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The Theo Durrant Affair Trivia Quiz

Here is a quiz pertaining to Theo Durrant, one of the most notorious killers in San Francisco history.

A multiple-choice quiz by macabrescribe. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
macabrescribe

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
290,770

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
340

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was Theo Durrant's full name? Hint

Henry William Theodore Durrant

Theodore Henry William Durrant

Theodore William Henry Durrant

William Henry Theodore Durrant

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was Durrant's first victim? Hint

Julia Connor

Myrta Belknap

Blanche Lamont

Emeline Cigrand

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Question 3 of 10

3. To where did Durrant dispose of Miss Lamont's body? Hint

A bell tower's cupola.

Sold to a medical university.

Buried in his backyard.

His home's crawlspace.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Durrant's second victim? Hint

Mary Ann Nichols

Annie Chapman

Elizabeth Stride

Minnie Williams

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where was the body of Minnie Williams discovered? Hint

Under floorboards in Durrant's home.

Floating in San Francisco Bay.

A cupboard in a church library.

In her own bedroom.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Shortly afterwards, Durrant was arrested. Who did Durrant's defense claim was more likely to be the culprit? Hint

The prosecutor himself.

The pastor of Emanuel Baptist .

A local butcher.

A past lover of both victims.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Durrant was eventually convicted of both murders. What was his sentence? Hint

Time served

Five years for each victim

Life imprisonment

Death

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Question 8 of 10

8. How was Durrant executed? Hint

Firing squad

Gas chamber

Electric chair

Hanging

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Question 9 of 10

9. For what nom de plume is Theo Durrant remembered? Hint

The Gorilla Man

The Beast of the Black Forrest

The Casanova Killer

The Demon of the Belfry

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Question 10 of 10

10. Theo Durrant eventually confessed to his crimes.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Theo Durrant's full name?

Answer: William Henry Theodore Durrant

He was born in Toronto, but moved to California a few years later.

2. Who was Durrant's first victim?

Answer: Blanche Lamont

They met at a stop for an electric trolley. She was on her way to school, where she was studying to become a school teacher. Durrant was also on his way to school, only he was going for medicine.

3. To where did Durrant dispose of Miss Lamont's body?

Answer: A bell tower's cupola.

It wasn't until two weeks succeeding her death that the body was ultimately discovered.

4. Who was Durrant's second victim?

Answer: Minnie Williams

She was a regular of the Emanuel Baptist Church.

5. Where was the body of Minnie Williams discovered?

Answer: A cupboard in a church library.

She'd been stabbed again and again in the chest, her wrists gashed by a dull blade, and her undergarments shoved down her throat.

6. Shortly afterwards, Durrant was arrested. Who did Durrant's defense claim was more likely to be the culprit?

Answer: The pastor of Emanuel Baptist .

The pastor of Emanuel Baptist Church was the Reverend John George Gibson.

7. Durrant was eventually convicted of both murders. What was his sentence?

Answer: Death

It took the jury barely any time at all to come back with a verdict of guilty.

8. How was Durrant executed?

Answer: Hanging

Thanks to the sluggish appeals process, it took almost three years for Durrant to meet the hangman's noose.

9. For what nom de plume is Theo Durrant remembered?

Answer: The Demon of the Belfry

After Durrant was executed, no cemetery in the Greater San Francisco area would take his body. His parents had him cremated and subsequently buried in Los Angeles.

10. Theo Durrant eventually confessed to his crimes.

Answer: False

Durrant refused to fess up to his crimes on the date of his execution because he was "not guilty." He wouldn't even confess to his priest.

Here I'd like to thank the sources I used in constructing this quiz:

"The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers" by Harold Schechter and David Everitt

www.crimelibrary.com

www.law.jrank.org

Source: Author macabrescribe

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