Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gerry Francis Ridsdale
highly notable as a criminal, and not a case of  as he's notable for several offences over an extended period of time. The news coverage of him stretched from the early 90s up to 2008, which suggests to me this isn't a case of a transient news story, but genuine notability
— User:Robofish, 16:36, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BLP1E (Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons)