ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. -- Four people are facing charges in connection to a double homicide in Robeson County.

The sheriff's office says 22-year-old Tiffany Smith, 24-year-old Juwon Lewis, 31-year-old Patrick Gatlin, and 37-year-old Anitriel Ray were each charged with first-degree murder and other related charges.

The bodies of 33-year-old Ashley Smith and 31-year-old Matthew McRae were found Tuesday in a field on Collins Mill Road near Fairmont.           

Investigators believe they had been there for several days.

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