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The result was delete. Sandstein 12:13, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Disappearance of Jessica O'Grady

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Lack of sustained coverage. Coverage appears to have been mostly local, with some limited wider coverage in true crime outlets. Daask (talk) 13:52, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

1) WP:LASTING, Events are often considered to be notable if they act as a precedent or catalyst for something else. This may include effects on the views and behaviors of society and legislation. There appears to be no indication in the available coverage that the inability to find her body has had a lasting effect on e.g. society or legislation. There also appears to be no impact on the related criminal case, e.g.
  • "Dornan: Prosecutors don't need body He says there is "significant" evidence to prove Jessica O'Grady's death" Zagurski, Kristin. Omaha World - Herald 10 June 2006 (via Proquest, abstract only),
  • "EDWARDS' MURDER TRIAL BEGINS TODAY A quest for justice, closure Loved ones still hope to find Jessica O'Grady's remains", Cooper, Todd. Omaha World - Herald 19 Mar 2007 (via Proquest, abstract only).
There is another burst of news in 2009/2010, e.g.
  • "World-Herald Exclusive: JESSICA O'GRADY CASE" Cooper, Todd. Omaha World - Herald 25 Apr 2009 (via ProQuest, abstract only, states only: "A trace amount of Omaha victim Jessica O'Grady's blood is found on the blade of a suspect's sword The key differences Unlike the car in the Murdock case, Douglas County prosecutors say, Edwards' room was not under the exclusive control of law enforcement."),
  • "World-Herald Exclusive: Kofoed charged with tampering" Ferak, John. Omaha World - Herald 23 Apr 2009 (via ProQuest, abstract only, includes "The Douglas County CSI director, who has processed evidence in numerous high-profile murder cases, faces criminal charges for his handling of evidence in a Murdock, Neb., double homicide."),
  • "WORLD-HERALD EXCLUSIVE: Edwards alleges evidence planted" Ferak, John. Omaha World - Herald 14 July 2010 (via Proquest, abstract only, includes, "Dunning said authorities collected overwhelming blood evidence from Edwards' residence"),
which do not appear to demonstrate WP:LASTING effects from the criminal case or the inability to find her body. In 2011, local news reported Cadaver Dog Leads To Reopening Of O'Grady Murder Case (KETV7) and provided a timeline of past events. In 2014, local news reports on a court hearing related to these allegations and mentions O'Grady's body still has not been found: Was Christopher Edwards convicted with planted evidence? (KETV7); in 2016, The Associated Press reports Nebraska man convicted in sword slaying loses appeal, local news interviews her family members in What happened to Jessica O'Grady? (KETV7), and in 2018, The Associated Press reports Court denies convicted killer's appeal. Based on this coverage, it also appears there was no WP:LASTING impact from the criminal case.
2) WP:GEOSCOPE includes An event affecting a local area and reported only by the media within the immediate region may not necessarily be notable. Coverage of an event nationally or internationally may make notability more likely, but such coverage should not be the sole basis for creating an article. For this article, the event is mostly covered by local news, and coverage on the niche programming Forensic Files and Investigation Discovery does not appear sufficient to support this article, particularly as this guideline also emphasizes demonstrable long-term impact on a significant region of the world or a significant widespread societal group as key to supporting notability, which appears to be lacking per the sources.
3) WP:INDEPTH notes coverage must be significant and not in passing, which includes analysis that puts events into context. This includes TV news specialty shows, not necessarily a narrative news presentation [1] (how the Investigation Discovery episode appears promoted) but possibly the Forensic Files episode. The routine news coverage and passing mentions related to her disappearance and the related criminal case do not appear to support notability per this guideline.
4) WP:CONTINUEDCOVERAGE states, The duration of coverage is a strong indicator of whether an event has passing or lasting significance, and most of the available coverage appears to focus on the criminal case and appeals unrelated to the inability to find her body.
5) WP:DIVERSE notes, Wide-ranging reporting tends to show significance, and there does not appear to be a particularly wide range between the local news, the two AP reports about the criminal case appeal, and two episodes of niche crime television to show the significance of the inability to find her body. Circumstantial evidence was used to obtain a conviction, even though her body was not found, and appeals based on alleged defects in the investigation and other procedural issues were unsuccessful.
6) Per WP:NCRIME, Articles about criminal acts [...] are frequently the subject of deletion discussions. 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. The disappearance of a person would fall under this guideline....
Per the guidelines and available sources, coverage does not appear sufficiently WP:SUSTAINED to avoid deletion per WP:NOTNEWS, so my !vote is to delete. Beccaynr (talk) 22:23, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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