A Gruesome Discovery
When detectives showed up at the Copeland home, Ray said, “You’ll find nothing on my place.” While the police questioned Ray in his home, a team searched the farm and found five decomposing bodies in shallow graves. They also discovered a quilt made from the bloody clothing worn by the victims.
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The autopsy report determined that each man had been shot in the back of the head at close range. A register with the names of the farmhands who worked for the Copelands helped police identify the bodies. However, there was one major question: why would they need to kill anyone?