Police discover the body of one of the four missing men in a common grave. If you've already visited this URL, your browser will let you know. "All they want to do is keep him in." Judge Maggie Snow of the Bucks County Magisterial District agreed that Dinardo posed a "grave risk," noting that his $5 million bond was the largest she had ever imposed. Subscribe to the CNS Top Eight, a weekly selection of...
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