Joseph Kincaid Byrd

Joseph Kincaid Byrd Jr., 76, male, White/Caucasian, of Morganton, North Carolina, died on August 31, 2025, after a house fire on Swink Street in the Antioch community revealed a far darker crime. Investigators and local media later confirmed that the fire scene held two victims: Joseph Kincaid Byrd Jr., 76, and Michael Curtis Hallyburton, 63. An obituary from the local funeral home recorded that Joseph Kincaid Byrd Jr., 76, �passed away unexpectedly� on August 31, 2025, while law enforcement beg ...Read More

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News Herald: Former Morganton lawyer identified as second victim in fire; Deaths considered homicide

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