Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bobby Franks
The "Lindbergh Baby" kidnapping murder was more notable than the Leopold and Loeb thrill killing of Bobby Franks, but we have only an article on the Lindbergh kidnapping and not a memorial article about 1 year old Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Junior. Nor is there a memorial article about the wife murdered by Hawley Harvey Crippen in another famous murder of the early 2oth century. Had the two killers managed to pick up one of their other potential victims that they considered that day, Bobby Franks would not have gained any notoreity as their victim. We normally have an article about the crime, and not the victim, unless he was otherwise notable. The article is sourced only by someone's website, and has no sources so far satisfying . The article only has 1 or 2 sentences not presently in the target article about Leopold and Loeb, which fully describes the crime and the trial, and would be a good place to merge the few additional words about the victim in this article. He only gets passing reference in articles about the killers or the trial, which does not establish notability per . Arguments such as "I have heard of him" and "I think he is notable" really do nothing to tip the balance toward keeping the article, since this is not a vote
— User:Edison, 05:29, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:A||WP:N (Wikipedia:Attribution)