In February of 1963, William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll, unprovoked and without cause. It wasn't political. He just felt like killing.

Bob Dylan wrote the song "Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" based on a story (Bob's girlfriend) Suze Rotolo gave him from a Newspaper article.
Bob wrote it in 1963 for his third record album (Columbia Records) entitled "The Times They Are A-Changin'."

Ironic, isn't it? Here we are six decades later, in 2025, and proof that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

The girl, 23 years old, Iryna Zarutska, from Ukraine, came to the United States to begin a new life.
She did not "sponge" off our American system. No handouts, no welfare checks, no free ride (as the saying goes).

Iryna got herself a job as a waitress at Zepedie's Pizzaria (in North Carolina).
She had a boyfriend; somebody she could love, marry, have children and start a family. All that taken away; her life stolen and future wiped out.

Not politically motivated; killed because some lowlife bum sitting behind her on a train felt like viciously stabbing Iryna in the neck.

Instead of being in jail, why was this crazy fool (with an extensive prison record) on a train?

Note: Hattie Carroll was a barmaid who served food and drinks at the table in a hotel.
Iryna Zarutska was a waitress who served pizzas and drinks at a restaurant.