Chargers of murder were brought against the Copeland's, though it's very likely Faye never actually killed one of the workers. Ray first attempted an insanity defense and then pursued a plea bargain that would save them both from the chair, while Faye claimed to know nothing of the murders though she had stitched a quilt with the dead men's clothing and was the one who crossed out the names in the employee register. Both the Copeland's attempts to escape justice proved futile and both were sentenced to death. In the end they both cheated the state of Missourri. Ray died while on Death Row and Faye's sentence was later cummuted to life imprisonment.