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John Wayne Freeman

Case from Mooresville, MO dated Dec 08, 1988

Victim Details

John Wayne Freeman

Male

White / Caucasian

Mooresville

MO

1988-12-08

27

John

Wayne Freeman

07/06/2026

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In the rural landscape of Mooresville, Missouri, the life of 27-year-old John Wayne Freeman, a white male, came to a brutal end on December 8, 1988. His death was not an isolated act of violence but a chilling chapter in the story of an elderly couple, Ray and Faye Copeland, who would later be known as the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the United States. Freeman was one of at least five men who fell victim to the Copelands' sinister scheme, a deadly enterprise born from greed and dece ...
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  • Ray and Faye Copeland - Wikipedia
  • Washington Post: ELDERLY COUPLE CHARGED WITH FIVE MURDERS
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