Talk:Murder of Chelsea King

May someone please un-capitalize the I in the article title?
Done.

Tone
And this article's tone also needs to be reviewed, and I don't think this meets the policy of WP:NOTNEWS.--RM (Be my friend) 17:03, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * The tone seems fine. Just need to ensure NPOV.--Jojhutton (talk) 23:35, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

John Albert Gardner
Because the John Albert Gardner article falls in to the category of WP:SINGLEEVENT it should be merged/redirected to into this article. Perhaps, if he is tied to the other missing children in the area or if other significant items surface, that would be a good time to expand the John Albert Gardner article.  ttonyb (talk) 03:36, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Since he is charged with two events, and has been convicted for a third, One Event does not apply.--Jojhutton (talk) 04:08, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * None of the individual events, specifically, the December attack and the prior conviction would not generate WP:RS support for the criteria in WP:GNG or WP:BIO. The King murder is a WP:SINGLEEVENT.   ttonyb  (talk) 05:30, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * As is the case here, killers rarely demonstrate sufficient notability to warrant a standalone article. See Israel Mireles, Ryan Jenkins, David Tarloff and many more. All that is stated in John Albert Gardner could be dealt with amply in Murder of Chelsea King. Merge and redirect. WWGB (talk) 13:31, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Not True:


 * Lawrence Bittaker - serial killer convicted of torturing and murdering 5 young women. Sentenced to death in 1981.
 * Vincent Brothers - convicted and sentenced to death in the shooting and stabbing of 5 members of his family, including 3 children. Sentenced to death in 2007.
 * David Carpenter - the "Trailside Killer." Sentenced to death in 1984 and 1988.
 * Dean Carter - serial killer convicted of murdering 4 women. Sentenced to death in 1985.
 * Douglas Clark- the "Sunset Strip" killer. Convicted with Carol Bundy of multiple murders in Los Angeles. Sentenced to death in 1983.
 * Kevin Cooper - convicted for the hatchet and knife massacre of the Ryen family. Sentenced to death in 1985.
 * Tiequon Aundray Cox - sentenced to death in 1986 for the 1984 murders of four relatives of the former defensive back NFL player Kermit Alexander. He was involved in an escape attempt in 2000.
 * Richard Allen Davis - convicted of kidnapping and murdering Polly Klaas. Sentenced to death in 1996.
 * Scott Erskine - convicted of killing Jonathan Sellers, 10, and Charlie Keever, 13. Sentenced to death in 2004.
 * Richard Farley - convicted of killing seven of his co-workers and nearly killing another, a female co-worker whom he stalked after she rejected him. Sentenced to death in 1992.
 * Ryan Hoyt - associate of Jesse James Hollywood, convicted of the murder of Nicholas Markowitz. Sentenced to death in 2003.
 * Randy Kraft - serial killer who was convicted of 16 murders and suspected of 51 others. Sentenced to death in 1989.
 * Jarvis Jay Masters - convicted and sentenced to death for participating in the murder of Corrections Officer Hal Burchfield. Sentenced to death in 1990.
 * Michael Morales - convicted for the brutal murder of Terri Winchell. Sentenced to death in 1983.
 * Charles Ng - serial killer who tortured and murdered 11 people. Sentenced to death in 1999.
 * Scott Peterson - convicted murderer of his pregnant wife, Laci and their unborn child, Conner. Sentenced to death in 2005.
 * Richard Ramirez - serial killer known as "The Night Stalker" ; convicted of killing 13 people. Sentenced to death in 1989.
 * Ramon Salcido- convicted in 1989 of seven murders, including six relatives and his boss. Sentenced to death in 1990.
 * Morris Solomon Jr. - serial killer convicted of murdering 6 prostitutes in Sacramento. Sentenced to death in 1992.
 * Cary Stayner - convicted murderer who killed 4 women in Yosemite. Sentenced to death in 2002.
 * William Suff - serial killer convicted of murdering 12 prostitutes in Riverside County. Sentenced to death in 1995.
 * Chester Turner - convicted of murdering 10 women in Los Angeles between 1987 and 1998..
 * Marcus Wesson - convicted of killing nine of his family members. Sentenced to death in 2005.
 * David Westerfield - convicted of kidnapping and killing 7-year-old Danielle Van Dam. Sentenced to death in 2003.
 * Brandon Wilson - convicted in the 1998 slashing death of nine-year-old Matthew Cecchi. Sentenced to death in 1999.
 * And this is just California murderers.--Jojhutton (talk) 13:58, 6 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Most of these are articles of substance or have established notability. Additionally for those that are not see WP:WAX.  ttonyb (talk) 17:38, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Is this encyclopedic?
I know it means a lot to the people involved. I have gone through several deaths of people close to me. But, from an encyclopedia point of view, does this warrant a Wikipedia entry? 173.168.177.217 (talk) 05:48, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
 * There do not seem to be clear criteria / guidelines as to which murders qualify for their own articles. I believe this article's existence is due to the large amount of media coverage it is receiving. Jim Michael (talk) 20:13, 13 March 2010 (UTC)