Brothers To Be Charged In Escambia For Killing Former Reporter

October 27, 2012

Brothers accused of killing a former Pensacola News Journal reporter and burying his body in concrete in Georgia will face murder charges in Pensacola.

Circuit Judge Thomas Santurri signed the warrants on twin brothers William J. Cormier and Christopher Cormier, both 31, of Winder, GA.  William Cormier was charged with homicide andChristopher Cormier with homicide accessory after the fact. Both brothers also were charged with armed  robbery.

There is no bond on the homicide charges and $250,000 each on the armed robbery. The brothers will be extradited to Escambia County.

On September 13, Pensacola Police Department received a report that Sean Dugas, 30, of Pensacola had not been heard from since August 27 when he talked with a friend by phone. Dugas and the female friend planned to go to lunch that day, but when she arrived at his house to pick him up, he wasn’t home.
The woman left a note on Dugas’ door asking him to contact her, but he didn’t. The female friend continued trying unsuccessfully to contact Dugas over the next few days. When she returned to the house September 7 to check on him, the house was empty except for a television.

Detectives determined the Cormier brothers had been houseguests of Dugas in the days leading to his disappearance. The investigation also determined that in addition to contents in the home, a collection of Magic the Gathering gaming cards worth an estimated $25,000 to $100,000 had been stolen from the house.  Harnett said the cards were sold in Pensacola, Tennessee and Georgia.

While investigating the missing person report, officers developed leads, which led to them contacting police in Winder, Ga., on October 8. Police in Winder discovered Dugas’ body that same day buried in their father’s yard at his residence in Winder.
William and Christopher Cormier were taken into custody by Georgia authorities and charged with concealing the death of another. An autopsy determined Dugas died from blunt force trauma.

The investigation determined Dugas was murdered August 27 in Pensacola, and that William Cormier drove to Wal-Mart afterward to purchase materials to conceal the body, investigators said.

Comments

2 Responses to “Brothers To Be Charged In Escambia For Killing Former Reporter”

  1. Darko Sladovic on October 27th, 2012 11:24 am

    I think the case against them is pretty concrete.

  2. 429SCJ on October 27th, 2012 7:16 am

    Blunt force trauma, they beat him to death.

    I hope those two idiots have not reproduced and thankfully where they are going, there will be no such danger.

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