Trial of Tom Dula in 1868
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The Trial of Tom Dula in 1868 was a widely publicized North Carolina murder case in which Confederate veteran Tom Dula was convicted and hanged, later inspiring the famous folk ballad "Tom Dooley."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court case
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criminal trial ⓘ historical event ⓘ murder trial ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | murder ballad ⓘ |
| charge |
homicide of Laura Foster
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murder ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| documentedIn |
contemporary newspaper accounts
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court records of North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
long-term folklore surrounding Tom Dula
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public debate over Dula's guilt ⓘ |
| hasCoAccused | Ann Melton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became part of American folk legend
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subject of numerous retellings and songs ⓘ |
| hasDefendant | Tom Dula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefendantAlternativeName | Tom Dooley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefendantBackground | Confederate veteran ⓘ |
| hasDefenseAttorney |
Zebulon Baird Vance
NERFINISHED
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former Confederate governor Zebulon Vance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJudge | Richmond Mumford Pearson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | conviction ⓘ |
| hasPlaceContext | Appalachian region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Laura Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldIn | Iredell County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | folk ballad "Tom Dooley" ⓘ |
| inspiredWorkType | American folk song ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
questions about fairness of trial
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questions about sufficiency of evidence ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Statesville, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | widely publicized ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution | hanging ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on American folk music
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post–Civil War Southern setting ⓘ role of public opinion and press ⓘ |
| originalCrimeLocation | Wilkes County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of American criminal justice
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history of North Carolina law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
execution of Tom Dula
ⓘ
murder of Laura Foster ⓘ |
| sentence | death ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
| year | 1868 ⓘ |
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