Casey BurgissRelatives knew Casey Lance Burgiss was most likely dead when he stopped calling home months ago.
“He always called and asked about his children. He always called his grandfather,” David Burgiss, the victim’s father, said Friday. “He stayed in touch with us.”
The body of Burgiss, a father of three, was found Monday in a cave on a ridge in Soddy-Daisy after a suspect in his slaying led Soddy-Daisy police to the spot. Burgiss, 24, was reported missing in July.
Sheltered from the elements, his body was found partially mummified in a fetal position. Burgiss died from two gunshot wounds to the head, and he most likely was on his knees when he was killed, according to a Hamilton County medical examiner’s report released Friday.
Three shell casings and one projectile were found at the scene, the report stated.