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Which one of the following was NOT convicted of murder?
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Which of the following was human?
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  4. D.
3
When was capital punishment banned in West Virginia?
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Who supposedly led the 1888 New Year's Day arson attack on the McCoy family cabin?
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In 1914, from where did robbers steal $7,000 in coal company payroll in Mingo County?
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Which one of the following was NOT imprisoned at the Alderson Federal Prison Camp?
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  4. D.
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Who was the first former West Virginia governor to serve prison time for corruption?
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During the Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Devil Anse Hatfield's clan executed three of Randolph McCoy's sons tied to what kind of bushes?
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During what event was a Morgantown tax collector intimidated into resigning and the Ohio County excise officer attacked?
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Which ONE of the following labor leaders IS buried in West Virginia?
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