NC couple shot while sleeping in home SARAH C. JOHNSON Aug 8, 2026 23 hrs ago 0 1 of 2 Propst Lewis Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SARAH C. JOHNSON A search warrant reveals more details about the deaths of a married couple whose bodies were found along a nature trail in Glen Alpine.kAm%H@ A6@A=6 2C6 492C865 :? E96 562E9D @7 E96 |@C82?E@? 4@FA=6[ r2C=2 y2?@? |FCC2J[ bh[ 2?5 #296:> |4r=2:? |FCC2J[ b`[ E96 qFC<6 r@F?EJ $96C:77VD ~77:46 D2:5 :? 2 AC6G:@FD DE2E6>6?E]k^AmkAmy2>2C "F2C>2:?6 !C@ADE[ be[ 2?5 %@D92 {66 {6H:D[ be[ 2C6 6249 492C865 H:E9 EH@ 4@F?ED @7 76=@?J 7:CDE\568C66 >FC56C 2?5 EH@ 4@F?ED @7 76=@?J 4@?DA:C24J[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 4@FCE 5@4F>6?ED] r@FCE 5@4F>6?ED =:DE !C@ADE 2?5 {6H:D 2D =:G:?8 :? w:4<@CJ] %96 D96C:77VD @77:46 D2:5 !C@ADE 2?5 {6H:D H6C6 9@>6=6DD]k^Am kAm%96 3@5J @7 #296:> |FCC2J H2D 7@F?5 @? yF=J a` 2=@?8 2 ?2EFC6 EC2:= 2E $:>AD@? !2C< :? v=6? p=A:?6] r2C=2 |FCC2J H2D 7@F?5 5625 @? 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