Thirteen years ago, a 59-year-old man vanished from his home in rural Rich Square, a case that has baffled investigators for more than a decade and left his family frustrated, tired and constantly grieving. Daniel Moses was known as “The Barbecue Man” around his hometown in Northampton County, which holds only 17,000 people — fewer than Holly Springs. Well-known around Rich Square for delivering his home-cooked chicken, he was also a large man at 6-foot-3 with a black belt in karate, making him an unlikely victim.
But in June of 2011, investigators found his house burned halfway down without a trace of Moses, though the air-conditioner was running inside, his car was parked in the driveway and his barbecue tools sat on the grill.
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