Twin accused in concrete death denied bond
One of two twins accused of killing a Florida man and then entombing him in concrete was denied bond Thursday morning in Barrow County.
William Cormier, 31, asked Superior Court Judge T. Penn McWhorter to grant him bond on the murder and concealing a death charges. But that request was denied in the case because Cormier posed a flight risk, the judge said.
Cormier’s twin, Christopher Cormier, faces identical charges for the death of 30-year-old Sean Dugas, of Pensacola. But Christopher Cormier may be seeking a different attorney and is expected to ask for bond at a later hearing.
Dugas, who died of blunt force to the back of the head, was reported missing by friends in mid-September, according to Pensacola police. But Dugas, a former reporter for the Pensacola News Journal, had not been seen since late August.
Investigators have not released information regarding where they believe Dugas was killed. But when tips led officers on Oct. 8 to the Winder home where the twins recently moved to live with their father, also named William Cormier, they learned the twins had claimed to bury a dog in the backyard.
With heavy machinery, investigators unearthed a shallow grave in the backyard, uncovering a human body that had been placed in a plastic container and encased in concrete. The Cormiers were arrested that night and two days later charged with murder.
