About this episode
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. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast 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/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.