Another local incident that made national news was a killing that seemed made for a TV movie.
Sean Dugas, a former News Journal reporter, was killed by a pair of twin brothers who stole his collection of valuable trading cards and buried his body in their father’s Georgia backyard.
Dugas had been friends with Christopher and WIlliam Cormier for years before the homicide, and group often got together to play the card game “Magic: The Gathering.” Dugas’ cards were valued at more than $100,000, and prosecutors said a cash-strapped William hatched the plot to kill Dugas and steal his collection.
Dugas was beaten to death with a hammer, then stuffed into a plastic storage bin. To cover their tracks, the twins rented a U-Haul, loaded up Dugas’ body and belongings and told neighbors that they were helping the victim move away.