Girlfriend of missing Florida man found buried on rural property wanted for murder

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Putnam County deputies are searching for the girlfriend of a man who was found buried on a rural property in Florida earlier this month after disappearing in September.

Caylen Deller, 30, of San Mateo, is wanted for first-degree premeditated murder of Chad Mullen.

Mullen was reported missing by his family on September 15. However, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office posted that he was likely last seen alive about a week earlier, on Sept. 9, before traveling with Deller, his on-again/off-again girlfriend, to the area of 465 San Mateo Road in Satsuma, the location of Deller's business.

Investigators say Mullen's cell phone last pinged in that area, but nobody had heard from him.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office and Mullen's family searched for him in the area around his house and his last known location, but did not find him.

Last week, deputies investigating a tip began searching a property at 852 Federal Point Road in Hastings, which is about a quarter of a mile from the Putnam County line.

Deputies said due to the amount of dirt that was recently moved on the property, detectives along with forensics from St. Johns Sheriff's Office, FDLE and the District 23 Medical Examiner's Office began to search, dig and sift dirt from the area and gradually uncovered a body.

Two days later, the medical examiner's office confirmed that the body was Mullen's.

According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, Deller was supposed to be at an appointment on Friday, but didn't show up.

Authorities say she is known to travel the state, working sometimes in Volusia and has family in Pensacola. She is believed to be in a Chevrolet Impala burgundy in color.

Anyone who sees her or who has information on her whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.