Oh look, another "non" graphic or gory article to publish!PITTSBURGH -- The sentencing of a man who is guilty of third-degree murder and abuse of a corpse has been postponed after he led police to buried human remains over the weekend.
Bryan Sedlak, 37, was found guilty in February in the shooting death of Patrick Kenney, who was reported missing Feb. 2, 2005. Sedlak faces 20 to 40 years in jail in the murder.
Forensic experts said Sedlak led them to a burial site where they found a pelvis, tailbone and leg bones, all of which had been cut by a power saw. However, authorities have not confirmed whether the body parts belonged to Kenney.
VIDEO: Experts: Skull, Torso Not Located
Officials told Channel 11's Alan Jennings that there was no skull among the human remains. A second search for the body's skull and torso will likely take place this week.
Prior to his cooperation days before he was to be sentenced, Sedlak had said he had no idea where Kenney's body was.
The court postponed Sedlak's sentencing until August 11, giving investigators more time to find other body parts. Officials have sealed the location where they found the remains.
Following Sedlak's guilty verdict, Judge Jeffery Manning had stern words for the defense attorney.
"Advise your client, if he wants anything less than the maximum, rethink his version of events," Manning said.
Charges had been filed against Sedlak based on testimony from witnesses and evidence that was presented before an Allegheny County grand jury.
Sedlak had testified that he shot and killed Kenney in self-defense during a drug deal gone bad at the Water’s Edge Tanning Salon in Homestead.
"He said, 'Give me your coke. Give me your money.' Then he fired at me," said Sedlak. "So I shot him."
Sedlak said after shooting Kenney, he ran to a friend’s house to ask for help in covering up the shooting.
Prosecutor Lisa Pellegrini had asked, "Why did you not go to police?"
Sedlak testified, "I was scared. There were drugs involved."
"You're a smart man ... a business man, right?" she asked.
"Yes, I'm more intelligent than most," said Sedlak.
Prosecutors had been confident in their case against Sedlak despite not having Kenney's body.
Bryan Sedlak, 37, was found guilty in February in the shooting death of Patrick Kenney, who was reported missing Feb. 2, 2005. Sedlak faces 20 to 40 years in jail in the murder.
Forensic experts said Sedlak led them to a burial site where they found a pelvis, tailbone and leg bones, all of which had been cut by a power saw. However, authorities have not confirmed whether the body parts belonged to Kenney.
VIDEO: Experts: Skull, Torso Not Located
Officials told Channel 11's Alan Jennings that there was no skull among the human remains. A second search for the body's skull and torso will likely take place this week.
Prior to his cooperation days before he was to be sentenced, Sedlak had said he had no idea where Kenney's body was.
The court postponed Sedlak's sentencing until August 11, giving investigators more time to find other body parts. Officials have sealed the location where they found the remains.
Following Sedlak's guilty verdict, Judge Jeffery Manning had stern words for the defense attorney.
"Advise your client, if he wants anything less than the maximum, rethink his version of events," Manning said.
Charges had been filed against Sedlak based on testimony from witnesses and evidence that was presented before an Allegheny County grand jury.
Sedlak had testified that he shot and killed Kenney in self-defense during a drug deal gone bad at the Water’s Edge Tanning Salon in Homestead.
"He said, 'Give me your coke. Give me your money.' Then he fired at me," said Sedlak. "So I shot him."
Sedlak said after shooting Kenney, he ran to a friend’s house to ask for help in covering up the shooting.
Prosecutor Lisa Pellegrini had asked, "Why did you not go to police?"
Sedlak testified, "I was scared. There were drugs involved."
"You're a smart man ... a business man, right?" she asked.
"Yes, I'm more intelligent than most," said Sedlak.
Prosecutors had been confident in their case against Sedlak despite not having Kenney's body.
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