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. >> reporter: now the district attorney says he does not think that dinardo'ss mother will face charges because her son used her handgun in the killings. now we've

back and sturgis as he tried to run. investigators say all the murders are linked to marijuana deals. but as for why dinardo and kratz allegedly killed the young men -- >> i'm not really sure if we could ever answer that question. >> reporter: investigators say dinardo told them he dug a 12-foot common grave with his dad's backhoe and dropped the three bodies in a large tank and dumped them. he also says he drove over meo with the tractor and tried to burn the three bodies. and dinardo and kratz are being housed at different prisons. investigators say they want to keep thiemia bart for their safety, the safety of other prisoners and witnesses as well. also, on another note community vigil to promote healing in the wake of all of this will happen here in the garden of reflecti reflection. it will happen on sunday at 7:30. dawn. >> shawnette, thank you. >>> so who exactly is sean kratz the accomplice of cosmo dinardo in the three murder murders of r men. he's dinardos 'cuz sin end lived in northeast philadelphia. >> bruce

just two days later, tom sturgis, meo and finocchiro were missing. they searched in the township and then it spread to bensalem. we'll bring the latest to you as this mystery unfolds. signs of alert breaks will be on the nbc app and anything that develops overnight. >>> we have news out of mississippi tonight. 16 people are dead after this military plane crashed a few hours ago. burning metal and a charred crateer crater is all that's left in the field. it is believed to have exploded after taking off from memphis. >>> the weather team has issued a first alert. the radar shows a line of storms that could bring severe weather to our area over the next 18 hours. >> tammy, what is the latest on the timing and impact of these storms? >> let's get right to it. first alert has been issued for pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. originally we did not include the beaches, but at this point it actually looks like some of this might make it to the beaches late tomorrow afternoon and through the early evening. it is going to be between 2:00 and 9:00 tomorrow

sturgis ace father tells us two men are friends.n aquetong road, solebury township, but it is unclear what brought investigators to the home and if they found any clues there. one more time let's take a look at their photos, missing men are jimi tar patrick, dean finocchiaro, marge sturgis, mark meo. the state attorney's offers and state police are searching for the four missing men. for now, liver from solebury township, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," back to you. >> thank you, trang. sixteen members of pen straight fraternity charged in the death after new jersey teen look back in court this morning. preliminary hearing, judge will decide if there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. beta theta pie members and fraternity itself are charged in the death of 19 year old timothe piazza of lebanon. still the fraternity brothers wave their hearing, fell down set of stairs during a bid acceptance party. later died of trauma inch brain injury. >> man in critical condition this morning, after he was gunned down in kensingto

his apology came moments after he told investigators he killed tom mayo, mark sturgis, jimi taro patrick -- the 20-year-old's attorney told us why his client came clean. >> and the commonwealth will not be seeking the debilitate. >> reporter: a source close to the investigation told usdy nard doe shot more than one man, burned at least two of them and buried all of them on his parents' farm. a person with firsthand knowledge of the confession said he shot the men because he felt cheated or threatened during three drug transactions. that person sadie nard doe sold thousands of dollars of marijuana as well as handguns to area residents. >> he was a very nice, polite young man. nothing what you see on tv now. doesn't look like him. >> reporter: we spoke to a woman who served withdy nard doe on the drug and alcohol advisely board last year. she said after getting involved, he mysteriously quit months later. >> he just up and left. >> no reason, no. >> no reason what soever. >> is that heart breaking for you? >> yes, it is. it is because if he needed help, he could have gotten it from any one

friday sturgis went to meet meo.r hours later license plate readers spotted meo's car within feet of dinardo's truck. the next day both meo and sturgis failed to show up at work. >> where was the sound of these gunshots coming from? >> reporter: susan coleman says she heard gun nooir on the dinardo family property saturday afternoon. >> all of a sudden we heard this very, very loud boom, boom-boom. then it was like boom, boom, boom, boom. lots and lots of gunshots that were startling. and sort of reverberated. they were coming from the farm. the farm, the field right over there. they were very violent. and then i could hear in the distance like ah, ah, some sort of commotion. >> it was a lot of gunfire? >> a lot of gunfire. >> reporter: on sunday detectives discover meo's car in this garage on the dinardo family's property. with meo's life-saving diabetes medications still inside. >> this is a homicide. make no mistake about it. >> one of the things you obviously want to determine is how did they die. and the prosecu

