WINDER, Ga., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Police said they were trying to determine if a concrete-encased body found in a back yard in Georgia is that of a missing former reporter from Florida.
An autopsy was performed Tuesday to determine if the remains were those of Sean Dugas, 30, of Pensacola, who has been missing since Aug. 27, CNN reported. The Barrow Journal reported a spokesman for police in Wind, Ga., said it had been determined the victim had died of a blunt force trauma to the back of the head.
The concrete-encased body was found Monday buried in the back yard of a residence in Winder. The owner of the house said his twin sons, William and Christopher Cormier, 31, had come to the home about three weeks ago and asked to bury Dugas' dog in the yard. They said they had been caring for the animal, but had to kill it.
The sons have been detained and charged by Winder police with concealing the death of another person.
Pensacola detectives traveled to Winder Tuesday.
Dugas had been a reporter for the Pensacola News Journal from 2005 to 2010. A relative said he was laid off about two years ago, WALA-TV, Pensacola, reported.
His girlfriend went to his home on Aug. 27 to pick him up for lunch and found he wasn't there. She returned on Sept. 7 and found the house empty except for a television, Pensacola police Capt. David Alexander said in a statement. She reported Dugas missing on Sept. 13.
