Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dalton Prejean

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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. John254 01:17, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dalton Prejean

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I'm aware of proposed new guidelines for notability of crime related articles, but this is an unreferenced recap of the crime. Yes he was under 18 and yes he may have been intellectually limited, but neither makes him notable. There is RS coverage from when the case was in the news, but there appears sto be nothing since 1990 when he was executed. In the news, yes. Notable, no. Please see WP:BLP1E, ONEEVENT TRAVELLINGCARIMy storyTell me yours 16:46, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

  • Keep. The article is a lot more than a recap of the crime. It attempts to place the crime in the context of Prejean's personal history. Understanding the risk factors (including an appparently unsupervised release after a previous crime) and relevant personal history is an important part of understanding the crime. --Eastmain (talk) 17:47, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep - have added some references demonstrating that his case received international attention. As evidence that the case continued to receive notice, there are book refs as well ([1]), some dating from the 2000s. Novickas (talk) 01:09, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment to both Novickas and Eastmain: I never said he wasn't in the news, but rather that he's known solely for having committed crimes. This doesn't make him encyclopedically notable, which is exactly why BLP1E is used. There will *always* be international reaction to murders here because of the general perception on the death penalty. That doesn't make Prejean notable. Just my .02 TRAVELLINGCARIMy storyTell me yours 01:33, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. Subject of article is notable and contains reliable references. Luksuh 03:41, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. I originally wrote this article. It is not unreferenced. I cite clearly to the Louisiana Supreme Court case that upheld his conviction. Everything comes from that case. As I previously stated, I believe that everyone who has been executed in the United States since the reinstatement of capital punishment is noteworthy enough to have an article on WP. Nolamgm (talk) 16:27, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
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.