sturgis and his friend tom meo disappeared.riday. 19-year-old jimi patrick went missing two days earlier on wednesday. none of the men have been heard from since they went missing. information is pouring in. tips are pointing right to that new hope farm on route 202. >> the leads are incredibly hot. very fruitful. making great progress. there is so much more work to do. i have a feeling we're going to be meeting like this for quite a few days. >> reporter: the bucks county da saying they are making progress. he is confident they will be able to solve this case. the fbi now involved in that investigation and search, which is expected to resume here at 8:00 a.m. this morning. reporting live in solebury, pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >>> thank you pam. you can count on nbc 10 to get more answers and bring them to you as this mystery unfolds. . you can count on nbc 10 to get more answers and bring them to you as this mystery unfolds. >>> philadelphia driver shot while trying to stop an armed robber from holding him up. happened just

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

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 storms moving east, threatening millions. it's 4:00 p.m. and the same storm system is now reaching new york city. severe thunderstorm watches are in effect through t

and finally on the seventh of july, mark sturgis and thomas meo meet dinardo in a lot at nearby peddler's village. they leave meo' cars in garage on a dinardo family owned property and go to the field where dinardo shoots meo in the back with a 357 and sturgis as he runs. >> what makes him kill these people? why does he want to shoot them? >> jeff, i don't know that. i'm not really sure if we could ever answer that question. >> reporter: all the killings are linked to pot deals says the da. dinardo has told investigators he digs 12-foot common grave with his dad's backhoe and drops the three bodies in a large tank. later scene being trucked from the field and dumps them in. he also says he drove over meo with the tractor and tried to burn the three bodies. denardo was charged friday with multiple counts of murder, conspiracy, abuse of a corporation and weapons charges. kratz faces three murder counts and other offenses. they both were arraigned this afternoon by a county magistra magistrate. weintraub got the confession from dinardo after taking the death penalty off the table friday he d

finocchiaro sturgis and meo were found in one grave.er dinardo led authorities to that specific grave. now, in exchange he will be spared the death penalty. dinardo and kratz were arraigned late this afternoon. both men have been denied bail. >>> well, the slogan is your dream, your dress. but for thousands of engaged women alfred angelo has become their nightmare. this after the popular bridal boutique closed up shop without any warning leaving desperate brides high and dry during the height of wedding season o let's go over to "action news" of course alicia vitarelli who is at the big board with more on this prenuptial panic. >> alfred angelo has bridal shops nationwide including whitehall pennsylvania and cherry hill new jersey. so when the shop suddenly went dark late last night you can bet it caused quite the panic for brides to be this morning who feared they would never wear the dream dress they paid for. >> i noticed a post that alfred angelo was closing and you hear these stories and the i'm like, no, it can't be true. >> repor

july 9th, the car of mark sturgis is found near peddler 's village in buckingham township. that same day police find meo 's koran dinardo's family property. meo's diabetic supplies that he realize on are still inside july 10th, construction equipment arrives to dig in the dinardo property, and cosmo dinardo is arrested on a unrelated gun charge. july 11th next day dinardo is named a person of interest and released from jail after his dad post bond. july 12th dinardo ace rested accused of stealing mayo's car , bail set at five million-dollar cash only. hours later the d.a. announced investigators found humane remains on the dinardo property, and identifies at least one remains as finocchiaro. of course around 5:00 last night we have learned dinardo confessed to four murders in exchange for promise that the prosecutors will not seek the death penalty. >>> we will continue to follow every facet of this case, when we're in the on the air stay with us on our web site at fox 29.com, as well as our fox 29 app. >>> people in chester county are venting about problems with their well

