Knoxville Girl

I've just added a new essay about Knoxville Girl to my Murder BaIlads website.

It traces the song's origins as a 17th Century English ballad, follows its journey across the Atlantic and tracks down the original 1683 parish records naming the killer and his victim.

If that sounds interesting to you, please click the link above. The same (non-profit) site contains my Stagger Lee and Frankie & Johnny essays, which people here were kind enough to say they enjoyed back in May.