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Michael Curtis Hallyburton

Case from Morganton, NC dated Aug 31, 2025

Victim Details

Michael Curtis Hallyburton

Male

White / Caucasian

Morganton

NC

2025-08-31

63

Michael

Curtis Hallyburton

07/12/2026

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Michael Curtis Hallyburton, 63, a male from Morganton, was found dead inside a burning home on Swink Street in the Antioch section of Burke County on August 31, 2025. Deputies responding to the fire discovered two men deceased; authorities identified Hallyburton at the scene, and later confirmed the second victim as 76-year-old Joseph Kincaid Byrd Jr. After initial review, the Burke County Sheriff's Office announced the case was being investigated as a double homicide.

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  • https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/burke-county/deadly-morganton-house-fire-now-being-investigated-as-double-homicide-sheriffs-office/
  • News Herald: Former Morganton lawyer identified as second victim in fire; Deaths considered homicide
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