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

, mark sturgis ran away, coast mow dinardo turned his attention and his gun on sturgis, and emptied the gun. so, he had no bullets left to kill meo, so he had to start up a back hoe and run over tom meo he confess today authorities. >> 's good kid, always a good kid. i just seen him a month ago. and he stopped at wawa and he said oh, i just wanted to apologize for being such a rough kid. i said you aren't a rough kid at all. he was always a good kid. so, i mean, just, you know, good memories, nothing but good memories of him. tragic, totally tragic. >> reporter: after all this starting to see the early warning signs that nobody really pick up on about dinardo seen by many on line and in person, like this. now becoming so well known, this bloodied, beaten up selfie he took of himself and posted himself at a fight at a local strip club where dinardo threatens to kill openly publicly on line. he write: who ever jumped me is a dead man. but we did hear about one brave man whether this all began, still unknown to the public, we'll probably see his name and see him testify eventually. he was

cosmo dinardo confessed to killing tom meo and mark sturgis and two other young men. >>> president trump insisted that congress hold off on their august recess staying in washington and get something to his desk. the congressional budget office released their findings on the outlook if the affordable healthcare act is repealed and not replaced. a measure the senate has considered. they find it would leave 17 million americans uninsured in 2018 and 32 million than that without coverage in 2026. >> as bad as it's been over the last couple of days, today will be worse. >> reporter: today will be worse. we'll be at the height of the heat wave that will last a long time. there's an excessive heat warning and air quality alert, two good reasons to stay inside if you can. storm tracker 6 live double scan dry in the area, you can see a few specks on the grounds, but nothing reaching ground at this point. sky6 live hd looking live a pretty shot of the commodore barry bridge. you can see breaks in the clouds. you'll see a good amount of sunshine. it will work to heat things up today and not in a p

. >> reporter: jimmy patrick of newtown and mark sturgis and tom meo have been missing since last week. after posting bail for a previous weapons charge denardo was arrested trying to sell tom meo's car for are $500. the car was recovered by police say grarnlg owned by the family. >> it is my host that he does not post bail, we're going to start looking seriously at the homicide charges and in fact we have. >> and through their attorney his parents issued this statement, as parents mr. and mrs. denardo sympathize with the parents of the missing young men and cooperating in every way possible with the investigation being conducted by law enforce. the investigation is underway and we'll keep you updated on any developments. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> "action news" talked to a neighbor who lives close to the property being searched. assessed she and her husband were in the pool on saturday afternoon when she heard a series of gunshots. >> i looked at my husband keith and i said is that fireworks, because 4thle of july is passed. >> he said, no, no, that was a shot gun. th

they say around 4:00 p.m., sturgis went to meet meo. four hours later, license plate readers spot meo's car and dinardo's truck within feet of each other. the next day, meo and sturgis failed to show up to work. the authorities found meo's car in this garage with meo's life-saving diabetes medication still inside. the news comes as new images surface of cosmo dinardo pointing a pistol. the photos posted by dinardo in a group chat where he told acquaintances he wasn't worried that dean finocchiaro, one of the missing men, hadn't turned up. >> and eva joins us live from bucks county, pennsylvania, and you are hearing how they got to confession today? >> reporter: that's right, david. dinardo making a deal, telling the d.a. where to find those bodies under the promise he wouldn't face the death penalty. his lawyer saying he felt deep remorse and was emotional, but still no motive in this case, david. >> eva pilgrim covering this case from the start. >>> next tonight here, president trump is in paris this evening on the world stage and answ

car of mark sturgis is found in peddler's village in buck ham township. that same day police found meo 's koran the family property. meo's diabetic supplies that he realize on are still inside july 10th, construction equip amount lives to dig in the dinardo property, and cosmo dinardo ace rested on a unrelated gun charge. july 11th, the next day, dinardo is named a person of interest and released from jail, after his dad, posted bond. july 12th dinardo ace rested accused of stealing mayo's car , bail is set at five million-dollar, cash only. hours later the d.a. announced investigators found human remains on the dinardo property and identified at least one of those remains as finocchiaro. of course, around 5:00 o'clock last night we have learned dinardo confessed to four murders in exchange for promise that the prosecutors will not seek the death penalty. >>> we will continue to follow every facet of this case when we're in the on the air stay with us, up to dayton our app as well as fox 29.com. >>> there is a lot of people in chester county very upset ab

