Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Death of Hailey Owens


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The result was keep. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 17:17, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

Death of Hailey Owens

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A tragic death indeed; however there is nothing extra to give it notability per WP:NEVENT, which says that most crimes/deaths are not notable even if widely reported. Mostly local news coverage. Galobtter (pingó mió) 07:31, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Baby miss  fortune 09:45, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. Baby miss  fortune 09:45, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Missouri-related deletion discussions. Baby miss  fortune 09:46, 21 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep. Should be renamed to Murder of Hailey Owens (holding off in order to avoid messing up AfD), now that murderer has been convicted and sentenced to death. Most murders are not notable. This one is, per WP:NCRIME - As with other events, media coverage can confer notability on a high-profile criminal act, provided such coverage meets the above guidelines and those regarding reliable sources.. In this case - we have WP:SUSTAINED national-level media coverage (in addition to the copious Missouri and Kansas coverage). This was nationally covered in 2014, and against in 2017: e.g. and in 2018:, . We have WP:SUSTAINED, WP:INDEPTH, WP:CONTINUEDCOVERAGE, WP:DIVERSE WP:SIGCOV.Icewhiz (talk) 12:13, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep my news archive search shows WP:INDEPTH, WP:GEOSCOPE, WP:DIVERSE, WP:CONTINUEDCOVERAGE of multiple aspects of the case (demolition of house where murdered child was found; murderer's large cache of arms; murderer's large child porn collection; plus coverage of memorials, protests and park named in honor of murdered child, and of trial.) Coverage  has been national and regional as well as local.E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:40, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Note also that Hailey's Law is still an active bill in the Missouri legislature: 2 years later, family of Hailey Owens still waits,Harrison, Keegan. Springfield News Leader; Springfield, Mo. [Springfield, Mo]18 Feb 2016: A.4.... describes as "a bill that would speed up the Amber Alert system".E.M.Gregory (talk) 13:13, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep the fact that there’s a “Hailey’s Law” being considered seems to be “extra” enough to assure notability. --  Gourami Watcher Talk 19:52, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. Clearly notable, as per the arguments of Icewhiz, E.M.Gregory, and Gourami Watcher.--Aervanath (talk) 22:05, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep - High-profile killing of a child with news sources. Kind Tennis Fan (talk) 01:21, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Request to closing admin: Please take into account the discussion at Talk:Death_of_Hailey_Owens.--Aervanath (talk) 22:23, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep per Icewhiz, E.M.Gregory, GouramiWatcher, Aervanath and Kind Tennis Fan. &mdash;Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 00:29, 24 January 2018 (UTC)


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