ARE SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE SHOOTING. NEW DETAILS ON A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. INVESTIGATORS SAY A MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER THE CHARRED REMAINS OF TWO BODIES WERE FOUND. DEPUTIES SAY THEY RESPONDED TO EVELYN DRIVE LAST NIGHT FOR A WELFARE CHECK. THAT’S IN THE MAYO AREA. TONIGHT, THE CORONER’S OFFICE SAYS THEY RECOVERED THE REMAINS OF TWO PEOPLE. RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE STILL WORKING TO IDENTIFY THE VICTIMS. DEPUTIES TELL US 46 YEAR OLD KEVIN
Two bodies discovered during death investigation at Spartanburg County home, coroner says
Updated: 11:33 PM EST Jan 9, 2026
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An arrest has been made after charred remains of two bodies were discovered at a home in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a home on Evelyn Drive in Mayo just before 9 p.m. for a welfare check.Deputies said they found a body and the coroner’s office was called. On Friday night, the coroner’s office said the investigation revealed burned remains of two people.Authorities said one body was identified by a surgical implant, but they are still working on notifying next of kin.The coroner said a medical implant was discovered on the second body, but the coroner has not yet identified that person. Also on Friday night, the sheriff’s office said 46-year-old Kevin Matthew McAllister of Double Branch Road was arrested and has been charged with murder.As of 7 p.m. Friday, McAllister has been taken into custody and is being booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center. A bond hearing will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday.
An arrest has been made after charred remains of two bodies were discovered at a home in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a home on Evelyn Drive in Mayo just before 9 p.m. for a welfare check.
Deputies said they found a body and the coroner’s office was called.
On Friday night, the coroner’s office said the investigation revealed burned remains of two people.
Authorities said one body was identified by a surgical implant, but they are still working on notifying next of kin.
The coroner said a medical implant was discovered on the second body, but the coroner has not yet identified that person.
Also on Friday night, the sheriff’s office said 46-year-old Kevin Matthew McAllister of Double Branch Road was arrested and has been charged with murder.
As of 7 p.m. Friday, McAllister has been taken into custody and is being booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center. A bond hearing will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday.
