More Than 1,000 Attend Vigil for Murdered Bucks County Men
A law enforcement official escorts Cosmo DiNardo to a vehicle Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Doylestown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
About 1,500 people gathered Sunday in Bucks County for a candlelit vigil to commemorate four young men whose brutal murders gained national notoriety last week.
Community members flooded the Garden of Reflection 9/11 Memorial in Newtown, miles from the 90-acre Solebury Township farm where police found the men’s remains several days earlier.
The vigil was held in honor of 19-year-old Dean Finocchiaro, 19-year-old Jimi Tar Patrick, 22-year-old Mark Sturgis and 21-year-old Tom Meo, whose murders shocked the small town and made for a high profile case that involved state and local police, U.S. marshals and the FBI.
Cosmo DiNardo, 20, confessed to the murders last week. DiNardo, along with his cousin Sean Kratz, also 20, was charged in connection with the murders. Police say Kratz aided DiNardo in three of the killings and that DiNardo executed one of them entirely on his own. They’ve both been charged with multiple counts of criminal homicide, conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, abuse of corpse and robbery.
Matthew Schuler, a Bucks-County native who was a finalist on The Voice, sang “Hallelujah” at the vigil.
Such a beautiful event as the Bucks County community comes together for a candlelight vigil for healing for the friends & families affected pic.twitter.com/HFRtxqjwlB
— Renee Washington (@ReneePwash) July 17, 2017
Vigil for 4 men killed in Bucks Co. begins with prayers. Family, friends & 1st responders are here at 9-11 Memorial Garden @6abc pic.twitter.com/93j2oJHUnS
— Annie McCormick (@6abcAnnie) July 16, 2017
People are gathering for a vigil to be held this evening honoring 4 young men who lost their lives.#buckscounty #cosmodinardo #seankraft pic.twitter.com/h7d2vzG13k
— Jonathan Lee Riches (@xxxlawsuitxxx) July 16, 2017
Hundreds show up to vigil in Bucks County to remember the four missing young men who were murdered by two cousins here. pic.twitter.com/yntcMK6xYH
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) July 16, 2017
Makeshift memorial on front #Solebury property in #BucksCounty Pa where 4 young men lost their lives.#CosmoDiNardo #SeanKratz pic.twitter.com/imVc0aM5OK
— Jonathan Lee Riches (@xxxlawsuitxxx) July 16, 2017
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