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Batboy, allegedly the offspring of creatures living deep in the caverns of Greenbrier County, was first reported by:
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Which one of the following was NOT convicted of murder?
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Why is the 1904 murder of Jay Legg in Clay County remembered today?
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John Lockwood, the "last of the Ohio River pirates," was arrested for murder in 1863 on this Ohio River island.
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Who supposedly led the 1888 New Year's Day arson attack on the McCoy family cabin?
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Which United Mine Workers of America leader and his family were murdered by a rival on New Year's Eve 1969?
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What were people called who used the Civil War to settle personal grievances or pursue personal gain or other nonmilitary ends?
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Who was the first former West Virginia governor to serve prison time for corruption?
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This underworld society of Italian immigrants was known to extort other Italian immigrants in West Virginia in the early 20th century.
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In 1977, what country did the Mingo County town of Vulcan ask to build a bridge across the Tug River?
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