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News Nearby: Winder Police Charge Twins with Murder, Burying Body Under Concrete

The investigation involving a body found buried at a Winder residence is still ongoing and Winder police say there are a lot of questions left to be answered.

The Winder Police Department has charged twin brothers Christopher Cormier and William Cormier with murder, according to a news release. 

The brothers have been in police custody since Monday, when a body was found buried in the backyard of a Sixth Street residence in Winder. The body is believed to be that of Sean Dugas, a 30-year-old Pensacola man and a former reporter for the Pensacola News Journal, who has been missing since September.

According to Winder police, a medical examiner declared the case a homicide, estimating the time of death to be approximately one month ago.

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