October 15 - Florida man discovered in suspect’s backyard
The remains of Sean Dugas were uncovered in Georgia over the weekend. Sean Dugas was a newspaper journalist from Florida who disappeared in August. His remains were found in the backyard of a rental house.
Christopher and William Cormier have been charged with the murder in the Dugas case. They are being held without bond in Georgia prisons awaiting trial. As of right now, it is not clear what the relationship was between the Cormier brothers and Dugas.
Dugas’ girlfriend reported him missing to the police on August 27th. Around that time, the Cormier brothers returned to their fathers house in Georgia. They told their father that they buried Dugas’ dog in his backyard, and explained the dog had died while they were caring for it as a favor to Dugas, and they didn’t know anything about the highly publicized disappearance. However, when police came to investigate about the disappearance, they discovered Dugas was buried in the backyard as well. The father allegedly was not aware of the body in his backyard. The Cormier brothers had put Dugas in a plastic container before pouring cement on to it. The police have not yet released the official cause of death.