'I'm Sorry' Says Cosmo DiNardo After Confessing To 4 Murders

Cosmo DiNardo has confessed to his participation in the murders of four young men in Bucks County, according to his defense attorney. In exchange for that confession, he will avoid the death penalty, said defense attorney Paul Lang in an on-air interview.

"He confessed to his participation or commission in the murders of four young men," Lang said. He has also told investigators where the bodies of the three remaining victims are, Lang told 6ABC. The four victims, who are believed to be his acquaintances, were reported missing last week and authorities have been searching for them since Sunday night.

While being escorted in a bright orange jumpsuit, DiNardo was asked if he had anything to say to the families of the victims. "I'm sorry," he said, then got into the Bucks County Sheriffs van.

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"The District Attorney has no response at this time to statements of defense counsel regarding person of interest Cosmo Dinardo," the agency Tweeted following the shocking turn of events. A 3 p.m. briefing by the District Attorney was cancelled; the next press conference is Friday at 11 a.m.

The unexpected confessions followed five days of heavy police presence on the DiNardo family farm off Rt. 202 in Solebury and the discovery of the remains of one victim on Wednesday. The family also owns a home on Wayland Circle in Bensalem, which was also searched.

District Attorney Matt Weintraub said early on he believed foul play was involved in the disappearance of the men.

The national spotlight turned on Bucks County Sunday night, as authorities began investigating the disappearance of the four young men.

Jimi Patrick, 19, of Newtown was the first to go missing. The last time someone saw or heard from him was at 6 p.m. on July 5. Dean Finocchiaro, 19, of Langhorne went missing Friday; he was last seen around 6:30 p.m. getting into a car near his home in the Hampton Bridge section of Langhorne.

Finocchaiaro's remains have been located on the DiNardo property.

Also on Friday, Mark Sturgis, 22, of Pennsburg and Tom Meo, 21, of Plumstead, went missing. It is believed the pair were together in the area of Peddler's Village the last time they were seen.

When Sturgis and Meo, who work together at Sturgis' father's construction company, didn't show up for work on Saturday, his father, Mark Potash, became concerned. He told Philly.com initially he thought they just had a late night on Friday, but by mid-afternoon, he knew something was wrong.

Police begin their search for the missing men at the DiNardo family properties after the cellphone of one of the missing men, Dean Finocchiaro, was tracked there on Saturday afternoon, the New York Times reported. Officials have not confirmed information about cellphone tracking, however.

Heavy machinery, including a backhoe, was brought to the search site in Solebury, a farm estimated to be about 90 acres.

On Monday, Cosmo DiNardo was charged with a firearms possession offense from February. The charge, which was previously dismissed for unknown reasons, alleged that DiNardo was in possession of a Savage Arms 20-gauge shotgun despite the fact that he was not allowed to due to his mental health.

His bail was set at 10 percent of $1 million. By the next day, his father, Antonio DiNardo, had bailed him out.

On Wednesday, as the search intensified in Solebury, Cosmo DiNardo was again charged, this time with stealing a car owned by one of the missing men. Authorities allege DiNardo stole the Nissan Maxima owned by Meo and attempted to sell the car for $500.

The car was later found at his family's property, with Meo's life-saving diabetic kit inside. He never went anywhere without the kit, the district attorney said, citing information from Meo's family.

DiNardo was held on $5 million bail Wednesday. The confessions happened less than 24 hours later.

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