Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rostislav Bogoslevsky

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The result was no consensus. Whether or not he is a serial killer is irrelvant. The issue of notability based on the sources has not been definitively resolved in this discussion. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 20:22, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rostislav Bogoslevsky

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  • Delete BLP issues - only alleged, no proof SlaughteredSnakes (talk) 05:05, 24 March 2010 (UTC)SlaughteredSnakes[reply]
  • Keep - The article says "believed by police" and "suspected", and the sources back it up, therefore there are no BLP issues. The citations constitute significant coverage in reliable, independent sources. Serial killers (and suspected serial killers) are typically deemed to not be caught by WP:BLP1E due to the scope of their crimes, the wide media coverage, and the drawn out nature of the criminal justice system keeping them in the public spotlight. Please note that his name is also spelled "Rotislav Bogoslavsky" and there's further sources under that name such as this one. There's reason to believe there will be further foreign language sources that may not be easily found by English speakers. - DustFormsWords (talk) 05:21, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note: This article has been nominated for rescue. SilverserenC 06:11, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]


  • Comment. The subject may or may not be notable, but you shouldn't be referring to him as a serial killer, rather than a suspected serial killer, either in the article or in this discussion. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:09, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
"Suspected", fine. It doesn't change anything though. SilverserenC 20:14, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Because it is not a single event. A serial killer, by definition, is not a single event killer. SilverserenC 23:09, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Not notable - Does not meet qualifications for notability - Not a serial killer, only suspected with 2 murders According to WP: "A serial killer is a person who murders three or more people over a period of more than thirty days" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer

--SuperHappyPerson (talk) 03:09, 26 March 2010 (UTC)SuperHappyPerson[reply]

(Even though i'm not going to get a response from this user) Well, he's not a spree killer either, because that means there is little to no time in between the murders and these were drawn out over a period of a month. I suppose you could classify him as a mass murderer, since that has no exact number above 1. I think police are calling him a serial killer because it was spread out across a month and he did attempt to kill a third person, so he loosely meet those qualifications. And then the whole cat thing... SilverserenC 22:45, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Two murders does not a serial killer make, and sadly committing two murders isn't necessarily notable. The cat killing is disturbing, but this still doesn't rise to the level of notability needed for an article here. AniMate 07:00, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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