure believe there is. >> reporter: now, coming up at 6:00 we will have more information, on this investigation, how it could be connect to one of the philadelphia. w

with the very latest on the second person of interest, but we will begin with jenny joyce in solebury township with more on the possible motive for this crime as well as search for rest of the victims, jenny. >> reporter: despite a confession, cosmo dinardo has not been officially charged, we are waiting to hear from d.a. weintraub on all of this, he has been quiet with the media since the confession yesterday afternoon. cosmo dinardo's defense attorney said his client admitted his guilt and told investigators where they can find bodies in exchange for life spared. d.a. promised him the death penalty would be off the table , despite confess to go killing, four young men, dean finocchiaro, tom meo, jimi patrick and mark sturgis, remains of finocchiaro has been located in a 12-foot hole on the dinardo's expansive solebury township farm. prosecutors have not confirmed that they found the other three bodies. they also have not confirmed common link between the four men and dinardo. a source tells fox 29 news a motive in this case may be related to a drug deal and a gun, dinardo's attorney addresse

chopper 6 hd is live again over the large property off york road in solebury township bucks county as the search continues on this property for four missing young men from this region. just in about the last 30 minutes we see a lot of activity at the tent on the top of your screen. fbi are working some in protective suits and digging in the area with backhoes and sifting through the dirt meticulously searching. we heard from the bucks county d axe says that no human remains are found on the property however they have found important new evidence both on this property and in other locations they have searched. we'll continue to watch what is going on here now in solebury township as the search continues for the four missing young men. >>> the man on the run for 24 years was finally captured when he tried to get a drivers license in las vegas. robert nelson is back behind bars after escaped custody in 1992. police caught up with him and realized he committed a number of crimes on both aliases. the charges in nevada were dropped to facilitate extradition to minnesota. >>> a texas family

"action news" reporters nora muchanic in solebury township, vernon odom in buckingham township and trishvered every angle. we begin with trish hartman with a full accounting of what we learned today. trish. >> reporter: well, jim, we now know much more about what happened to these four young men who have been missing since last week according to what cosmo dinardo told investigators, the d.a. says dinardo and his cousin, sean kratz face charges of homicide, conspiracy and abuse of corpse. the d.a. also says without dinardo's confession they might still be looking for the

but for now, liver in solebury township, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> so many questions trang, thank if you. >> well, time now 5:37. in business news this morning, how to boost your retirement savings. >> and how amazon prime day could impact tv habit. money watch's roxanna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jim, rahel. wall street is coming off a mixed day. the dow lost five-point on monday. and the nasdaq added 23. >> if you invested in the ipo for snap chat parent company you've lost money. snap stocks fell for the first time monday. since going public in march, the stock has lost around $10 billion in market value. one problem concerns about snap chat's ability to grow and attract advertisers, as fast as expected. >>> amazon prime is catching up with cable tv. projected 90 million us households will pay for cable or satellite tv this year, compare that to the estimated 79 million that will have amazon prime membership. cords willing to the research firm morning star. and that number is expected to rise, with amazon prime day, now underway.

the news conference just wrapped up in solebury township. that's where we find "action news" reporter walter perez who joins us with the latest on what police and the d.a. are saying today. walter. >> reporter: hey, guys, still a lot of unanswered questions in this case. for example, investigators are still working to confirm any possible link between all four of the men involved in this case and also bucks county d.a. matt weintraub a short time ago came just short of saying foul play is involved but he said he certainly believes that is the case. weintraub also wrapped up that news conference saying make no mistake, they're pulling out all the stops for this investigation. >> amazed and impressed at the amount of manpower that has been dedicated to this and it's really -- we're going to solve this because of all the resources that we're putting together and everybody working on this. >> reporter: and so for now the investigation continues. >> as is obvious in a case of this scope and magnitude it's all hands-on deck. >> reporter: bucks cou

reporting live in solebury township. pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >>> we now want to show you the cover of philadelphia's todays daily news. a play on cosmo dinardo's name. kos monster. tribute to the victims. tonight neighbors gather for a vigil in honor of tom meo. worked for the construction company owned by the father of his friend, mark sturgis, who is also one of the victims. nbc.com and free nbc 10 app we have put together a timeline of the zsearch for the four missin men. click on the map. keeping this story updated with the very latest information as it comes in 24 hours a day. >>> breaking knew overseas. two israelis were wounded in the attack. killed in a fight with security forces. 76 degrees outside. president trump's travel ban has suffered another set back. overnight a federal judge in hawaii expanded the list of family relationships that qualify for entry into the u.s. to include grandparents, grandchildren, uncles and aunts. the travel ban targets people from six muslim majority countries. >> within thei

