Template:Did you know nominations/Stephen Dee Richards
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 18:23, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
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Stephen Dee Richards
Stephen Dee Richards, 1879
- ... that the Kearney County Gazette was reported to have displayed the skull of 19th-century serial killer Stephen Dee Richards (pictured) in their office? [1][2]
- ALT1:... that serial killer Stephen Dee Richards (pictured) was referred to by modern-day forensic psychologist Katherine Ramsland as "The Old West's Ted Bundy"? [3]
Improved to Good Article status by Paleface Jack (talk). Self-nominated at 17:06, 23 April 2020 (UTC).
This article is new enough (brand new GA) and long enough. Earwig shows no copy-vio issues. Both hooks are less than 200 characters. Nominator does not have to complete QPQ, as they have fewer than 5 DYK nominations. Personally, I prefer the first hook, as the skull is visually evocative (and it doesn't rely on readers having previous knowledge of Ted Bundy), but both hooks are reasonably "hooky". Both hooks are properly sourced within the article, but I've corrected an error in Hook 1: according to the nominator's provided sources (and in the Wikipedia article), it was the Kearney County Gazette that reportedly displayed Richards' skull, not the Nebraska State Journal. Image is relevant and free of any copyright restrictions. Alanna the Brave (talk) 20:15, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
References
- ^ "Nebraska's first legal executions". JournalStar.com. Lincoln Journal Star. June 13, 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ R. Michael Wilson (January 10, 2014). Legal Executions in Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma Including the Indian Territory: A Comprehensive Registry. McFarland & Company. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-7864-8909-1.
- ^ Ramsland, Katherine (January 18, 2018). "The Old West's Ted Bundy". PsychologyToday.com. Psychology Today. Retrieved April 23, 2020.