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| Pennsylvania: body of one of four missing youths found buried on farm | |
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| Investigators have found the body of one of four missing young men along with other human remains buried on a Pennsylvania farm, and vowed to “bring each and every one of these lost boys home to their families”. | Investigators have found the body of one of four missing young men along with other human remains buried on a Pennsylvania farm, and vowed to “bring each and every one of these lost boys home to their families”. |
| Cadaver dogs led them to the spot on the 90-acre farm in Solebury Township where they discovered human remains inside a 12ft-deep common grave. | Cadaver dogs led them to the spot on the 90-acre farm in Solebury Township where they discovered human remains inside a 12ft-deep common grave. |
| “I don’t understand the science behind it, but those dogs could smell these poor boys 12ft below the ground,” the Bucks County district attorney Matthew Weintraub said at a midnight news conference. | “I don’t understand the science behind it, but those dogs could smell these poor boys 12ft below the ground,” the Bucks County district attorney Matthew Weintraub said at a midnight news conference. |
| The body identified was that of 19-year-old Dean Finocchiaro. Weintraub did not say how he died. The other remains have not yet been identified. | The body identified was that of 19-year-old Dean Finocchiaro. Weintraub did not say how he died. The other remains have not yet been identified. |
| The missing men are 22-year-old Mark Sturgis, 21-year-old Tom Meo and 19-year-old Jimi Tar Patrick. Patrick, who attended a Catholic high school for boys with the man authorities consider a suspect, was last seen on Wednesday last week, while the other three vanished Friday. | The missing men are 22-year-old Mark Sturgis, 21-year-old Tom Meo and 19-year-old Jimi Tar Patrick. Patrick, who attended a Catholic high school for boys with the man authorities consider a suspect, was last seen on Wednesday last week, while the other three vanished Friday. |
| “This is a homicide, make no mistake about it. We just don’t know how many homicides,” Weintraub said. | “This is a homicide, make no mistake about it. We just don’t know how many homicides,” Weintraub said. |
| Authorities said they were looking at pursuing homicide charges against a 20-year-old man who was taken into custody earlier on Wednesday and whose parents own the farm. | Authorities said they were looking at pursuing homicide charges against a 20-year-old man who was taken into custody earlier on Wednesday and whose parents own the farm. |
| Cosmo DiNardo was being held on $5m cash bail after he was charged with trying to sell a victim’s car after he disappeared. The car was found on the DiNardo family’s property. | Cosmo DiNardo was being held on $5m cash bail after he was charged with trying to sell a victim’s car after he disappeared. The car was found on the DiNardo family’s property. |
| DiNardo also had been arrested Monday and held on $1m bail on an unrelated gun charge before his father paid $100,000 to bail him out on Tuesday. The charge stems from accusations that DiNardo was caught with a shotgun and ammunition in February despite a prior mental health commitment. | DiNardo also had been arrested Monday and held on $1m bail on an unrelated gun charge before his father paid $100,000 to bail him out on Tuesday. The charge stems from accusations that DiNardo was caught with a shotgun and ammunition in February despite a prior mental health commitment. |
| The back-to-back arrests bought investigators time as they scoured the farm and other spots across the county for clues to the men’s disappearance, Weintraub said. | The back-to-back arrests bought investigators time as they scoured the farm and other spots across the county for clues to the men’s disappearance, Weintraub said. |
| DiNardo’s parents, Antonio and Sandra DiNardo, own the farm in upper Bucks County, a bucolic area with rolling hillsides, new housing developments and historic sites. They also own a nearby farm parcel that was also searched and a concrete company near their home in Bensalem, closer to Philadelphia. | DiNardo’s parents, Antonio and Sandra DiNardo, own the farm in upper Bucks County, a bucolic area with rolling hillsides, new housing developments and historic sites. They also own a nearby farm parcel that was also searched and a concrete company near their home in Bensalem, closer to Philadelphia. |
| An attorney representing the couple issued a statement earlier on Wednesday saying they sympathized with the families of the missing men and were cooperating “in every way possible with the investigation”. | An attorney representing the couple issued a statement earlier on Wednesday saying they sympathized with the families of the missing men and were cooperating “in every way possible with the investigation”. |
| The FBI had been using heavy equipment to dig a deep ditch on the farm property, and then sifting through each bucket of dirt by hand. | The FBI had been using heavy equipment to dig a deep ditch on the farm property, and then sifting through each bucket of dirt by hand. |
| At least some of the missing men are friends, but it’s unclear how well they knew DiNardo, if at all. | At least some of the missing men are friends, but it’s unclear how well they knew DiNardo, if at all. |