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Friday 14 July 2017
Suspect confesses to killing 4 men, says where bodies are

By MARYCLAIRE DALE confession.
ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE The mystery of the four
Associated Press men’s disappearances has
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A transfixed the Philadelphia
jail inmate who was the fo- area over the past week,
cus of an investigation into taking a grisly turn when hu-
the disappearances of four man remains were discov-
men admitted on Thursday ered in a 12½-foot-deep
that he killed them, his at- grave on a farm. But what
torney said in a surprise de- sort of evil befell them,
velopment. and why, had remained
Cosmo DiNardo, 20, con- shrouded in secrecy.
fessed to the commission The prosecutor, who has
of or participation in four held twice-daily briefings,
murders and agreed to made it clear Thursday he
plead guilty to four murder knew a lot more than he
counts, attorney Paul Lang was saying, citing the need
said outside court, where to protect the investiga-
DiNardo had met with in- tion.
vestigators. DiNardo also That only added to the
told investigators where speculation and rumors
the bodies are. before DiNardo’s confes-
A law enforcement official escorts Cosmo DiNardo to a vehicle Thursday, July 13, 2017, in
Doylestown, Pa. Lawyer Paul Lang, a defense attorney for DiNardo, said Thursday that his client “I’m sorry,” a shackled Di- sion. Laura Hefty, who
has admitted killing the four men who went missing last week and told authorities the location Nardo said as he left the lives a few miles from the
of the bodies. Lang says prosecutors agreed to take the death penalty off the table in return for courthouse. gravesite in Solebury Town-
DiNardo’s cooperation. In exchange for the coop- ship, where farms bump
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke) eration, Lang said, pros- up against new residential
ecutors were taking the developments, said many
death penalty off the ta- people were trying to
ble. There was no immedi- convince themselves this
ate comment from prose- is nothing that could ever
cutors, but they retweeted happen to their kids. “They
news reports of DiNardo’s feel incredibly sad. q

California police catch murder
suspect who escaped custody

By KRISTIN J. BENDER straint as a weapon in the
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — fight.
With a handcuff still dan- Then Haqq kicked out the
gling from his wrist, a Cen- window screen, climbed
tral California murder sus- out of the window and was
pect was recaptured Thurs- gone, according to police.
day, nearly a week after he The two detectives were
squirmed out of one cuff at scraped and bruised in the
Fresno police headquar- battle.
ters, whacked detectives Police Chief Jerry Dyer said
with the restraint, and then Thursday the escape was
climbed out a window to due to “an honest mis-
freedom, police said. take by good detectives
Last Friday evening, Ibn that were trying to do their
Lugman Haqq, 21, had one jobs.” On Thursday morn-
hand cuffed to a chair in a ing, police nabbed Haqq
police interview room and as he was leaving a Sac-
was undergoing question- ramento area apartment
ing about the murder of a with his wife. He pulled his
41-year-old man who was red hoodie over his head
shot 10 times earlier this to shield his face, swore at
month at a Fresno apart- officers and was uncoop-
ment. When the two de- erative. But this time de-
tectives left the room brief- tectives got their guy — for
ly, he made a break for it. good, police said.
“He slipped (the handcuff) “He was uncooperative
off of the arm chair handle and didn’t really want to
that he was cuffed to,” speak to detectives about
said Fresno police spokes- anything,” said Hudson.
man Lt. Mark Hudson. “I’m sure he was surprised
But the detectives spotted because he was unaware
him and the three fought we were going to be
with Haqq using the re- there.”q