A North Carolina man has been arrested and charged with being married to at least three women at the same time, the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office said , adding that there may be more victims.
Authorities began investigating Harry Irvine Burdick Jr., who is in his 60s, on suspicion of bigamy after a report that was filed in April led to the discovery that he had three marriage licenses with three women, the sheriff’s office said in a news release Aug. 28. He was charged Aug. 22 on two counts of felony bigamy.
“Financial motivation and personal gain were the motives” for the marriages, the sheriff’s office said in the release.
The marriages took place in three counties in North Carolina — Lincoln, Davidson and Guilford — the sheriff’s office said. Authorities said they had been unabl