Two bodies found inside a burning Clanton home and have now been positively identified, and police say both were victims of homicide.

Clanton police on Tuesday identified the victims as Tyran Lamon Spigner, 49, and Tiffany Nicole Browning, 33.

Police and firefighters responded about 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, to 2015 Lay Dam Road on a report of a fire. A neighbor had spotted the blaze and called 911.

Firefighters arrived to find the residence fully involved in flames. Once the blaze was extinguished, they discovered the bodies of the couple, both of whom were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Alabama State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded to assist in the probe.

After weeks of testing, the identities of Spigner and Browning were recently confirmed by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. Clanton police obtained samples from family members and were used to compare them to that of the victims.

Police on Tuesday said the fire was deliberately set to cover up the slayings of the victims.

Because the investigation is ongoing, no additional information is being released at this time.

“This investigation has been a joint effort involving multiple agencies, local, state, and federal,’’ police said in a statement. “We have made every effort to locate, preserve and process evidence in the case.”

Spigner was the father of four children – two daughters and two sons, one of which is a teen. One of his sons, 26-year-old Tyler Spigner, said the family was stunned by his death.

“He was a very kind, funny person,’’ Tyler said. “Anytime anyone was around him they would be laughing because that’s what he liked to do, make people laugh.”

Spigner struggled with addiction, but wanted to change and do better. “He really wanted a relationship with all of his kids,’’ Tyler said. “That really speaks to the type of person he was, while also battling drug addiction.”

He said he was shocked that the deaths were determined to be homicides.

“Most people liked him,’’ Tyler said. “He was in and out of the prison system and obviously dealing with drugs and drug dealers, you could run into some issues.”

“Nobody knows anything further other than it was a murder and a fire,’’ he said. “It was a really big shock to everybody.”

Tyler said, however, suspected there was more to it than just a fire.

“We all knew it wasn’t just a fire,’’ he said. “He wouldn’t just pass away in a fire. Something just seemed off about the whole situation.”

“He was a very happy person, no matter what he would always try to find a solution,’’ Tyler said. “He would always try to get through whatever was going on in his life, and he would try to help anybody that he could.”

“He was a good-hearted person who just got into some bad things,’’ Tyler said.

A GoFundMe has been established to help with Spigner’s funeral. Donations can be made here.

Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Joseph Smitherman at 205-755-1194.