Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edward Lagrone

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. The only previous responses were to keep. Despite relisting twice, nobody has taken any interest in arguing otherwise. Doczilla _{@SUPERHEROLOGIST} 07:55, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Edward Lagrone

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Evaluating the page under WP:CRIMINAL, I cannot see that this case is fit for coverage on Wikipedia. The guideline begins: A person who is known only in connection with a criminal event or trial should not normally be the subject of a separate Wikipedia article if there is an existing article that could incorporate the available encyclopedic material relating to that person (emphasis original). There is no such article, so let's move on.

Where there are no appropriate existing articles, the criminal or victim in question should be the subject of a Wikipedia article only if one of the following applies: either The victim of the crime is a renowned national or international figure (not true here; these are low-profile victims) or The motivation for the crime or the execution of the crime is unusual—or has otherwise been considered noteworthy—such that it is a well-documented historic event. Generally, historic significance is indicated by sustained coverage of the event in reliable secondary sources which persists beyond contemporaneous news coverage and devotes significant attention to the individual's role.

A WP:BEFORE shows not much more than Haunted Spy has found and included: routine coverage about the initial killings, rapes and trial, and a small amount of coverage when Lagrone was executed. It seems Lagrone never confessed, the motive was not "unusual" or "noteworthy" (however evil it was) and nor was the method. — Bilorv (talk) 12:31, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Crime, United States of America, and Texas. — Bilorv (talk) 12:31, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: The subject appears to be notable enough and has coverage from 1977, 1991, 1993, and 2004. Inexpiable (talk) 20:18, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Satisfies WP:GNG. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:31, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 09:24, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, TigerShark (talk) 01:54, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.