Ray and Faye Copeland Farm Murders

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