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I can't speak for all murder ballads, but I think the song about Omie Wise (Naomi Wise) is pretty close to the truth. I believe it happened in North Carolina around 1808. She was an orphan who was adopted by the Adams family. A wealthy young man, John Lewis, had been messing around with her, but his family wouldn't allow them to marry because of her social status. Unfortunately, she got pregnant and John Lewis drowned her. He was eventually executed for the murder.
I've heard some versions of that song that kind of make it seem like it was HER fault for being murdered because she was greedy for "many fine things."
Don't know if that answers you question or not.
Eric
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