Talk:List of murder convictions without a body

Column title
For clarity, I think the "Missing Date" column title should be renamed to "Victim Disappearance Date". AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 05:27, 17 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Would it be better to move the column next to the victim section? The table is already crammed and more text might make it look messier. --Gourami(?) 17:54, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

how are the countries selected?
I am sure that there are convictions without a body in other countries. In Jamaica Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has been convicted of the murder of Clive Williams. The body has not bee recovered.

Tammy Rosner (talk) 06:12, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

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Inclusion Criteria
Every murder conviction without a body is rare enough, and carries strongs enough implications about the state of the legal process, to be noteworthy. Not every one of them are notable enough to need its own article. They are all notable enough to warrant inclusion in this list.

I see that every entry that does not have its own article is getting pruned, for reasons like "trimmed redlink, if subject is notable, please create cited article first" and "Since only cases with articles can be added, the article will always remain incomplete". Where does it say that only entries with their own articles can be added? I tried to look up where it says this, but all I could find was WP:LSC, which indicates that these entries met the inclusion criteria, and WP:CRIME, which just says that these entries aren't notable enough to have their own article.

If, like the edit summary says, "only cases with articles can be added" then how do things like List of Pokémon characters work? And why does it say at the top of WP:N that those notability guidelines "do not limit the content of an article or list."? -Haikon 11:27, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

One could quibble ...
... with the inclusion of 'Acid Bath' killer John George Haigh. Sadly, because his is precisely the sort of case for which this page is intended, and because Haigh deliberately destroyed the bodies of his victims because he mistakenly believed it made murder impossible to prove. However: up to 1967 in England and Wales, an indictment for murder could only charge the prisoner with one count, and the charge on which Haigh was convicted was the murder of Mrs Durand-Deacon. The partial remains of Mrs Durand-Deacon were found. Sam Blacketer (talk) 19:53, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

A reminder on sourcing
It's especially important given the nature of the subject matter that all entries on this page are supported by at least one reliable source. Where the entry relates to a notable conviction that has its own article on Wikipedia, that can be linked to. But where it does not, a proper inline citation based on a specific reliable source ought to be included. That is not optional. This is not a page for speculation, or for repeating things discussed on social media. I've added citation needed tags to the offending entries, and intend to clear them out soon unless proper sources can be provided. MichaelMaggs (talk) 12:58, 27 May 2021 (UTC)


 * You've deleted many that have sources. Even if the source is not ideal, adding a tag might be more appropriate. For those entries with WP articles, these are very unlikely to be breaches of WP:BLP and sources ought to be readily available from the original article. I'd strongly suggest a staged approach - that you reinstate everything and start again by deleting only those entries that have no sources and no WP article. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:03, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * , MichaelMaggs has actually just deleted every single entry for the "United Kingdom" section, which seems a bit strange since most of them were referenced to a reliable source and now there is no entries in the United Kingdom section at all! The Good Dante (talk) 16:28, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh dear that was definitely not intended. I'll take a look. MichaelMaggs (talk) 16:32, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, sorry about that. I was working in VE and it doesn't always do what I expect. Hope it looks better now (I've deleted just three wholly unsourced entries). MichaelMaggs (talk) 16:45, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Outside scope of WikiProject Law Enforcement
This article is outside the scope of WikiProject Law Enforcement, which specifically excludes Crime and criminology, sociology, law, and similar topics that are related to police work but are more concerned with society or the criminal justice system overall than law enforcement alone. As a consequence, I have decided to removed the banner. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 00:26, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

Gina hall
gina hall in VA was one of the first to be a no body conviction since she has been found i figured she should be added idk how to do it. 47.134.104.226 (talk) 03:17, 30 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Can you provide links to reliable sources about the case? You can add the case yourself, but please provide enough information to identify reliable sources. Other editors can help with formatting, if necessary. Donald Albury 13:04, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Theresa Parker
Source is the Daily Citizen in Dalton, GA. I don't know how to add to the list but I think she should be added to the list. Kisticat (talk) 11:33, 8 July 2024 (UTC)


 * I have deleted the material you copied from the newspaper's website, as that was a violation of our policy on use of copyrighted material. You can add content about Theresa Parker to the article yourself, but you must write all content in your own words without copying anything from any source that is under copyright (unless as a clearly marked quotation). You should cite any sources you use. Citing sources, may help, but at a minimum list the URL of any website used, or sufficient information about any off-line source that would allow another editor to find such source, and place the source(s) between . You can ask me for help at User talk:Donald Albury (I may not answer for a number of hours), or ask at the help desk. Donald Albury 15:36, 8 July 2024 (UTC)


 * I have added the case, with sources. Tulzscha (talk) 17:14, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you! 2601:143:400:3B80:ACB1:CBB0:C6C6:3B9 (talk) 03:54, 13 July 2024 (UTC)