. >> reporter: we spokepeddler's e mark sturgis left his car. it was down the street from a dinardo family home. one of a wealth of clues that investigators say later tied cosmo dinardo to the weathers of finocchiaro, pat fricrick, meo sturgis. >> it was your tips that enabled us to act. >> reporter: and it was a bitter sweet feeling for people who watched it unfold. >> hearing the d.a. announcing that he is bringing closure to families, it was really relieving to know. >> it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: plbrandon hudson, c 10. >>> and you heard the district attorney thanking the public for their help. yesterday he also took time to prasz t praise the search crews who spent five days looking for the remains at the door at the dinardo family farm. the condition cans were hot and challenging. police cadaver dogs were key in this case, they picked up the scent of human remains. nbc 10 got a closer look at the work cadaver dogs do. this german shepherd named creed was not part of the picks county missi bucks county mission, but he is trained. >> ev

it is connected to the four males, jimi tar patrick, dean finocchiaro, mark sturgis, and tom meo. a command unit is set up outside. the severity of the situation is climbing. the bucks county d.a. is asking for the community's prayers moving forward. >> at this point i just ask for your patience and your prayers for these four young men and please let us do our jobs. >> reporter: we did speak with the father of mark sturgis by phone. he confirmed that his son's was found at peddlers village. he said he was with tom meo at the time. the d.a. confirmed the four males know each other. >> we have information that they know each other. >> reporter: it's all hands on deck to find them, but could not confirm all four are alive. >> i can't say we hope and pray they are, but we need to go with the investigation leads us. >> regardless of what happens today, the d.a. said they will be back in this spot at 3:30 p.m. with an update to the media, we'll bring that to you live. reporting in solbury township, bob brooks channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. our coverage of the story continues on

the discovery of mark sturgis' car was found in peddlers village in bucks county. authorities say it was part of the investigation, but they would not elaborate. d.a. weintrob admits they are not certain what they are dealing with nick. >> nick -- in this case. >> we're treating as a criminal investigation at this time until we know differently. anyone with information call police or call (215)297-8201. that number is at 6abc.com. reporting live from solbury, walter perez we see channel 6 "action news." >> our coverage continues on the 6abc app we'll alert you to any developments in the case as the investigation continues to unfold. >> the second day of preliminary hearing is underway in the case of a now banned penn state fraternity and 18 members involved in the death of a pleej after a heavy -- pledge after a heavy night of drinking. prosecutors say the fraternity members tried to cover up the incident. a state college police detective testified that the fraternity members allegedly texted each other to have the pledges clean the basement and get rid of evidence

cosmo dinardo meets up with tom meo and mark sturgis. he shoots tom meo in the back and mark sturgis runs away. he runs him over with a backhoe. the next day the men return to bury the tank 1 feet -- 12 feet under ground using a backhoe. one thing, they may have never have found jimi patrick's remains had they not made the plea deal with cosmo dinardo. >> we found him. >> reporter: weintraub said the victim's family showed tremendous strength as they worked to bring the victims home. >> i hope i am never in their shoes, but if i ever with, i hopic -- hope i can handle it with the strength and dignity. >>> in exchange for cosmo dinardo's confession he was spared the death penalty. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> "action news" as learned that sean kratz was already in trouble before his arrested. he was twice arrested for break ins in june 2015 and february of 2017. 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

. >> reporter: they are dean finocchiaro, mark sturgis and tom meo.xchange for deal with cosmo dinardo who investigators say confessed to the murders the fourth victim jimi patrick's body also found. >> we'd still be looking for jimi patrick had we not made this agreement. >> reporter: investigators say in a confession thursday by cosmo dinardo on july 5th he and jimmy patrick went to the corn field where he shot patrick after a marijuana deal went bad. and buried him a 6-foot deep grave. dinardo also says at the same corn fold sean kratz who he refers to as his cousin shoots dean finocchiaro. dinardo fires at him while he's on the ground. kratz says he never shotl shotl. on july 7 the other two meet denard go and go to the field. dinardo told him he dug 12-foot common grave with his dad's backhoe three bodies in large. he drove over mayor with the tractor and tried to burn the three bodies. investigators say all the murders are linked to marijuana deals. dawn, another note a community vigil will be held here at the garden of reflection to promote hea

