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Suspense – Tom Dooley | Suspense Radio Theater

Tonight on Suspense Radio Theater: Suspense – Tom Dooley.Enjoy this classic Suspense episode from the golden age of radio, featuring gripping suspense, psychological tension, and unforgettable storytelling. Experience thrilling mysteries, eerie atmosphere, and classic old time radio drama.Series: S…

The Murder Behind the Ballad: The Grim True Story of Tom Dooley (North Carolina)

Everyone knows the song. "Hang Down Your Head, Tom Dooley" became one of the biggest folk hits in American history. But the real story behind the music is far darker than the lyrics ever admitted. In the mountains of post-Civil War North Carolina, a love triangle fueled by jealousy, betrayal, disea…

Tom Dooley - Suspense | 12/07/1958 (Ep780)

Suspense was one of the most popular and successful radio series during it's run of over 900 episodes, spanning 1940-1962. Guest stars included Orson Welles, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead, Marlene Dietrich and Humphrey Bogart. The plots were mostly engaging crime dramas, science fict…

The Ride She Never Finished | The Story Behind Tom Dooley

The Story Behind Tom Dooley | The Real Story of Thomas C. Dula, Laura Foster, and America's Most Famous Murder Ballad Most people know the song "Tom Dooley." Few know the true story behind it. In this episode, we travel to Wilkes County, North Carolina, where one of Appalachia's most famous true cr…

Tom Dula

In May 1868, Tom Dula was hanged for the murder of Laura Foster in Wilkes County, North Carolina. The ballad "Tom Dooley" made him famous. But the song leaves out the most important parts: Ann, Pauline, a pregnancy, and a jealousy that curdled into something fatal. This episode brings the story beh…

What Recorded Music Took From Us (and How to Get it Back) w/ Andrew Tolkmith

Andrew Tolkmith is the assistant literary editor at Word on Fire and author of "We Are What We Sing" in the Winter 2025 issue of New Polity. Today, he joins Jason Craig to make the case that folk music is not a genre but the way a people expresses itself, and that most men have inherited nothing to…

The Stories Didn't End There | Listener Updates from Appalachia

The stories don't always end when an episode is released. Sometimes, that's when they truly begin. This week on Roots & Shadows: The Real Appalachia Podcast, I'm on the road for a personal trip, but I couldn't let another Saturday pass without spending some time with all of you. In this special upd…

Tom Dooley

Originally Aired: March 30, 1953 In Suspense #506, "Tom Dooley," Confederate veteran Tom Dooley returns home to the North Carolina Smokies after four years of war, only to discover that Laura Foster, the woman he loves and fought to return to, has fallen for someone else. That someone is Paul Cabo…

Folklore: Murder Ballads

What do Sam Cooke, Stagger Lee, Tom Dooley, and The Twilight Zone have in common? They all take us into the strange, dark world of murder ballads—where love, jealousy, betrayal, and death become songs passed down through generations. This Halloween, turn down the lights and listen closely. Some son…