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? Something thump against the front door A blood-curdling scream A commotion out in the yard Door standing open and the umbrella in the house

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Jim Wilcox and Nell had a terrible argument. Wilcox tried to presuade Nell's sister to scare her mother by pretending to be drowned. Her mother had fed breakfast to a tramp on the day Nell disappeared.

11. What year was Jim Wilcox pardoned by NC Governor Thomas W. Bickett? 1920 1905 1925 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? Roy Crawford Ollie Cropsey Jim Wilcox William Cropsey, Jr.

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