Talk:Killing of Peter R. de Vries

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Latest comment: 3 months ago4 comments4 people in discussion

Shouldn't this article be titled Murder of Peter R. de Vries? Someone Not Awful (talk) 08:52, 24 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

According to Wikipedia:Naming conventions (violence and deaths), it should only be called "murder" when someone has been convicted for it. However, if there enough reliable sources that call it a murder then I think we should adopt that title per WP:COMMONNAME. ―Jochem van Hees (talk) 11:41, 24 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

I started the article as ‘Murder’ but it was moved. SportsOlympic (talk) 17:49, 24 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Reading Swedish media about the Marengo trial, de Vries is described as a murder victim. The flowchart at Wikipedia:Naming conventions (violence and deaths), referred to above is not policy and explicitly says that COMMONNAME takes precedence. I support move to "Murder of ..." —St.Nerol (talk, contribs) 18:20, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

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Latest comment: 11 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

There are significant developments regarding the Investigation section of this page since the section was last updated. Sorry, at this time I can't copyedit the page myself, but I've included some citations below that might be useful.

Google Search of topic Peter R. de Vries trial
New evidence delays verdict in trial over killing of Dutch crime reporter: Courthouse News
Trial in slaying of Dutch reporter must start over: AP News
Trial and retrial of two suspects, link to cause of shooting: New evidence indicates Peter R de Vries was killed for Marengo case role: Dutch News
Additional suspects and link to the reason of the killing:Peter R de Vries murder trial reopens with six suspects

P37307 (talk) 12:40, 9 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

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