Cold Cases of the 1900s
3 documented cases in which the crime or disappearance took place between 1900 and 1909. 2 are recorded as unsolved.
Status of the 3 cases
- Unsolved 2 (67%)
- Closed without conviction 1 (33%)
By type
All 3 cases
Unsolved
1908
Hazel Drew
Hazel Drew, a 20-year-old domestic servant from Troy, New York, was found dead in Teal's Pond near Sand Lake in July 1908 with her skull crushed by a blunt weapon.
No Conviction
1906
Stanford White
Architect Stanford White, 52, was shot dead on June 25, 1906, at the rooftop theater of Madison Square Garden by Harry K. Thaw, husband of Evelyn Nesbit.
Unsolved
1901
Nell Cropsey
Nineteen-year-old Nell Cropsey vanished from her family home in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Her body was found in the Pasquotank River 37 days later. Her beau Jim Wilcox was convicted but later pardoned.