Joseph Kincaid Byrd

Death by Force

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 ...Read More

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

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