Talk:Arthur Leigh Allen

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[edit] Never Charged section

I originally added this to the main article, thinking I was looking at the Talk page:

It's important to recognize the difference between "being cleared" and "not implicated". The police searched Allen's house three times and subjected him to multiple tests on multiple occasions (polygraph, fingerprint, handwriting, DNA). That indicates they suspected him strongly, and continued to suspect him up to 2002, and have yet to announce he's cleared of suspicion. The police might know something we don't, or they might not want to admit they were wrong, but all indicators are that he's still on their list. Note SFPD Inspector Kelly Carroll's response here: [1]. He doesn't actually say Allen was cleared when directly asked. Jimbonator 00:58, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

This section should incorporate more sources and reflect what's been said, rather than pass on a POV about Allen's guilt or innocence. NPOV is going to be vitally important for this entry, as every Zodiac researcher has a strong opinion on Allen's role in the killings. Jimbonator 01:02, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lack of sources

The article lists no sources at all in the entire section that claims Cheney had a motive for lying.

(please sign your comments by adding ~~~~ after them). there are several ways of dealing with unsourced material. you can comment on it in 'discussion' to bring it to people's attention (as you did), which is a good first step. better though is to simply add the tag
{{unreferencedsection}}
to the top of the section. this will tag it as unreferenced, which alerts all readers that the section is problematic; they can then go out and find references to add the appropriate citations, or if the material remains challenged, an editor may simply remove it. since sections can vary in length from a single sentence to many many paragraphs, the decision to remove the material is one of good discretion, balancing WP:BOLD with the interest in building consensus. these comments brought to you by one strong cup of coffee. Anastrophe 17:04, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
It seems absurd to me that this article is unreferenced, as I wrote the original article, and gave it 7 refs or so. It is still where I posted it for the Zodiac Killer editors to read, in my sandbox. I suggest somebody go there and add the refs. I have no interest in doing it myself, but will leave thwe article there for the next few days so that another can use the refs. ]I have tagged it as totally unreferenced, and be aware that it is fair game to be deleted if no refs are forthcoming. Jeffpw 10:33, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Maybe

Maybe Zodiac killing wasn't one man job. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brancina (talk • contribs) 22:59, 24 February 2008 (UTC)