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Strange Death of Nell Cropsey

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Introduction:
"Step back in time to the night of Nov. 20, 1901, and let's examine the most controversial case in North Carolina history--the strange death of beautiful sixteen-year old Nell Cropsey."


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


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


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?
    3 days
    The next day
    37 days
    A week


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?
    Roy Crawford
    Her father
    Her mother
    The Sheriff


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


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?
    1925
    1910
    1905
    1920


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


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
    William Cropsey, Jr.
    Jim Wilcox
    Ollie Cropsey


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


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