Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trevor Hamilton

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Erik9 (talk) 02:31, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Trevor Hamilton

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BLP1E. Hamilton is not sufficiently notable to warrant an article. Wikipedia is a not a newspaper; there is no reason to immortalize this man due to limited and one-time reporting about him. Please delete. --MZMcBride (talk) 09:37, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Received considerable national media coverage in the UK because of its cross-border nature (both killer and victim lived in Northern Ireland, but the victim was returning from mass in the Republic of Ireland when she was abducted) and because Hamilton was a convicted rapist who had recently been released. -- Necrothesp (talk) 17:03, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep As well as the reporting at the time of the crime and trial there has been continuing coverage. A review of the relevant legislation took place as a result of the murder[1] and led to a change in the law[2], [3]. He was the first person to be sentenced to a whole life tariff in Northern Ireland.[4] and his appeal generated significant coverage.[5], [6],[7] This is not just a limited one time event but had a wider impact and merits an article. Davewild (talk) 18:38, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Significant coverage per the above. Location (talk) 00:32, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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