Strange Death of Nell Cropsey

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1. Who was the last known person to see Nell Cropsey alive? Ollie Cropsey Jim Wilcox Roy Crawford William H. Cropsey

2. What did Ollie Cropsey NOT hear or observe on the night Nell disappeared? Door standing open and the umbrella in the house Something thump against the front door A blood-curdling scream A commotion out in the yard

3. On Christmas Eve, 1901, what did William H. Cropsey, Nell's father, receive? Copy of Nell and Jim's marriage certificate in the mail Ransom note with a lock of Nell's hair A letter detailing the events on the night of her disappearance A note from Nell saying she was fine and not to worry

4. How long was it before Nell's body was found? The next day 3 days A week 37 days

5. Where was Nell's body found? Buried under Jim Wilcox's shed Cropsey family boathouse Found in an old well a mile from the Cropsey house Floating in the Pasquotank River

6. Who was the first one to find Nell's body? Her mother The Sheriff Her father Roy Crawford

7. Where was the autopsy on Nell's body performed? Elizabeth City Coroner's office Cropsey family boathouse Funeral parlor Doctor's office

8. Who prevented the lynch mob from hanging Jim Wilcox the night Nell's body was found? Thomas P. Wilcox William H. Cropsey Police Chief Henry Dawson Deputy Sheriff Charles Reid

9. How many jury trials did Jim Wilcox have? Two Three One None

10. Which of these occurences did NOT happen before Nell's death? Nell had a horrible nightmare that something was going to happen to her. Her mother had fed breakfast to a tramp on the day Nell disappeared. Wilcox tried to presuade Nell's sister to scare her mother by pretending to be drowned. Jim Wilcox and Nell had a terrible argument.

11. What year was Jim Wilcox pardoned by NC Governor Thomas W. Bickett? 1925 1920 1905 1910

12. Where did Wilcox go, and what did he do after his release from prison? He returned to Elizabeth City, NC and became a recluse. Wilcox became pastor of a Methodist church in Wilmington, NC. He moved to Asheville, NC and started a lumberyard. He married his cousin Anna and moved to Richmond, VA.

13. After Wilcox's release from prison, he co-authored a book on the murder of Nell Cropsey. True False

14. In the eerie aftermath of Nell's murder, several people who knew her committed suicide. Which of the following was the only one NOT to die by their own hand? Ollie Cropsey Jim Wilcox Roy Crawford William Cropsey, Jr.

15. Two weeks before Jim Wilcox's death, he admitted to being the killer of Nell Cropsey. True False