15 July, 2017
Police searched the Solebury, Pennsylvania, farm owned by 20-year-old Cosmo DiNardo's family after four young men disappeared for three days last week, the Daily Mail reported.
DiNardo, who suffers from schizophrenia, confessed Thursday in court to murdering the young men - identified as Mark Sturgis, 22, Tom Meo, 21, Jimi Tar Patrick, 19, and Dean Finocchiaro, 19.
Weintraub said a cadaver-sniffing dog led authorities to a 12.5-foot deep "common grave" in an isolated 68-acre Pennsylvania farm in the Solebury Township that was under investigation.
Matthew Weintraub, the Bucks County District Attorney, said they believe four men are acquainted with each other, but that this information still needs to be confirmed.
On Wednesday, authorities arrested the son of the property's owners, 20-year-old Cosmo DiNardo, on charges he tried to sell one of the missing men's cars a day after he was last seen.
Cosmo DiNardo was being held on $5 million cash bail after he was charged with trying to sell another victim's vehicle after he disappeared.
Investigators are searching a property that belongs to the DiNardo family.
Cosmo DiNardo's attorney Paul Lang said his client admitted to "the four murders" and is ready to plead guilty, USA Today reported. DiNardo was arrested on an unrelated gun charge, the Associated Press reported, and authorities have not called him a suspect in the disappearances. According to an affidavit of probable cause, DiNardo was accused of possessing a shotgun and ammunition despite a history of mental illness that includes a voluntary commitment. "We just don't know how many", he said.
The Bucks County DA will hold a news conference Friday afternoon in Doylestown at 2 p.m. 69 News will have a crew there and bring you the latest details as they become available. Police found Meo's Nissan Maxima on the farm early on Sunday morning and discovered the car's title, unsigned by Meo, along with his insulin kit for diabetes.
At least three of the men knew each other.
Weintraub said DiNardo's arrest marked a big stride forward in the case.
Jimi Patrick, 19, of Newtown Township, went missing on Wednesday. As part of DiNardo's admission, prosecutors will take the death penalty off the table.
Weintraub said the investigation doesn't focus exclusively on Dinardo and "is still wide open".
