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Who had two different husbands killed during the Mine Wars in less than 15 months' time?
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In 1993, two members of this organization were murdered in Pocahontas County.
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What frontiersman was twice arrested for murdering Seneca Chief Tegunteh, who had been peacefully negotiating with European-American settlers?
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Who led the ambush assassination of Mine Wars leaders Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers in Welch in 1921?
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During the 20th century, who was considered the leading bootlegger, organized crime figure, and professional gambler in Wheeling?
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What folk song is about a murder and subsequent 1894 hanging in McDowell County?
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Known as the "First Lady of Fayette County" for her 12 terms in the legislator, what crime did "Pistol Nell" Walker once help stop?
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What West Virginian covered the John F. Kennedy on site in Dallas in 1963?
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Which ONE of the following labor leaders IS buried in West Virginia?
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What ONE of the following labor leaders is NOT buried in West Virginia?
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