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Kill Total:	3 ?	Kill place:	Germany & Derbyshire
Kill date:	June 1961 Nov 1961 1963	Victim(s):	William Elliot, 60 Gunther Helmbrecht, 16 Unknown
Date of Birth:	1940	Marital Status:
AKA:		Occupation:	Soldier

Copeland, a former soldier committed his first murder when on active service in Germany with the British army. His first victim was a 16 year male murdered near the barracks he was stationed at. 
His other two victims were gay men killed in Derbyshire. It was unclear in court why Copeland had murdered (he denied the charges). There was some suggestion that he killed his last two victims because they were gay although he denied this in court.

He was tried in March 1965.

Copeland was convicted and sentenced to be executed. His sentence was later commuted to life.