when sturgis ran, dinardo started shooting him. dinardo told police he poured gasoline into a metal tank and attempted to burn the bodies and then buried them. >> we did find three of those young men buried deep within the ground under an old oil tank that was converted into a cooker, about 12 1/2 feet down. >> reporter: dominic belizzi is the local police chief. >> four young men killed like that, just terrible. >> reporter: what effect does it have on this community? >> it has -- they're in shock. our community's in shock. >> reporter: the mystery now solved. what happened to these four young men won't be forgotten. stephanie gosk, nbc news, bucks county, pennsylvania. >>> the worst may still not be over tonight in parts of the upper midwest hit hard by severe storms. flash flooding left thousands of buildings under water in northern illinois and southern wisconsin where states of emergency have been declared. tonight millions are at risk of more heavy rain and damaging winds as the dangerous weather system moves east. and in flo

. >> dean finocchiaro, tom mahe, sturgis and jimi patrick. >> why did you do it? >> 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 b

nicholas is friends with both meo and sturgis. he never heard him mention dinardo's name. >> we hope they're ok and nothing bad happened. >> reporter: investigators have been tight lipped about this investigation since the beginning. we have not learned much about exactly what was uncovered or recovered there at this 90 acre property. once again, the breaking news, the district attorney here in bucks county expected to hold a press conference in about 55 minutes, live in bucks county, greg argos cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> thank you, greg, we will get back. >>> the person of interest in the missing men case was arrested once again today and tonight, he is behind bars, alexandria hoff joins us with the new legal developments surrounding cosmo dinardo. alex? >> reporter: ukee, you said it right there. he has been deemed a person of interest. not a suspect throughout this investigation. but earlier it was made clear that authorities were not ready to see him walk free. two mug shots three days. with chopper 5 overhead, cosmo stared in

i'mal sand that hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> stepmother of the one of the missing men mark sturgis took to social media thanking friend, family for their support. roseann potash said this was a act of pure evil, all we can do is continue to pray, and hope that these boys are found , she went on to write, hopefully the system will not fail and we can get justice for our boys and their families. >>> be sure to stay with "eyewitness news" as this case continues to unfold as if there are any new developments we will have them for you here on tv and also at cbs philly .com. >>> now our other top story a dual threat tonight weather-wise, tornado warning just expired in much of the region, and meteorologist lauren casey joins us now from the weather center with a look at temperatures and radar and what is going on, lauren. >> it hads been a very active last few hours, severe thunderstorm watch does remain for large portion of the delaware valley until 9:00 o'clock tonight you can see areas in yellow under that watch that does include center city philadelphia, we have seen quite a bit of s

meo sturgis and finocchiaro. authorities admit authorities are not certain what they're dealing with regarding this case if we don't know. but we're treating this as a criminal investigation at this time until we know differently. >> reporter: and so the investigation continues at this time barring any breaks in this case the next news briefing is scheduled for 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. anyone with any information is asked to call police. reporting live from solebury, walter perez, channel6 "action news." back to you guys. >> oh, walter, thank you. >>> our coverage of this story continues on the 6abc app. we'll alert you to any new developments in this case as the investigation continues to unfold. >>> well, the second day of preliminary hearing is under way in the case of a penn state fraternity much 18 members of beta theta pie face charges in connection with the the february death avenue pledge after a night of drinking. during the hearing today in belfont prosecutors revealed internet searches and text mes

gave investigators a detailed account of the murders of jimi tar patrick, dean finocchiaro, mark sturgis and thomas meo in exchange for his confession his attorney says prosecutors have agreed not to pursue the death penalty. >> we negotiated this out come for cosmo to be very honest, forth right and truthful in what occurred within the last week and a half. >> reporter: dinardo also told investigators where the bodies are located. remains have already been discovered in what's been described as 12 and a half foot common grave on the expansive solebury township family farm. what is still not certain is how dinardo knew his victims or how they were connected. but a source telling fox 29 tonight the killings may have been over a deal over marijuana and a gun. >> how are the families doing. >> they're holding up remarkablely well, chris. i'm very grateful for their trust in us. it means the world to us and keeps us strong and keeps us going. >> reporter: now right now cosmo dinardo has not officially been charged in these murders. however, the district attorney has scheduled an 11am press c

