Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mechele Linehan


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus, noting that Wikipedia policy about criminal notability may be lacking in clarity. Gwen Gale (talk) 16:13, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Mechele Linehan

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Strong delete: Despite all the press it got, Linehan is just one person with an unremarkable past (in the historical sense) who has been convicted of murder. Likewise, the victim in the case is not remarkable in any historical way. Are we going to search newspapers and documentary archives for similiar cases and profile them all? Despite being an admittedly widely reported trial, what is the historical significance? Neither the defendant nor the victim were famous or otherwise remarkable before the trial. There have been lots of high profile murder cases in Alaska and beyond, ie., Bonnie Craig's murder, etc. I'm sorry but making CNN and 60 Minutes does not make it worthy of an article. Michaelh2001 (talk) 06:47, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 12:54, 23 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete Agreed with nominator. A fairly ordinary crime with widespread publicity. If the case can be made that case law was changed, or public action affected by this case, then a mild "keep" might result. docboat (talk) 13:09, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  23:33, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - cites indicate it was fairly high-profile; appeals may add to notoriety. Bearian (talk) 00:03, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - Seems like a WP:BIO1E case to me. There is no coverage of anything but her criminal case. No other notable issues are attached to this. Excessive media attention isn't a reason to keep.--Finalnight (talk) 05:10, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.