Crimes and Consequences Crimes and Consequences X

Ray and Faye Copeland were a couple trying to make ends meet in the 1980s. At this point in their lives, the couple were in the 70s and they were struggling. Ray, a career thief who made his living through stealing livestock and he had been caught so many times, he was banned from cattle livestock. Ray then decided to come up with a much more devious plan to make money. Listen to this week's episode to hear more about this deadly couple.

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Archibald "Mad Dog" McCafferty seemed to have snapped in the early 1970s. Having lost a newborn, Archie was overcome with grief but also another emotion--vengeance. Archie believed that to avenge his baby son's death, he was going to have to kill. Listen to today's members only episode to hear more about the man who has been referred to as Australia's Charles Manson.

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May 28, 2018, around 1:15 AM: Deputies with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office responded  to a report of a disturbance at a residence in a condo in  Thousand Oaks California. When they arrived they found 26-year-old Chad O’Melia dead and 27-year-old Bryn Spejcher suffering from “self-inflicted stab wounds.  Did she commit murder while in a cannabis-induced psychosis?  Listen to form your own opinion.

Sources:
1) People Magazine: https://people.com/woman-who-avoided-prison-after-stabbing-lover-108-times-appealing-his-dad-speaking-out-exclusive-8644256
2) DailyMail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13376573/woman-stabbed-boyfriend-108-times-psychotic-weed-interview.html
3) Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/bryn-spejcher-weed-killing-trial-1234957571/
4) Ventura Star: https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2024/01/23/no-prison-time-for-bryn-spejcher-convicted-in-cannabis-induced-killing-chad-o-melia/72289273007/
5) New York Post: https://nypost.com/2024/05/02/us-news/woman-who-fatally-stabbed-boyfriend-108-times-to-appeal-conviction-report/
6) New York Post: https://nypost.com/2024/01/24/news/bryn-spejcher-the-california-woman-who-fatally-stabbed-boyfriend-108-times-sentenced-to-probation-community-service/
7) Dr. Phil: https://x.com/DrPhil/status/1782937508361146402

Can someone actually be in a cannabis-induced psychosis and stab their lover 108 times, their dog once, and themselves 43 times? That was Bryn Spejcher's defense to the crime. Listen to this episode and decide for yourself.

David Carpenter aka "The Trailside Killer" had a history of violence and abuse towards children and animals starting at a young age. He grew up to be the infamous serial killer "The Trailside Killer" in Calinfornia.

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On July 16, 2011, 17-year-old Tyler Hadley was preparing to have a party at his parent’s house. He had been planning this event for a few weeks, but Tyler didn’t post on Facebook until that day. He told everyone that his parents were out of town and that it was time to party! That evening, around 60 teenagers would go to the Hadley household in Port St. Lucie, Florida, having no idea the horror that occurred just hours earlier. 

SOURCES:
1) https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/tyler-hadley-killed-his-parents-because-port-st-lucie-is-so-boring-rolling-stone-says-6548393
2) https://www.cityofpsl.com/residents/welcome-guide
3) https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/mary-jo-blake-hadley-obituary?pid=178640423
4) https://fdc.myflorida.com/offenderSearch/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&DCNumber=K86680&TypeSearch=AI
5) https://allthatsinteresting.com/tyler-hadley
6) https://sutter.networkofcare.org/mh/news-article-detail.aspx?id=50701
7) https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/2018/09/29/what-did-tyler-hadley-do/1453987002/
8) https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hadley-tyler.htm
9) https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1733086.html
10) https://www.wpbf.com/article/tyler-hadley-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-killing-of-parents/25642493
11) https://medium.com/@abelpeter93/the-tragic-tale-of-tyler-hadley-the-florida-teen-who-killed-his-parents-so-he-could-throw-a-party-8a9fb3cd8cdd
12) https://www.courthousenews.com/teen-murder-suspect-sued-by-older-brother/
13) https://archive.tcpalm.com/news/ryan-hadley-talks-about-living-in-the-aftermath-of-his-parents-murders-ep-1315062677-340335851.html/