mark sturgis of penns burger and 21-year-old tom meo of plumstead have been missing.mo dinardo has remained a person of interest in this case. after posting bail for a perceives weapons charge, yesterday -- previous weapons charge, yesterday, cosmo dinardo was arrested again for trying to sell tom meo's car. prosecutors sought and secured a five million cash bail for cosmo dinardo. >> it is my hope that he does not post that. that's his prerogative, we'll start looking seriously at the homicide charge and in fact we already have. >> reporter: and through their attorney his parents issued this statement -- we expect an update from the district at 11:00 a.m., we'll bring you any developments as they come in. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." before the news broke that one of the missing men have been found, friends of jimmy patrick gathered to pray at loyola university students gathered at jesuit school chapel. >> we draw our hope from our spiritual prayer. jimmy patrick's family that's what they asked of us when they notified us he was missing. please pray for u

nicholas is friends with both meo and sturgis. never heard him mention dinardo's name. >> we hope they're ok and nothing bad happened. >> reporter: investigators have been tight lipped about this investigation since the beginning. we have not learned much about exactly what was uncovered or recovered there at this 90 acre property. once again, the breaking news, the district attorney here in bucks county expected to hold a press conference in about 55 minutes, live in bucks county, greg argos cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> thank you, greg, we will get back. >>> the person of interest in the missing men case was arrested once again today and tonight, he is behind bars, alexandria hoff joins us with the new legal developments surrounding cosmo dinardo. alex? >> reporter: ukee, you said it right there. he has been deemed a person of interest. not a suspect throughout this investigation. but earlier it was made clear that authorities were not ready to see him walk free. two mug shots three days. with chopper 5 overhead, cosmo stared into

mark sturgis runs away. he shots him in the back. he put all three bodies in the oil tank called a pig roaster. they may have not have ever found jimi patrick's remains had they not made the plea deal with cosmo dinardo. >> we found him. >> reporter: wine -- weintraub said the family showed strength as they hoped to bring their loved ones home. >> i hope i'm never in through their shoes, if i am, i hope i can handle it with the strength and 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

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. patrick has been missing since wednesday. the other three have been missing since friday. there was also heavy police activity in bensalem today as police searched a house on wayland circle. this all started yesterday when investigators spent hours searching a property on aqua tone road in solebury township, the family of mark sturgis says his car was found in peddler'sville lidge in lahaska. the families of the four missing men are still hoping for a positive outcome. >> they're very prayerful anxious and fearful but they maintain some hope. i think that is the position they want to stay in at this point. >> reporter: we learned 20-year-old cosmo dinardo taken from the home on why land circle in bensalem has been charged with possession of a firearm and is being held on $1 million bail. police have not said if dinardo is connected to this missing persons case. the next planned update from the district attorney is set for 11 o'clock t

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 spared the death penalty. reporting live in doylestown, trish hartman channel6 "action news": jim. >> thank you, trish. >>> let's switch live to the district justice's office in buckingham township and vernon odom, and vernon both dinardo and kratz were video arraigned there today on murder charges. what was that like? >> reporter: it was so

now two, other men from bucks county also reported missing, they're 22 year old mark sturgis, and 21 year old tom meo. the pair last seen together friday night in the doylestown area. sturgis' father told "eyewitness news" that the two men are friends, so there was possible break in the case that led police to search home on acqua tongue home solebury township 7:00 p.m., but it is unclear what brought investigators to that house, and if they found any clues there. let's take a look again at their photos, one more time, missing men are jimmy tar patrick, dean, marge stir gist, tom meo. bucks county district attorney offers, and several police departments are combining efforts to ensure these men come home safely. but for now, live in solebury township, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," rahel, jim, back to you. >> let's hope they do, trang, thank you. >> also new this morning, pedestrian is badly injured after being hit by a car this camden county. the crash happened before 12:30, 2,000 block of egg harbor road in lindenwald. the driver did stay at the scene. still, waiting for updat

