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True Crime Stew Trivia Quiz

It's a stew because it's a big pot of miscellaneous crimes. How well do you know your true crime?

A multiple-choice quiz by amythyst_trip. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
amythyst_trip

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
207,594

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
2194

Last 3 plays: MissHollyB (8/15), Guest 160 (4/15), Guest 172 (2/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who was the 18-year old woman that was found dead on August 26, 1986 in Central Park by a passing cyclist? Hint

Jennifer Landers

Jennifer Levin

Jennifer Londen

Jennifer Lake

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Question 2 of 15

2. What were the names of the three women from Ohio who were raped and thrown overboard a boat into Tampa Bay on June 2, 1989?
Hint

Christine, Melissa & Joanna Rogers

Christianne, Melanie & Joleen Rogers

Crystal, Melinda & Jodie Rogers

Christe, Michelle & Joan Rogers

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Question 3 of 15

3. How many years after Martha Moxley's murder was Michael Skakel convicted for the crime? Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who was the 12-year old girl found tortured and burned to death in a remote field on January 11, 1992, in Jefferson County, Indiana? Hint

Samantha Sacks

Simone Screnci

Shanda Sharer

Sandy Simon

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who were the husband and wife that were killed in their bedroom in the early morning hours of November 5, 1989, in La Jolla, California? Hint

Don and Lani Broderick

David and LeAnn Broderick

Dan and Linda Broderick

Darrin and Lisa Broderick

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who was the celebrity skiier from Aspen shot on March 21, 1976, by his French girlfriend? Hint

Samuel Scheer

Steven Savich

Simon Sache

Spider Sabich

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Question 7 of 15

7. Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson, a teen couple, delivered a baby boy in a Delaware motel in November 1996. They then disposed of the infant in the trash. Where did this event take place? Hint

School Prom

Motel

Amy's House

Shopping Center

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who was the "I don't like Mondays," teen killer? Hint

Brenda Spencer

Brandy Savage

Belinda Slater

Brianna Sharp

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Question 9 of 15

9. How many neighbourhood children did Mary Bell, an 11-year old girl from Scotswood, England, kill in 1968? Hint

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who literally hunted and killed more than fifteen women in the Alaskan wilderness between 1971 and 1983? Hint

Randy Hobart

Robert Hansen

Richard Henderson

Ronald Hutchinson

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Question 11 of 15

11. How many women did Marc L�pine kill at the �cole Polytechnique in Montreal on December 6, 1989? Hint

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Question 12 of 15

12. What was surname of the family members murdered at 112 Ocean Avenue, in a Long Island town in New York on November 13, 1974? Hint

Lutz

DeFeo

DeFabio

Lusk

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Question 13 of 15

13. What U.S. state was 10-year old Grace Budd girl murdered in on June 2, 1928, by self-professed cannibal Albert Fish? Hint

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Michigan

New York

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Question 14 of 15

14. How many years did Cameron and Jan (Janice) Hooker hold Colleen Stan (also known as Carol Smith) captive? Hint

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Question 15 of 15

15. How many of her children did Andrea Yates drown at her home? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the 18-year old woman that was found dead on August 26, 1986 in Central Park by a passing cyclist?

Answer: Jennifer Levin

Her killer was Robert Chambers, a man she had been casually involved with in the past. Robert claims it was Jennifer's desire for rough intimacy that led to an unfortunate accident. Evidence proved otherwise.

2. What were the names of the three women from Ohio who were raped and thrown overboard a boat into Tampa Bay on June 2, 1989?

Answer: Christe, Michelle & Joan Rogers

Oba Chandler was convicted of their rapes and murders.

3. How many years after Martha Moxley's murder was Michael Skakel convicted for the crime?

Answer: 27

Martha was only 15-years-old when she was found murdered on October 30, 1975. Martha would have been 42 years old at the time of Michael Skakel's conviction.

4. Who was the 12-year old girl found tortured and burned to death in a remote field on January 11, 1992, in Jefferson County, Indiana?

Answer: Shanda Sharer

This remains one of those most shocking crimes. Four girls, Melinda Loveless, Laurie Tackett, Hope Rippey, and Toni Lawrence, who were not much older than Shanda, were involved in Shanda's murder. The only girl who didn't receive a life sentence and who has since been released is Toni.

5. Who were the husband and wife that were killed in their bedroom in the early morning hours of November 5, 1989, in La Jolla, California?

Answer: Dan and Linda Broderick

Betty Broderick, Dan's ex-wife, killed them after an exhausting drama that went on between them for years.

6. Who was the celebrity skiier from Aspen shot on March 21, 1976, by his French girlfriend?

Answer: Spider Sabich

His French singer girlfriend, Claudine Longet, shot him in the bathroom. She claimed it was an accident.

7. Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson, a teen couple, delivered a baby boy in a Delaware motel in November 1996. They then disposed of the infant in the trash. Where did this event take place?

Answer: Motel

At a motel in Camden, Delaware. They were from New Jersey.

8. Who was the "I don't like Mondays," teen killer?

Answer: Brenda Spencer

Brenda killed two men and injured eight children and one police officer by shooting them at a San Diego, California elementary school in January 1979.

Her reason - "I don't like Mondays." An 80's band called The Boomtown Rats recorded a song with the "I Don't like Mondays" inspired by the case.

9. How many neighbourhood children did Mary Bell, an 11-year old girl from Scotswood, England, kill in 1968?

Answer: 2

The two innocent victims were Martin George Brown, aged 4, and Brian Howe, aged 3.

10. Who literally hunted and killed more than fifteen women in the Alaskan wilderness between 1971 and 1983?

Answer: Robert Hansen

Only twelve bodies were ever found, but Hansen is estimated to have killed 17 women. Recent information, however, claims the number of women he killed was closer to 37.

11. How many women did Marc L�pine kill at the �cole Polytechnique in Montreal on December 6, 1989?

Answer: 14

He blamed women for his woes. He thought of them all as "feminists" who had ruined his life.

12. What was surname of the family members murdered at 112 Ocean Avenue, in a Long Island town in New York on November 13, 1974?

Answer: DeFeo

Ronald DeFeo, Jr., one of the sons, murdered the six other family members. Ronald DeFeo, Jr., is still imprisoned for the crime. The house was described in a book called "The Amityville Horror" by Jay Anson, and later, in a movie. The book and movie described the experiences of the Lutz family, who purchased the home after the DeFeo murders.

The Lutzes declared the house to be evil with much paranormal activity, causing Mr. Lutz to become moody - depressed, angry and violent. Later, Ronald DeFeo, Jr.'s lawyer admitted that he and the Lutzes had concocted the whole story of the haunting.

The fabricated story was related to the Ronald DeFeo, Jr. defense in court as a means of explaining why he killed his family.

13. What U.S. state was 10-year old Grace Budd girl murdered in on June 2, 1928, by self-professed cannibal Albert Fish?

Answer: New York

Albert Fish sent Grace's distraught, grieving parents horribly sick letter, which remains to this day one of the most awful letters in history.

14. How many years did Cameron and Jan (Janice) Hooker hold Colleen Stan (also known as Carol Smith) captive?

Answer: 7

This is the bizarre, infamous "The Girl In The Box" case.

15. How many of her children did Andrea Yates drown at her home?

Answer: 5

Andrea Yates drowned all of her children - Noah, John, Luke, Paul, and baby Mary - on June 20, 2001 in the state of Texas.

Source: Author amythyst_trip

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