Paul Slade
London journalist since 1982 and creator of PlanetSlade.com, author of "Unprepared to Die" and a featured murder-ballad expert on Radiolab's Dolly Parton's America.
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Aug 28, 2026
Jad AbumradHOST
He's a music writer based in London, and he recently wrote a book all about this.
Paul SladeGUEST
Called Unprepared to Die, which looks at the real murder stories behind Knoxville Girl and a range of other American murder ballads.
Paul SladeGUEST
... who kept company with one Anne Nichols for the space of two years, and being urged by her father to marry her, he most wickedly and barbarously murdered her."