rosanne potash, the mother of mark sturgis, whose son is among the missing, wrote on facebook, "this was an act of pure evil. all we can do is continue to pray for our loved ones." investigators have not released a motive for the crime at this time. anthony? >> mason: demarco morgan with some very sad news from pennsylvania. thanks, demarco. president trump is in paris tonight, but the controversy over his son's meeting with a russian lawyer followed him there. here's mark phillips. ep reporter: if this paris visit was supposed to be an easy little sightseeing getaway for president trump, he brought along a lot of baggage. >> as far as my son is concerned, my son is a wonderful cung man. >> reporter: the controversial meeting during the election campaign between donald trump, jr., and a russian lawyer said to be offering dirt on hillary clinton hung over this visit like a cloud. but the president was sticking to his story, that it was all part of the nasty game of politics. >> it's called opposition research or even research into your opponent. i've had many people... i have only bee

young men 19-year-old dean finocchiaro of middletown township 19-year-old jimi tar patrick 22 mark sturgisf pensburg and 21-year-old tom meo of plumb stead according to the associated press someone with firsthand knowledge of dinardo confession said he killed each of the victims separately after selling them marijuana and then burned their bodies at his family's farm. the source also said dinardo had a co-conspirator in three killings and said they were killed after dinardo was cheated after three drug transactions and have painstakingly searched the 90 acre property belonging to his family in addition to two other properties in solebury and bensalem owned by the dinardo and led to this spot on the farmland off route 202 where they dug and sifted through the dirt and dean finocchiaro in the 12 1/2 foot common grave on wednesday has been identified and district attorney matt weintraub said the families of the victims are holding up remarkably well. >> i'm very grateful for their trust in us it really means the world to us and keeps us strong and keeps us going. >> reporter: he tweeted he ha

the farm where kratz shot him in the head also on july 7 dinardo meets up with tom tomasic and mark sturgiso make a drug deal and his car was left on the property on aquetong road and head to the farm where kratz is waiting and dinardo shoots him in the back and falls to the ground screaming and mark sturgis is shot and he runs him over with a backhoe and placed in a metal tank called a pig roaster on caught on fire and came back to bury it under ground using the backhoe and the motive for this. >> we won't know the answer. >> reporter: and they may never have found jimi tar patrick remains if they had not made the plea dial with dinardo. >> we found them where we were told we were to find him. >> reporter: the family showed tremendous strength as they worked to bring their loved ones hope. >> hope i'm never in their shoes but if i ever were i pray that i could handle this with the courage and the dignity that they exhibited. >> reporter: now weintraub says dinardo and kratz confessions also led them to the two weapons that were being used in the killings and in exchange for dinardo confess

last night a memorial gathering for another victim, mark sturgis held in salem. authorities found the remains of mark sturgis, jimmy patrick, dean fin car row and scott may owe last week. cosmo dinardo confessed to killing the men. his cousin, sean kratz is charged in three of the murders. sky force 10 over the area. searching for more clues. cosmo dinardo has also claimed to have killed a man and woman from philadelphia in addition to the four victims. the farm has now been cleared as a crime scene. >>> the music world is mourning after rocker chester bennington died of apparent suicide. lead singer was found dead in los angeles home yesterday. bennington struggled with schol a alcohol and drug addiction at various times in his life. married with six children. coroner's office is investigating his death. would have been chris kornell's 53rd birthday. kornell died by suicide earlier this year. >> hot and dry conditions fueling flames in burlington county. here's what we know. over the forest last night. so far the fire in a remote area of washington township has

a memorial gathering was held for 22-year-old mark sturgis. the bodies of sturgis, jimmy patrick, and tom mayo were found last week. the four were buried on a shot in sill bury township. that farm has now been cleared as the crime scene. today police packed up equipment and tools they used to search that property. police are also thanking the community for dropping off food and water to help feed all of the officers and agents who helped with the investigation. >>> 20 years cosmo dinardo confessed to killing four men on the farm which his family owns. his cousin sean craft is charged in three of the murders. >> a follow-up to a story we first reported as breaking news last night at 11:00. police in vine land say two brothers drowned in crystal lake. today officials recovered the bodies. police believe the men were fishing when one of them got into trouble in the water and the other drowned trying to save him. >> we are getting a firsthand look at a police involved shooting in kensington last night. today septa police released body camera video