Mark Stocco pulled a stolen pump-action shotgun out from under his bed, handed it to his father and said: "Shoot him".
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So Gino Stocco took the gun, walked outside, and shot farm caretaker Rosario Cimone twice in the stomach.
The Stoccos, who had been on the run from police for years, loaded Mr Cimone's body into a ute, dumped it, and covered it with leaves and branches on Pinevale, a remote property at Elong Elong, 45 kilometres east of Dubbo.
They kept the 68-year-old's boots, because they were "good boots", along with $50 they found in his clothes inside the house on the property.
The Stoccos had been working for Mr Cimone at Pinevale, which was being used to grow cannabis, doing maintenance and farm work.
The father and son's relationship with their boss had grown sour, and they feared Mr Cimone would ask his mafia connections to kill them.
Having already appeared on the Australia's Most Wanted television program, and with a dangerous reputation as bushranger-style fugitives, the Stoccos fled the property after murdering Mr Cimone on October 7, 2015.
On October 16, they fired shots at a police car during a high-speed pursuit, and then spent six days walking in the bush, with little sleep, food or water.
They returned to Pinevale, lured by the knowledge there was food in a freezer.
The father and son were arrested at the property on October 29.
The details about the murder of Mr Cimone, and the Stoccos' time on the run, have been revealed in a statement of facts and a psychiatrist's report released by the NSW Supreme Court on Tuesday.
The Stoccos have pleaded guilty to several charges, including the murder of Mr Cimone and shooting to evade arrest.
They told the psychiatrist Jonathon Adams they had been working on farms around Australia since about 2003, after the break down of Gino Stocco's marriage.
They believed they were "abused" by different farmers, after constantly being asked to leave properties where they worked.
They did "vengeful acts" on different farms – such as burning down a shed in August 2014 and slashing tyres – because they felt "under siege".
In his report, Dr Adams said neither Gino nor Mark Stocco had any mental illness, but rather a shared set of "anti-authority" values developed over a long period of time.
Gino Stocco told Dr Adams jail life was "much more normal", and he and his son tried to be model prisoners.
Records from Wellington jail showed the Stoccos had jobs in custody, and cleaned the jail without being asked.
An entry from November 2016 said: "The Stoccos rarely complain and quietly go about their business without getting involved in jail politics.
"Both could easily take advantage of their notoriety amongst the other inmates, however neither want to draw attention to their situation."
The pair will be sentenced in March.
