The Colour of Murder

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1. Maria Marten had arranged to meet her lover at the 'Red Barn' in Polstead, Suffolk, and from there to elope to Ipswich. Instead he shot her dead. What was the killer's name? Henry Smith James Nesbit William Corder William McCawber

2. In 1919 Bella Wright was cycling to meet her uncle, George Meadows, in nearby Gaulby when she was shot. What was the case known as? The blue bicycle case The green bicycle case The red bicycle case The black cicyle case

3. What was the name of the book by Erik Larson, published in 2003, about the murderous crimes of Herman Webster Mudgett, aka Dr Henry Howard Holmes? The Devil in White City The White City Devil The fiend in White City Holmes, the White City Fiend

4. Which criminal gang led by Abe Bernstein in Detroit, Michigan, were supposedly given their nickname when a victim said they were like the colour of rotting meat? The Blue Stink Gang The Mouldy Green Gang The Purple Gang The Black Rotten Gang

5. What was the name of the prostitute, known as 'Old Shakespeare', whose mutilated body was discovered in a room in the East River Hotel, Manhattan, New York in late April, 1891? Mary Ann Green Annie Black Carrie Brown Mary Jane Brown

6. On the 17th January, 1947, the mutilated body of a young woman was found on waste ground on Norton Avenue, Los Angeles. What name did the newspapers give her? The White Rose The Red Tulip The Black Orchid The Black Dahlia

7. The Lambeth poisoner, whose murders ranged from Canada and the USA to England, was hanged on 15th November, 1892, at Newgate Prison. What was his name? Dr Thomas Neill Cream Dr John Henry Gold Dr William Henry Black Dr Henry Titus White

8. This 18 year old was hanged for the murder of her 19 year old husband, Charles, in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. His body was found in three different plots. What was her name? Frances Elizabeth Gold Frances Stewart Silver Frances Ann Black Frances Jane White

9. Which kinswoman of Elizabeth I of England was executed on 12th February, 1554, in response to the Wyatt rebellion, of which her father was a key figure? Lady Jane Grey Lady Catherine White Lady Mary Grey Lady Elizabeth Black

10. A homicide case in the USA that ran for more than 20 years, took place in Seattle. It culminated in the arrest and conviction of Gary Leon Ridgway. What were this series of murders called? The Green River Murders The White Stream Murders The Blue Brook Murders The Green Lake Murders