Dean Finocchiaro was 19 and a lifelong resident of Middletown Township when he was last seen on July 7, 2017. He vanished along with three other young men from Bucks County — Thomas Meo, Mark Sturgis, and Jimi Taro Patrick — after arranging to buy marijuana at a rural property in Solebury Township.

Investigators later found Finocchiaro’s remains buried in a 12.5-foot-deep common grave on a farm owned by the parents of 20-year-old Cosmo DiNardo. Authorities say the killings were staged as part of a robbery. DiNardo and his cousin, 20-year-old Sean Kratz, gave statements blaming each other for firing the shots. DiNardo told police the body was placed in a metal tank referred to as a pig roaster before burial.

Both men were arrested and charged in connection with the deaths; DiNardo admitted to multiple killings and provided information that led to the recovery of the fourth victim.