Record #:

5199

Author(s):

Boyd, Sandra

Abstract:

Born in Wilkes County, Tom Dula was a young man who enjoyed dating the ladies. Accused of murdering Laura Foster, he fled Tennessee. Captured, he was returned to North Carolina, tried, and hanged. Boyd discusses these events and the controversy surrounding them.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 40 Issue 2, Spring 2001, p32-34

Subject(s):

Folklore--Wilkes County; Dula, Tom C. (Tom Dooley), 1845-1868; Wilkes County--History