Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

oh, oh, oh, oh, 19 year old old Nell Cropsie disappeared from her Elizabeth City North Carolina home on November 20th, 1901. Just over a month later, her body was

discovered floating in the Pasquitank River. Nell's boyfriend was the first and only suspect in her disappearance and death.

He faced two trials that lacked any physical evidence linking him to the crime and maintained until his death,

he had nothing to do with Nell's murder.

Of all the people who were in the Cropsie home, the night Nell disappeared, three would take their own life following her mysterious death.

Others connected to Nell, and the man accused of killing her met

tragic ends. You can't help but wonder, did they know something about Nell's death, some secret they dared not reveal?

Welcome to Southern Mysteries, exploring history and mysteries of the American South.

I'm your host, Shannon Ballard. This is the mystery of the murder of Nel Cropsie.

Elizabeth City, North Carolina is situated in the northeastern corner of the state

on the Pasquotank River. the Elizabeth City was once a major seaport, where ships carried goods to and from the new world.

In early 1898, a merchant and lawyer from Brooklyn, William Cropsie,

purchased a 65 acre plantation and Victorian

mansion known as 7 Pines.

The home at 1109 Riverside Drive was situated on the banks of the Pasquitank River.

By April, Kropsy had moved his family, his wife Mary Louise, and their nine children to Elizabeth City.

William was named Pasquit County Justice and the Cropsies said about settling into their new life in the South. Seven Pines was always a buzz with activity and visitors. Of the

Cropsies nine children, Nell and her older sister Ollie seem to be the closest.

The 16-year-old 5-foot-2 dark-haired, dark-eyed Nell and her 19-year-old blue-eyed fair-haired sister Ali were beautiful young women who

captivated the attention of men in Elizabeth City.

Two months after the Cropsies moved into seven pines, they met 23-year-old Jim

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