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    Thomas C. Dula (June 23‚ 1844 – May 1, 1868) [1] [2] was a former Confederate soldier who was convicted of murdering Laura Foster. National publicity from newspapers such as The New York Times turned Dula's story into a folk legend. Although Laura was murdered in Wilkes County, North Carolina, Dula was tried, convicted, and hanged in ...

  2. Oct 29, 2019 · October 29, 2019. The Legend Behind North Carolina’s Most Famous Murder Ballad. In 1868 a man named Tom Dula (pronounced Dooley) was hanged in Statesville, N.C. after being convicted of murdering his lover, Laura Foster, in 1866. The execution wasn’t the end of Tom Dula’s story.

  3. Apr 14, 2021 · The murder of Laura Foster was in all the papers. Did you miss it? You may have, the murder occurred in 1866. Shortly after a Confederate soldier returned home following his release from a Union Army prison, his girlfriend’s body was found in a shallow grave and Tom Dula was accused.

  4. Jun 4, 2013 · 04 June 2013. The Death of Laura Foster. by mystery guest. Today's article will interest both followers of American music and true crime, an investigation into the hanging of a folk figure, Tom Dooley, as researched and written by a descendent of parties involved.

  5. May 24, 2020 · The mountain boy, accused and convicted of murdering his lover, Laura Foster, has gained immortality. There are reasons to pay attention. Dula (sometimes pronounced "Dooley," such as in the...

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  6. Laura Foster. Birth. 1843. Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA. Death. 28 May 1866 (aged 22–23) Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA. Burial. Laura Foster Gravesite. Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map. Plot. Grave marker is protected from cows by a little white fence. Memorial ID. 5915. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 6.

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  8. Thomas C. Dula (June 22, 1845 – May 1, 1868) was a former Confederate soldier, who was tried, convicted, and hanged for the murder of his fiancée, Laura Foster. The trial and hanging received national publicity from newspapers such as The New York Times , thus turning Dula's story into a folk legend.

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