308: The Murder of Nell Cropsey w/ William E. Dunstan - A True Crime History Podcast

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Most Notorious, we examine one of the most infamous true crime cases in North Carolina history. On a cold autumn evening in 1901 a young woman named Nell Cropsey stepped out of her house with her spurned suitor, Jim Wilcox. She was never seen alive again. Wilcox later told police that he had broken up with her, leaving her crying on her porch, and then gone home. Over a month later her body (in pristine condition according to the coroner) was pulled out of the Pasquotank River. My guest, Dr. William Dunstan, grew up in Elizabeth City where Nell's murder took place, and has been interested in this case since he was a boy. He believes that Jim Wilcox was innocent and has his own theory on what might have happened to her - and it includes a fascinating family connection. He is the author of "Nell Cropsey and Jim Wilcox: The Chill of Destiny." Purchase Dr. Dunstan's book through Amazon here. This episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh. Order here and support the show with 50% off plus free shipping! http://www.hellofresh.com/50notorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0	Welcome all to another episode of the most notorious
1:29.3	podcast. I'm Eric Grivenes. So glad you are with me today as always. I am very
1:36.9	excited to have William Dunston as this week's guest. He is an educator and
1:43.3	writer and has served as a visiting scholar at the University of North Carolina
1:49.7	Chapel Hill. Among his accomplishments, he was an archivist at the Virginia
1:56.4	State Archives, managing editor of the History Quarterly Virginia
2:02.0	Cavalcade, and editor of Historical Publications at the National Archives.
2:08.7	Dr. Dunston has also taught at Carnegie Mellon University, Brevard College, and
2:15.1	North Carolina State University. He has written many books, both fiction and
2:21.6	nonfiction. And the one he is here to talk about today is called Nell Cropsey
2:28.0	and Jim Wilcox, The Chill of Destiny. Great to have you on the show. I appreciate
2:34.8	you being here. I'm delighted to be with you today. I'm honored to be with you today
2:40.2	as well. Thank you. So this story takes place in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
2:48.4	Can you tell us what the city was like at the turn of the 20th century? Well
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