Investigators have identified the man whose body was found last month in a burning apartment in the Lula area.
The individual, Anthony Cavanaugh Murphy, 68, lived in the studio apartment attached to a barn on the property in the 8800 block of Forrester Road. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office says investigators have notified Murphy’s next of kin.
Hall County Fire Rescue (HCFR) personnel responded and fought the fire on Sunday morning, February 19. Firefighters located the body during their search of the building. HCFR received the call for the barn/apartment fire while they were battling a house fire roughly one mile away on the same property. Authorities have not said whether the fires are related but are looking into that as part of their investigation.
The sheriff’s office is investigating Cavanaugh’s death. Autopsy results are pending. His cause of death has not been determined.
The Hall County Fire Marshal’s Office is handling the fire investigation. HCFR Public Information Officer Kimberlie Ledsinger says fire officials are finishing up their investigations and are waiting on the sheriff’s office to release their findings.
“We will update the determination once they are finished,” Ledsinger says.
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