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Lawsuit seeking to hold killers’ parents liable can continue

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in Doylestown, Pa., shows Cosmo DiNardo, of Bensalem, Pa., who was charged Friday, July 14, 2017, with the killings of four Pennsylvania men. DiNardo and his cousin, Sean Kratz, both 21, will be in court on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, for hearings expected to resolve their criminal case without a trial. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office via AP, File)

The Latest: Man accused of helping kill 4 rejects plea deal

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in Doylestown, Pa., shows Cosmo DiNardo, of Bensalem, Pa., who was charged Friday, July 14, 2017, with the killings of four Pennsylvania men. DiNardo and his cousin, Sean Kratz, both 21, will be in court on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, for hearings expected to resolve their criminal case without a trial. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office via AP, File)

Man pleads guilty to killing 4, but cousin rejects plea deal

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in Doylestown, Pa., shows Sean Kratz of Philadelphia. The Bucks County prosecutor's office on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 filed notice of aggravating circumstances in the charges against Kratz and Cosmo DiNardo, in the deaths of four men found buried on a Philadelphia-area farm. Prosecutors said capital punishment would be justified because there were multiple murders and the slayings were committed during commission of a felony and drug felonies. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office via AP, File)

The Latest: Lawyer ‘disappointed’ by death penalty decision

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FILE - In this July 13, 2017 file photo, a law enforcement official escorts Cosmo DiNardo to a vehicle in, Doylestown, Pa. The Bucks County prosecutor's office on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 filed notice of aggravating circumstances in the charges against Sean Kratz and DiNardo, in the deaths of four men found buried on a Philadelphia-area farm. Prosecutors said capital punishment would be justified because there were multiple murders and the slayings were committed during commission of a felony and drug felonies. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Cousins charged in shooting deaths of 4 men plead not guilty

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

Prosecutors move to keep death penalty an option in slayings

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FILE - This undated photo provided by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in Doylestown, Pa., shows Cosmo DiNardo. DiNardo and his cousin Sean Kratz, both charged in the deaths of four men who were found buried on a sprawling Pennsylvania farm, are scheduled to appear in county court for a preliminary hearing in Doylestown on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office via AP, File)

Detective: Cousins went for cheesesteaks after 4 men killed

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

Philadelphia police search farm where missing 4 were found

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Police: Dealer charged with killing 4 claimed other slayings

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in Doylestown, Pa., shows Sean Kratz of Philadelphia. Kratz was charged Friday, July 14, 2017, with 20 counts, including three counts of criminal homicide in the Friday, July 7, 2017, killings of three Pennsylvania men. Cosmo DiNardo, an admitted drug dealer with a history of mental illness was also charged in the July 5, 2017, killing of a fourth man. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office via AP)

From small crimes, cousins allegedly move to killing 4 men

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in Doylestown, Pa., shows Cosmo DiNardo, of Bensalem, Pa., an admitted drug dealer with a history of mental illness who was charged Friday, July 14, 2017, with the killings of four Pennsylvania men who vanished a week ago. A second suspect was also arrested and charged in three of the deaths. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office via AP)

Cousins’ lives escalate from petty crimes to alleged murder

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

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 has admitted killing the four men who went missing last week and told authorities the location of the bodies. Lang says prosecutors agreed to take the death penalty off the table in return for DiNardo's cooperation. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The Latest: Authorities: Pot dealer says he killed 4 men

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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 has admitted killing the four men who went missing last week and told authorities the location of the bodies. Lang says prosecutors agreed to take the death penalty off the table in return for DiNardo's cooperation. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Papers reveal pot dealer’s grisly confession to 4 slayings

By MARYCLAIRE DALE and MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

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 has admitted killing the four men who went missing last week and told authorities the location of the bodies. Lang says prosecutors agreed to take the death penalty off the table in return for DiNardo's cooperation. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Cosmo DiNardo confesses to killing 4 men burning bodies in Pennsylvania

By Maryclaire Dale and Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

Matthew Weintraub, District Attorney for Bucks County, Pa., speaks with members of the media in New Hope, Pa., Thursday, July 13, 2017. Weintraub said they've found human remains in their search for four missing young Pennsylvania men and they can now identify one victim. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The Latest: AP source: Man killed 4 separately, burned them

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Law enforcement officials walk down a blocked off driveway in Solebury, Pa., as the search resumes Tuesday, July 11, 2017, for four missing young Pennsylvania men feared to be the victims of foul play. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Prosecutor: Human remains discovered in search for 4 men

By BOB LENTZ and MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

Law enforcement workers walk down a blocked off drive way in Solebury, Pa., as the search resumes Tuesday, July 11, 2017, for four missing young Pennsylvania men feared to be the victims of foul play. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The Latest: Human remains found in search for 4 missing men

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A family walks down a blocked off drive way, Monday, July 10, 2017, in Solebury, Pa. Authorities are chasing fast-developing leads in the search for four young men feared to be the victims of foul play, but said Monday that it could take days despite intense efforts centered on a large swath of farmland. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The Latest: Official: Person of interest makes bail, freed

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A family walks down a blocked off drive way, Monday, July 10, 2017, in Solebury, Pa. Authorities are chasing fast-developing leads in the search for four young men feared to be the victims of foul play, but said Monday that it could take days despite intense efforts centered on a large swath of farmland. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Cadaver dogs used, dirt sifted in search for 4 missing men

By MARYCLAIRE DALE and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press