The tale of Tom Dooley experienced a resurgence of popularity with the international hit "Tom Dooey" by The Kingston Trio. Tom Dooley was a popular fiddle playin' ladies man, who loved two women too much. One, the beautiful and kind Laura Foster, and the other, Anne Melton, a raven haired beauty with a quick temper...and a dangerous obsession with Tom. Laura is murdered and Tom is accused of the crime. It is a story of passion told with a combination of local history, folklore and folkways. The tale of Tom Dooley (Dula) was the nation's first highly publicized crime of passion and remains an unsolved mystery. Come see this captivating tale unfold before your eyes on the Mac Gray Auditorium stage in Statesville - and you decide who really killed Laura Foster!