Talk:Jesse Pomeroy

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Is it really correct to call him a serial killer when he had only two victims? Two doesn't make for much of a "series". Besides, the serial killer article defines the term as "one who commits a number of murders over a long period of time, with the killings separated by often long periods of apparent normalcy". Pomeroy's killings were not separated by a long period of time. The article also references an official American definition which stipulates a minimum of three killings. This definition may be of relevance given that Pomeroy was from Boston. —Psychonaut 12:56, 7 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Apparently there was an essay on the case by Guy B. H. Logan, which I haven't been able to track down any reliable information on (including an actual bibliographic reference); any help would be great! -FZ 00:12, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Actually, that link I added ([1]) contains a lot of details about him. However, I wonder if someone else can accurately paraphrase the article. I'd do it, but I'm not really good at writing articles and would probably just end up just violating the copyright of that guy's work. I will say that, although he had only two kills, this guy was vicious enough to have spent the vast majority of his life behind bars.Ricky81682 21:55, Oct 31, 2004 (UTC)

I think splitting into sections is helpful. Any other opinions? With sentences like "However, his right to due process was farcical", I'm still not sure it follows a NPOV. Also, it says that "At the coroner's inquest, [request? I don't know] Pomeroy was denied the right to counsel" but a few paragraphs later mentions his attorney, Charles Robinson. Perhaps, there was no counsel during questioning, but I'm not sure the extent of Miranda requirements, et al, during the 1870s. Again, more information would definitely be helpful. -Ricky81682 09:36, Oct 31, 2004 (UTC)