31. Nell Cropsey: A Murder That Still Haunts North Carolina

On the night of November 20, 1901, Nell Cropsey vanished from her family's home in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Thirty-seven days later her body was found floating in the Pasquotank River. There was only ever one real suspect but did authorities  get it right?

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Music by: Isaiah Hildreth
Male Narrator: Curtis Hildreth
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Ella Maude: The Story of an Unsolved Crime  By Nicholas Nicastro
Nell Cropsey and Jim Wilcox: The Chill of Destiny  By William Dunstan
The Mystery of Beautiful Nell Cropsey  By Bland Simpson
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https://web-clear.unt.edu/course_projects/HIST2610/content/04_Unit_Four/15_lesson_fifteen/06_recon_south.htm

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