William Cormier III was convicted of
killing journalist Sean Dugas, burying his body in a concrete-covered pit in Georgia, then selling off his rare Magic: The Gathering playing cards, part of a set valued at $100,000.
Defense attorneys said during closing arguments that
prosecutors didn't prove that Cormier killed Dugas, and instead
suggested his twin was responsible. Cormier's twin brother, Christopher,
pleaded no contest to charges of helping his brother move Dugas' body
from Florida to Georgia. Christopher Cormier has not been sentenced yet.
Dugas' body was unearthed more than a month after his 2012 death in the
backyard of Cormier's father's home in Winder, Ga., which is about 300
miles northeast of Pensacola. Cormier was the only witness to testify
for the defense. He told jurors Wednesday he was acting under the
direction of his twin and that he did not know Dugas' was dead when he
sold more than $12,000 of his cards and cleaned out his home.
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