Talk:Gerard John Schaefer

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Just noticed: in this article it says Sondra London got engaged to Danny Rolling, but on this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sondra_London it merely says that Rolling contacted her.

61.17.201.235 21:02, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

The Bit about the "devil tree" at Oak hammock park is not referenced, and is likely just folklore. 68.82.189.36 (talk) 17:46, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

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Confusing section
The section I quoted under “Imprisonment” is quite confusing. Also- is it spelled Valdes or Valdez? But either way this section is written in an unclear manner, plus I wasn’t able to find a source.

“Rivera did not confess to the crime, nor give a motive, although he did reveal highly relevant circumstances in correspondence he sent to Sondra London; to wit, Rivera had been an ear-witness to the prison murder of Frank Valdes in the second assault by corrections staff he sustained. Rivera had written a complaint about the first assault on Valdez, and was still held in the cell next to Valdez when the second beating killed him. Rivera was actively resisting the cover-up claiming Valdez had killed himself, filing multiple grievances and appeals, when he was accused of killing Schaefer.”

IllQuill (talk) 16:29, 30 May 2020 (UTC)


 * The 'Imprisonment' section is indeed a hot mess. Nothing sourced, repeated allegations, unsubstantiated rumors. The whole section may need to be removed. I've tagged it, and may make an attempt at finding some reasonable sources, but currently it is ridiculous. Anastrophe (talk) 23:42, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Much of the article needs rewriting.--Kieronoldham (talk) 00:17, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

Name of page.
Should the page be moved to simply Gerard Schaefer? Isn't he most commonly just called by his first/given name and surname and not generally referred to as Gerard John Schaefer? I have most often, when reading about him, seen him just referred to by given and surname and not full name. If this is correct, per Wiki convention (WP:COMMONNAME), the page should be moved. I see on Google search, he is also often called by his full name (1,850,000 results), but generally not (simply Gerald Schaefer: 2,490,000results). ExRat (talk) 05:47, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I'd agree with this observation.--Kieronoldham (talk) 21:57, 16 July 2022 (UTC)