steve keeley in solebury township. steve? well, let's go right to the video, you'll see the picture of the youngest of the four missing reported missing last friday at dinnertime. here we are, hearing the news, that his family was told before the media was told at midnight, that his remains have been positively identified, too soon to know whether the first of the missing remains were the result of being shot and killed or murdered some other way. the other human remains have not been positively identified yet publicly, so it seems authority are still wait waitinn yet another vital part of this investigation now, that they found human remains, and that is the autopsies, rulings, and findings of the medical examiner. >> i can't comment on the type of homicide that it is at this point. but i am comfortable classifying it as homicide. i'm very, very sad to say that we can now identify dean finocchiaro, 19 years old, middletown, as one of the people that was found burried in that grave. he's been missing since friday. we notified

crews are in place in solebury township. and overnight another man was taken into custody. police could be seen at a home on magee in philadelphia. believed to be connected to the investigation and meanwhile cosmo dinardo remains behind bars. his attorney says that his client confessed to his part in the murder of four bucks county men and supplied investigators the location of their remains. >> in exchange mr. dinardo was promised by the district attorney that he will spare his life by not invoking the death penalty. >> 19-year-old dean finocchiaro and jimi patrick of new town and mark sturgis of pennsburg and thomas meo have been missing since last week. they were found in a common grave 12.5 feet underground on this sprawling property owned by cosmo dinardo's persons. according to the associate press dinardo a drug dealer confessed to killing the men after feeling cheated or threatened during three drug chance actions and that he sold marijuana to the three men and killed them separately before burning the bodies in the yard and three of them were burned in a drum and a

investigators positively identified all the bodies that were found shot and then buried on a solebury townshiproperty owned by cosmo dinardo's family. i'm dawn timmeney. >>> there is no bail tonight for the two cousins accused of in the heinous murders. we have team coverage of these bombshell developments. dave kinchen talk to community members in bucks county shaken from what's happened in their neighborhood but we begin tonight with our shawnette wilson. she's life with the very latest. shawnette. >> reporter: well, dawn, dinardo and kratz are being held at separate prisons. the judge says for their open safety. the safety of on the prisoners and witnesses. tonight they are both charged with several counts of murder, conspiracy a, abuse of corporation and weapons charges. >> we've brought four young men one step closer to their loved ones and so they can rest in peace. >> reporter: bucks county district attorney matt weintraub emotion filled and relieved friday to bring some sense of closure to the distraught families of these young men. and to announce charges against the two believed to b

human remains. >> the fbi and other law enforcement kept up their work on the solebury township farm owned by the family of the person of interest in the disappearance of four young men. district attorney matt weintraub commented the team. >> they are tenderly, painstakingly, refer enshally recovering it's remains of people they do not even know. that they never even met. >> the large farm is owned by antonio and sandra dinardo parents of the person of interest, 20-year-old cosmo dinardo of bensalem. the dinardo parents were subpoenaed to appear at a grand jury and cosmo's attorney refused to answer questions. and bill goldman is a defense attorney not associated with this case. >> the witnesses are called before the grand jury so additional evidence can be obtained. as to the person of interest, as to his back grown and his mental status. >> cosmo dinardo was taken into custody for the sec time this week and charged with the theft of a car belonging to one of the missing men thomas meo. held on all cash bail now. weintraub announce that the remains of dean finocchiaro was identified

. >> police have been youering properties in solebury township. continue in just hours. believe foul play was involved. nbc 10 pamela osborne joins us live from the scene. bring us up-to-date on the search. >>> investigator were out up until 10:30 last night searching. expected to be back around 8:00 this morning to pick up where they left things off last night. investigators centering their search for four missing men on a farm in solebury township. sky force 10 see police markers on the ground as investigators search for clues hoping that would lead them to the missing men as family members stood nearby. the property of 50 plus acre farm on route 202 is owned by the family. police arrested and charged 20-year-old on unrelated gun charges. we know they were also looking into his possible connection to the disappearances of all four men. we talked to friends. they tell us it isn't like him to just up and disappear. >> dean is the one i know. he's a funny kid. everyone loves him. a good spirit. always a smile on his face. wouldn't go missing like this for no reason. clear

but for now live, in solebury township trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". rahel and jim back to you. >>> we will continue to follow this story, stay with "eyewitness news" for latest developments in the search both on air and on line at cbs philly.com. >>> time is 5:36. in business news next step toward a world without cash. >> see, and how much gas you use just looking for a parking spot money watch's roxana saberi joins us from the new york stock exchange. good morning, roxane. >>> good morning. fed chair janet yellin testified for second day on capitol hill. she said fed expects to keeping raising interest rates at a gradual pace it sparked a rally on wall street pushing dow jones to a new high gaining 123 points, nasdaq added 67. >>> cyber security experts suggest if you called verizon customer support in the last six months change your opinion opinion number even though verizon says there has been in loss or theft of customer information after security breach affected 6 million people. company says that customer names, phone numbers, home, e-mail addre