Top Stories Hub

  Robert Fratta, a former Missouri police officer and firefighter thought he was smart, he thought he could cover up his trails. On November 9, 1994, Robert Fratta went to church with his children; he appeared to be a bit disturbed while the service was going on, and leaving the congregation twice to make telephone calls. What was unknown to his children and other worshippers who saw him in church was that he was looking for an alibi. Fratta had hired two hitmen to put the life of his wife, Farah Fratta, to an end. She was ambushed in her Texas home and shot in the head. When Fratta was interviewed, he appeared very calm with no sign of grief. He was even making funny faces on live camera (as shown in the gif above). Investigators were quick to understand the couple were in the middle of divorce settlement and child custody battle. His call records led to the arrest of the killers. He had his wife killed so he could get her life insurance and have custody of the children. Good enou...

 Ray and Faye Copeland remain the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in American history. Ray Copeland, who was born in Oklahoma, started his crime by forging checks to buy livestock, which he quickly sold off before the seller detected the fraud. His scheme was quickly busted, landing him in jail. After serving his jail term, he came up with the idea of hiring homeless people, who used his fake checks to buy livestock for him. Not long after, the crimes were traced back to him as the homeless men identified him when they were caught. He then came up with the plan of leaving no trace that could link him to the crimes; the couple killed every homeless person they dealt with. Once someone used the fake check to make a purchase, they would kill him and bury him in a shallow grave in their farm house. In October 1989, a lucky man who was able to escape called the police; the remains of five victims were discovered in their farm house.