Alabama Man Convicted of Murdering his own Father

An Alabama man who contacted 9-1-1 claiming he had found his father lifeless on the floor – has now been convicted of beating the man to death more than four years ago.

Byron Keith Shirey, 61 – was convicted of murder, Wednesday in the death of Charles Shirey, age 78.  The younger Shirey called authorities in May of 2017 claiming that he had driven to his father’s home in Jackson County out of concern – and arrived to find the man dead.  With no immediate evidence of a crime – investigators allowed Shirey to leave.

However Shirey was arrested in September 2019 and accused of beating his father to death.  

Investigators say that Shirey was in debt and asked his father for help but he refused. Authorities state on the day the killing occurred Shirey transferred $50,000 from his father’s bank account into his own.

Jurors deliberated two days before returning a guilty verdict; a judge ordered him to remain in custody until a sentencing hearing set for January 6th, 2022.

(AL.COM/www.al.com/WHNT TV/www.whnt.com)

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