The Lonesome Death of William Zantzinger
By Paul Lundgren on Jan 30, 2009 in History, Music
William Zantzinger, the former tobacco farmer and property fraudster who “killed poor Hattie Carroll,” as Bob Dylan famously sang, died in disgraced obscurity on January 3.
Story here.
ok, i’m done.
There’s a more nuanced article on the topic in The New Yorker.
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2009/01/26/090126ta_talk_simon