Ray and Faye Copeland Farm Murders

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Serial murders committed by Ray and Faye Copeland on their Mooresville, Missouri farm, with bodies discovered beginning in October 1989 and a scam targeting drifters spanning from the mid-1980s to 1989.

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Faye Copeland

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Faye Della Copeland (née Wilson; August 4, 1921 – December 23, 2003), serial killer who was convicted alongside her husband Ray of murdering five drifters on their Missouri farm; at age 69 she became the oldest woman ever sentenced to death in the United States, later paroled.

Born August 4, 1921
Married Ray Copeland in 1940 following his release from jail
Her role in the murders was initially questioned at trial
Defense argued she was a dutiful wife and mother who endured years of beatings and abuse from her husband

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Ray and Faye Copeland Farm Murders

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