The Lonesome Death of William Zantzinger

Paul Lundgren Jan 30, 2009 2 Comments

William Zantzinger, the former tobacco farmer and property fraudster who “killed poor Hattie Carroll,” as Bob Dylan famously sang, died in disgraced obscurity on Jan. 3.

New York Times: W. D. Zantzinger, Subject of Dylan Song, Dies at 69.

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History, Music, News and Current Affairs, R.I.P.

2 Comments

vicarious

about 16 years ago 

OK, I'm done.

Peter

about 16 years ago 

There's a more nuanced article on the topic in The New Yorker.

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