Episode 187

Encore: Farm Workers Vanished: The Dark Truth Behind the Copelands

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Ray and Faye Copeland looked like your average grandparents—he wore overalls, she baked pies—but what they were hiding on their quiet Missouri farm in 1989 would shock the entire country.

 

This episode dives deep into the chilling case of the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the U.S.—uncovering decades of fraud, manipulation, and murder. How did a couple with six kids and dozens of grandkids end up running a deadly scam that left drifters buried in barns and wells?

 

This isn't your typical true crime story.

 

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00:00 - Intro

04:30 - Meet Ray and Faye Copeland

06:10 - Arrest on the Farm

08:00 - The Disappearing Men

10:30 - Jack Blows the Whistle

13:00 - Police Find the First Bodies

15:40 - More Victims Emerge

18:10 - Cattle Scam Uncovered

20:30 - The Kill List

22:00 - Trial Begins: Faye Takes the Stand (Sort Of)

25:00 - Witnesses Describe the Horror

28:30 - The Verdict

30:10 - Ray’s Trial Delayed for Competency

32:00 - Jailhouse Call Bombshell

34:00 - Ray's Trial Testimony

38:00 - More Victims

41:30 - Sentencing

43:00 - The Copeland Backstory

48:00 - Red Flags Ignored

51:30 - Final Thoughts: How Did This Happen?

 

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Kristine Wirth

Lover of true crime, scary stories, horror films, and ghost hunting. Kristine is a down-to-earth, opinionated, smart-mouthed Gen X'er who enjoys sharing these stories with you.