Missing 17-year-old is found dead by workers demolishing a building in Georgia five days after he disappeared as cops launch murder probe
A missing 17-year-old teenage boy was found dead by demolition workers in Georgia on Wednesday, as his death is now being investigated as a murder.
Teenager Zyuan Ceasar, 17, from Vidalia, Toombs County, was reported missing to police on December 17.
His body was discovered five days later, on December 23, as workers were demolishing a home on the 300 block of Everett Street, Vidalia.
The body of missing teenager Zyuan Ceasar, 17, from Vidalia, Georgia, was found on December 23, five days after he went missing
Vidalia Police Department were called to reports of a dead body found at the building around 2pm.
The body was positively identified as missing teen, Zyuan Ceasar, by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Crime Lab.
A joint investigation has now been launched involving the GBI and Vidalia Police Department as Ceasar's death is being treated as a murder.
Workers who were demolishing a home on the 300 block of Everett Street, Vidalia found his body and reported it to Vidalia Police Department (google maps image)
According to missing person reports, Zyuan Ceasar was last seen outside of his home in Vidalia.
Anyone with information is asked to call Vidalia Police Department at 912-537-4123 or the GBI's Eastman office at 478-374-6988.
You can also submit tips anonymously by calling 1-800-597-8477 or through the GBI's website.