Michael Copley Trial Starts Today 6:51 pm The trial of Michael Copley who is accused of killing his wife Catherine began Today in Blair County court Police later used search engine location data to identify that Michael Copley was at that garage around the time her body was supposedly hidden there. In his opening statement, District Attorney Pete Weeks asserted that Michael and Catherine Copley had marital discord stemming from their quote,unquote open marriage, as her mother and sister fought back tears. She allegedly performed sexual acts for her marijuana dealer on numerous occasions to obtain the drugs at a discount, while Michael made a number of passes at other women.