Husband, 59, and wife, 60, are found dead in North Carolina woods in suspected murder-suicide amid bitter divorce battle

A North Carolina couple found in the woods with gunshot wounds died in an apparent murder-suicide amid an intense divorce, according to police.

An Ashanti Alert was issued for Cynthia, 60, and Greg Gobble, 59, on Thursday after Davie County Sheriff's Deputies conducted a welfare check at their Mocksville home.

Court documents obtained by WFMY revealed Cynthia had filed for a court ordered legal separation from Greg in March claiming he had a violent temper.

After a two day search, the Gobbles were found in the woods in Iredell County off Sheffield Road with gunshot wounds on Friday.

'Evidence indicates that Greg Gobble shot Cynthia Gobble and then shot himself,' the sheriff's office said.

The bodies of Cynthia (right), 60, and Greg Gobble (left), 59, were found in the woods in Iredell County off Sheffield Road in an apparent murder-suicide

Cynthia's family requested the welfare check Wednesday night after they had not been able to contact her since late in the afternoon.

Officers found evidence that indicated she may not have left on her own and she was without her diabetes medication.

They obtained a search warrant for the Mocksville home on Thursday, which led to the Ashanti Alert being issued. 

On Friday, the Gobbles bodies were discovered just over the county line and the weapon was found at the scene along with Greg's white Ford truck.

Court documents show the couple got married in 2012 and claimed Greg moved into Cynthia's deceased ex-husband's home and refused to work or pay bills.

An Ashanti Alert was issued for Cynthia and Greg on Thursday after Davie County Sheriff's Deputies conducted a welfare check at their Mocksville home

Cynthia had filed for separation at the end of March and accused Greg of being abusive

Cynthia had filed for separation at the end of March and accused Greg of being abusive.

She alleged Greg cyberstalked her by putting a tracking device on her car around March 31 and said had he attempted to isolate her from her family.

Cynthia said her husband had a violent temper and would frequently become volatile causing her emotional distress and leaving her feeling like she had no way out of the marriage.

The court ruled in Cynthia's favor and determined she was entitled to immediate and exclusive ownership of the home they shared.