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Where was the last public execution in West Virginia?
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What serial killer, known as the "Bluebeard of Quiet Dell," murdered at least five people in Clarksburg in 1931?
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What Shawnee leader and his son were murdered at Fort Randolph in Point Pleasant in 1777?
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Who was the only person related to the Mine Wars convicted of treason?
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Who was the first former West Virginia governor to serve prison time for corruption?
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What folk song is about a murder and subsequent 1894 hanging in McDowell County?
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According to legend, which criminals robbed the Bank of Huntington of $20,000 in 1875?
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What Charleston native attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975?
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Which of the following is NOT a common theme in West Virginia ghostlore?
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In 1914, thieves stole $7,000 in coal company payroll from a handcar in this county.
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