Located at 1901, Riverside Drive, in Elizabeth City, is a beautiful white, two story home formerly known as the Cropsey Home. This historical home differs from others in that it not only harbors it's own set of unusual secrets, but also a beautiful ghost who's spirit has haunted the house since the 1900's.
The ghost of the young girl is said to be that of “Nell” Cropsey. Her father moved her and her family from Brooklyn New York to Elizabeth City in 1898. Though many men in Pasquotank County would have jumped a the chance to court Nell, she chose, as her suitor, the sherriff's son, Jim Wilcox.
Jim was 5 years older than Nell, and their romance spanned over 3 years. In November of 1901, with the Thanksgiving holiday quickly approaching, the Cropsey family planned a trip to their hometown in New York.
The family never got the chance to take that trip.
On November 20, 1901, 19 year old Nell Cropsey disappeared from her home. Jim Wilcox was the last person to see her that night, and when interrogated later, he could not provide consistant answers. The following day, Jim was arrested for kidnapping and suspicion of murder.
And so the search for Nell began. The residents of Elizabeth City united, forming parties that searched the residential areas, farming fields and the countryside. The on December 27, 1901, two fishermen found the body of Nell Cropsey in the Pasqotank River. The coroners report concluded that even though Nell's body had been found in water, she had not drowned. The actual cause of death was trauma to the head.
Jim Wilcox was eventually convicted of 2nd degree murder, with a sentence of 30 years in prison. In 1918, Wilcox was pardoned for the crime, due to lack of evidence. Upon his release from jail, Wilcox was unable to find work, and finally in 1932, conspired with the editor of the local newspaper to write a book about the Cropsey Case.
After a short meeting with the editor, Jim Wilcox ended his life with a self inflicted shotgun would to the head. A couple of weeks later, the editor died in a car accident, taking the secrets of the Cropsey Case with him.
No one knows the events that transpired on that cold November evening. No one, that is, except Jim Wilcox and Nell Cropsey. And neither one of them are talking.
Nell, who has haunted the home since her body was found, is often seen, but never heard. She roams, the halls, appearing and then disappearing in bedrooms. Even the current tenant's son has caught a glimpse of her. At first the apparition frightened the family, but now they have come to gladly share the home with her. After all, the house was her home before it was theirs, before she met her unexpected and tragic end, becoming caught between the world that we know and the spirit world.
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im confused am i suppost belive ghosts or not????????????????
Should we be afraid of ghost or wanting to live with millions of them?
one night i rode pass the crospey house and a little was on at the house i telled my mom turn around my friend had just finished telling me the story of nell crospey.so she turned around we pulled in the drive-way i took a picture of the room window with the light on and then i looked at the pictures i took of the room window .i saw jim wilcox with a white suite on standing at the window looking out the window.at the time i was 8 years old.so when i used to walk down the street to the park down the road from the cropsey house.i saw nell cropsey in the front parlor looking at me.so i waved my hand and said hay.and she waved back.from then on to now i see her or him at the window ever time i drive by so i just wave and he or she wave back.so i have actually seen bout of them
i met one of the people and the owner of the house now i seen the house of the river on my boat it is a real story and a confusing story but watch the tv show the dead files and you will se its real.
It was very clear that the poor guy who has been visited by an apparition of a dead woman in this house since his childhood is scared out of his wits. I think he is so scared that he must be taking sedatives. His eyes show it all. What happened inside that house is horrible and what happened in the shack outside is both horrifying and obscene. I suggest that anyone who wants more information on this infamous house watch or re-watch The Dead Files episode "A Watery Grave" which aired on The Travel Channel, Friday, May 11th, 2012. Very disturbing!
I for one belive that the murderer was a spirit cause Jim Wilcox loved her they were together for three years it says.
is this real i need to know please thank you. please respond :D.
Yes this is the true story my great grandmother told me the whole story. She has been around almost 100 years
yes, when I was in junior high and high school one of my best friends lived in that house...I stayed there many weekends...creepy for sure. I missed the Dead Files episode of it, and I can't find it on The Travel Channel...Does anybody know where I might can see it? thanks! :)
Its on now
I have to make a haunted historical marker out of this .... what important information should I use ??
I NEED TO KNOW !!!!
I'm not sure I get what you are trying to do. What do you need?
The Bell Witch is a prime example of this ... a better way for you to see yourself is by looking in Google Images and typing in Haunted Historical Marker and one of the most famous ones is the Bell Witch please look it up and tell me the stuff/important information that I should include in my Haunted Historical Marker ... I would appreciate it very much... Thank You .
Look up what a haunted historical marker is in Google images and read the one that says the Bell Witch
Please because the project is due Wednesday and I need to finish tonight ....
Nevermind I already did it lol .
I think I have seen her but not sure. What happend is I was in my house and there was a friend with me. She was in my room I was in the kitchen getting something to eat then I herd something and I saw a girl on my counter looking at me she smilrd slowly I cloused my eyes for two sec. Then she was gone. All I remeber is she had brown wavy hiar.
isaw her and her boyfriend jim wilcox and tt thats how she looks i saw her when i was little i used to walk passed that house to go to the park i waved at her and she waved back
So can anyone just go there or is it shut off to public???
A family actually lives there. You can't just go inside and visit the house, but you can walk by and snap photos. They are probably used to that by now.
I Believe that after a harable death as Nell that get stuck between side .That have some unfinished business and there trying there best to finish it.She not there to harm any one sometimes thay stay around to pretext the family. Some shadow figure are dark and evil other are there as recdral hunting.
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