Ray Velcoro

Lore & Background

Ray Velcoro is a detective from the Vinci Police Department, described as corrupt. He is called to assist in the investigation of the murder of Ben Caspere, a corrupt city manager whose body is discovered by California Highway Patrol officer Paul Woodrugh on the side of a highway. The investigation involves officers from three cooperating police departments: the Vinci Police Department, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, and the California Highway Patrol. Velcoro works alongside Sergeant Antigone "Ani" Bezzerides from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office and Officer Paul Woodrugh from the California Highway Patrol. The story takes place in California and follows the interweaving stories of these officers as they investigate Caspere's death, which is tied to a rail project overseen by Caspere and involving career criminal Frank Semyon.

In Their Own Story

Ray Velcoro is a corrupt detective from the Vinci Police Department. He is called to assist in the investigation of the murder of Ben Caspere, a corrupt city manager whose body is discovered by California Highway Patrol officer Paul Woodrugh on the side of a highway. The investigation involves officers from three cooperating police departments: the Vinci Police Department, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, and the California Highway Patrol. Velcoro works alongside Sergeant Antigone "Ani" Bezzerides from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office and Officer Paul Woodrugh from the California Highway Patrol. The story takes place in California and follows the interweaving stories of these officers as they investigate Caspere's death, which is tied to a rail project overseen by Caspere and involving career criminal Frank Semyon.

Reader's Guide

Ray Velcoro is a detective from the Vinci Police Department, described as corrupt. He is called to assist in the investigation of the murder of Ben Caspere, a corrupt city manager whose body is discovered by California Highway Patrol officer Paul Woodrugh on the side of a highway. The investigation involves officers from three cooperating police departments: the Vinci Police Department, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, and the California Highway Patrol. Velcoro works alongside Sergeant Antigone "Ani" Bezzerides from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office and Officer Paul Woodrugh from the California Highway Patrol. The story takes place in California and follows the interweaving stories of these officers as they investigate Caspere's death, which is tied to a rail project overseen by Caspere and involving career criminal Frank Semyon.

Did You Know?

• Colin Farrell revealed his casting as Ray Velcoro in a September 2014 interview with the Sunday World.
• Ray Velcoro is described as a corrupt detective from the Vinci Police Department.
• The second season of True Detective began airing on June 21, 2015, on HBO.
• The season comprises eight episodes and concluded its initial airing on August 9, 2015.
• The season's story takes place in California and follows the interweaving stories of officers from three cooperating police departments.