University of Kentucky law professor
Richard H. Underwood looks at the real-life cases behind ballads featuring murder in
Crime Song: True Crime Stories in Southern Murder Ballads. Individuals covered include
Frankie Silver, Frankie Bailey (of
Frankie and Johnny fame),
Delia Green (of
Delia's Gone), and Mary Phagan and Leo Frank (of
The Ballad of Mary Phagan).
(Thanks to Law & Humanities blog)
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