The lead should be able to stand alone as a concise overview of the article. It should define the topic, establish context, explain why the subject is interesting or notable, and summarize the most important points—including any notable controversies. The emphasis given to material in the lead should roughly reflect its importance to the topic, according to reliable, published sources (emph added)  As a rough estimate, of the ~500 references of Koenig, ~100 have been since his disappearance in January. And I am willing to bet that there will be scant few pieces of coverage of him and his work in the future which do not include coverage of his death. On what do you base your claim that his death and disappearance are negligable importance to the topic of his life? MM 207.69.139.137