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<p>DOYLESTOWN &#8212; One of two cousins charged in the deaths of four men found buried on a Bucks County farm told authorities he didn&#8217;t participate in the killings and said the pair went out for cheesesteaks afterward, a detective testified Thursday.</p><p>Sean Kratz gave conflicting narratives when pressed by authorities to recall the July killings he described as a &#8220;massacre&#8221; and blamed the deaths on his cousin Cosmo DiNardo, said Detective Martin McDonough, who took a statement from Kratz after the slayings.</p><p>&#8220;He was methodical in the way that he presented his story,&#8221; McDonough testified as he recalled Kratz&#8217;s statement, adding that the suspect said he vomited after the first man was shot. &#8220;He initially thought that he could talk his way out of his involvement here.&#8221;</p><p>DiNardo and Kratz, both 20, appeared Thursday in a Doylestown courthouse in separate hearings that were filled with dozens of the victims&#8217; family members who wiped away tears as details of the killings were discussed.</p><p>All four victims were shot and at least three were set on fire and placed in an oil drum that was buried deep on a sprawling farm owned by DiNardo&#8217;s parents. Police found the four missing men after a grueling, five-day search in sweltering heat and pelting rain that centered on the farm in Solebury, about 30 miles north of Philadelphia.</p><p>DiNardo waived his preliminary hearing via video conference. In exchange for prosecutors agreeing to not seek the death penalty, he admitted killing all four men, his lawyer has said.</p><p>Kratz is charged in three of the homicides. His lawyer has vowed a vigorous defense.</p><p>Both men are being held for trial.</p><p>Responding to questions from a reporter about the idea that Kratz was simply a bystander who isn&#8217;t responsible for the killings, Gregg Shore, the first assistant district attorney in Bucks County, said the claim was &#8220;calculated.&#8221; The prosecutor did not hesitate to use stronger language for DiNardo.</p><p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a mass murderer, that&#8217;s all I can really say about his behavior,&#8221; Shore said.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Anthony Izaguirre</p><p>Associated Press</p></bylineMeta></div>

Detective: Men went for cheesesteaks after four killings