Talk:John Demjanjuk

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Contents 1 Maiden Name? 2 Transcripts 3 Spicifics of the charges 4 Holocaust box

[edit] Maiden Name?

Wasn't John Demjanjuk's mothers maiden name Marshenko? If that is true, how does that exonerate him?

Please sign comments- and don't add stupid things like "DOuble Yeah," 58.178.25.207 00:18, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Marchenko is the name he quoted himself as his mother's maiden name. Turned out to be incorrect. Tabachuk was the real maiden name, the defense proved. He claimed to have forgotten that. But in 1948 he was only 28 - who does not remember his mother's name at that age? And to have chosen "Marchenko" at random. Come on, too good to be true. There may be reasons why his mother might have been known unofficially as Marchenko - her mother (Demjanjuk's grandmother) may have re-married, may have lived together with someone called Marchenko. Or his mother herself lived with a Marchenko before she got married to Demjanjuk's father. (If that sounds funny - look up Garry Kasparov) Or - and that's probably the real answer: Demjanjuk for some reason liked to use the name Marchenko. --193.190.172.92 14:57, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Transcripts

Are there transcripts of the trials on line? If so links would be good. Rich Farmbrough 16:35, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Spicifics of the charges

What, exactly, did he allegedly do that was so horrible, even compared to other extermination came guards?

Please sign comments! Ronan.evans 22:51, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

The judge's decision was that seeing as how he couldn't prove he was not there then he must be guilty. Nothing was ever proved, hardly anything was charge - just implied. His first trial in Israel was embarrassing - a holocaust deniers delight. Hard to believe that the Israeli officials didn't know this was not true before they got egg in their faces.

[edit] Holocaust box

Holocaust box should be present. Despite the fact Demjanjuk was found innocent his story is very much connected to the Holocaust. The only people who would use this page would be those reseaching the holocaust. If not for the Holcaust this mans story would be un-notewothy and thus not deserving of an article! Besides many Holocaust victims have the Holocaust box on their wikipedia pages. Ronan.evans 22:47, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

He was never retried because the first one was so embarassing and revealed things that noone - ie Israel - revealed. Another trial - ie complicity in gassing - could have turned into a true disaster.