Gilgo Beach Murders Update / L.I.S.K // 322

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07/15/23 • 52 min

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On July 13, 2023, a 59-year-old Long Island architect was arrested in connection to three of the Gilgo Beach Murders. With the release of an indictment document today, a slew of evidence has become available, including cell phone activity and DNA connections. This is the update to episode 313 of Going West on the Gilgo Beach Murders, also known, as the Long Island Serial Killings.

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/14/us/rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach-court-document.html

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Lost Boys of Bucks County // 321

In July of 2017, four young men from a small Pennsylvania farming town mysteriously vanished in the span of just one week. It was soon uncovered that they had all fallen victim to murder, but were they connected? Police would soon find out. These are the stories Jimi Patrick, Dean Finocchiaro, Thomas Meo, and Mark Sturgis. Also known as The Lost Boys of Bucks County.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Dean's Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/levittown-pa/dean-finocchiaro-11156214

2. The Philadelphia Inquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/517345829/?terms=dean%20finocchiaro

3. Philadelphia Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/sean-kratz-murder-trial-no-verdict-bucks-county-cosmo-dinardo-20191113.html

4. USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/16/sean-kratz-convicted-pennsylvania-farm-deaths-near-philadelphia/4214043002/

5. Philadelphia Magazine: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2020/02/25/cosmo-dinardo/

6. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/us/bucks-county-pennsylvania-murders-cosmo-dinardo-.html

7. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/us/missing-men-bucks-county-philadelphia.html

8. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/us/bucks-county-pennsylvania-murders-cosmo-dinardo-.html

9. Jimi's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/inquirer/name/jimi-patrick-obituary?id=9355912

10. Tom's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/batesville/name/thomas-meo-obituary?id=6817926

11. The Lost Boys of Bucks County: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12573452/

12. Mark's Obituary: https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/grandrapids/name/mark-sturgis-obituary?id=16950176

13. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/us/sean-kratz-cosmo-dinardo-bucks-county.html

14. Whyy.org: https://whyy.org/articles/kratz-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-bucks-da-takes-death-penalty-off-the-table/#:~:text=With%20the%20death%20penalty%20off,the%20impact%20of%20Kratz's%20actions.

15. Philly Burbs: https://www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/crime/2022/07/05/5-years-later-a-look-back-at-disappearance-murder-of-4-men-in-bucks/65356774007/

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