The brutal murder of Jason Sweeney which was committed by his so called girlfriend Justina Morley, his best friend Edward Batzig Jr and the Coia brothers Nicholas and Dominic would shake Pennsylvania to its core with its brutality
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Jason Sweeney Video Transcript
Jason Sweeney Video Transcript
0:00This is the story of Jason Sweeney, 16 years old, a good kid by every account,
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8 secondsand the four teenagers who plotted in cold blood to take his life. On May 30th, 2003,
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16 seconds16-year-old Jason Sweeney got a call from his girlfriend. She promised him sex at a secluded spot in Fishtown,
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25 secondsPennsylvania. He had no idea it was a trap. Waiting in the woods were three of his friends, including his best friend since fourth grade. One had a hatchet,
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37 secondsanother a hammer. What happened next would be called beyond redemption by the killers themselves. They counted down 3
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47 seconds2 1. Then they attacked. Eddie Batsig admitted to hitting Jason’s face four or five times with a hatchet. The others
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56 secondsused a hammer. Jason begged for his life, but they kept hitting him. His face was smashed at least a dozen times.
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1 minute, 5 secondsDominic Koya told police what happened next. We took Sweeny’s wallet out and split up the money and we partied beyond
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1 minute, 14 secondsredemption. Then Koya said they shared a group hug. It was like we were all happy with what we did. This wasn’t a drug
1:23
1 minute, 23 secondsdeal gone bad. They weren’t high during the murder. Dominic Koya told a detective, “No, I was as sober as I am
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1 minute, 32 secondsnow. It is sick, isn’t it? So why kill him?” Jason’s father, Paul Sweeney, had
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1 minute, 39 secondsa theory. Jealousy. They were jealous that Jason was moving past them, growing beyond them as a good person. He wasn’t hooked on drugs like the rest of them.
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1 minute, 51 secondsIt didn’t take long for investigators to close in. All four, Justina Mley,
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1 minute, 57 secondsDominic Koya, Nicholas Koya, and Edward Batsik Jr. were arrested and charged with robbery and firstdegree murder.
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2 minutes, 8 secondsThey were charged as adults. Justina Mley was the first to cooperate.
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2 minutes, 14 secondsShe turned against the other members of the group in exchange for a lighter sentence. Her testimony helped seal the
2:21
2 minutes, 21 secondscase against the boys. It’s a deal that left many people, especially Jason’s family, struggling with a complicated kind of anger. The three male attackers,
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2 minutes, 33 secondsNicholas, Dominic, and Edward, were all convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
2:41
2 minutes, 41 secondsJustine Mley was sentenced to 17 to 35 years.
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2 minutes, 47 secondsEdward Batsig Jr. serving life without parole currently incarcerated at SCI
2:55
2 minutes, 55 secondsChester. Dominic Koya serving life without parole currently incarcerated at
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3 minutes, 2 secondsSCI FET. Nicholas Koya serving life without parole currently incarcerated at SCI Mercer.
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3 minutes, 12 secondsJustina Mley released from prison in 2023. Whereabouts unknown.
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