Ray Copeland

Criminal

Birthday December 30, 1914

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Arkansas

DEATH DATE Oct 19, 1993 (78)

About

Serial killer known along with his wife for being the oldest couple to be sentenced to death.

Before Fame

He was a con-man who robbed and forged checks.

Trivia

He and his wife killed drifters after using them to buy cattle at auctions with bad checks.

Family Life

He and his wife Faye had 6 children.

Associated With

He and his wife settled down and committed most of their crimes in Missouri, birthplace of poet Maya Angelou.