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Tom Dula

May Day – Tom Dula’s Hanging and the Ethics of the Documented

On this day in history – May 1, 1868 – Thomas C. Dula was hanged in Statesville, NC for the murder of Laura Foster. Dula (pronounced “Dooley”), the bloody murder, and subsequent trial became the infamous subjects of the “Ballad of Tom Dooley.” Much has been written over the years about the actual murder, the ballad, and… Read More →

Filed Under: NC Field, Theory in Practice, Uncategorized Tagged With: John Jeremiah Sulliven, Tom Dula

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