Dennis K. Murphy, 27, was killed on October 17, 1986, after arriving at a rural farm outside Mooresville, Missouri, seeking work. His body was ultimately recovered at the bottom of a well, chained to a 40-pound concrete block. Autopsy findings in the case determined victims died from gunshot wounds to the head; at least one bullet was matched to a .22-caliber rifle seized from the farm.

Investigators tied Murphy’s death to Ray and Faye Copeland, who allegedly recruited transients, opened bank accounts and used the men as fronts in a check-and-cattle fraud, then hid the victims to conceal the crimes. Evidence recovered at the Copeland property included clothing, luggage, handwritten transaction notes and a list of names linking several victims to the operation. The Copelands were charged with multiple first-degree murders; Faye Copeland was convicted and received life without parole for Murphy’s murder.

Did anyone who knew Dennis or saw him in Missouri around October 1986 have information that could add detail to his last days?