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Why is there so much space given to Ella German? She wasnt notable in her own right, Oswald never married her and should only be afforded a few brief sentences in the article rather than an entire section. Do any other editors share my thoughts and feel her story needs to be cut down? Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 17:40, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I can offer a little bit of explanation. Although I haven't edited heavily over the past few years, my experience with Wikipedia was that there were a ton of sub-articles related to the assassination of JFK that served as a breeding ground for the conspiracy-minded to insert all sorts of questionable sources, and it was often difficult to merge these articles. When I first encountered the Ella German article, it was a stub cited to three conspiracy sources and a primary source. I figured that if Wikipedia was to have an article on her, it should be done properly with reliable secondary sources. You can see my June 2014 edit here. Given the merge, I'm all in favor of trimming away. BTW: I still take issue with Wikipedia's notability guidelines regarding people notable for only one event that after all these years still notes Howard Brennan even though he is discussed in fewer reliable secondary sources that Ella German. - Location (talk) 00:04, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Lee Harvey Oswald was never found guilty in a court of law
Lee Harvey Oswald was never found guilty in the trial of killing John F. Kennedy, this is because he was shot dead before he could stand trial. This article should be changed to say that he was "accused of assassinating" instead of asserting that he was guilty. Jacob81 (talk) 02:37, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This is a perennial assertion. Death does not negate guilt, the dead have no right of trial or presumption of innocence, and two separate investigations assigned Oswald's responsibility. The only question is whether or not he had help. And you've been advised of this before. Acroterion(talk)02:51, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with the OP. I mean, look at poor John Wilkes Booth: robbed of his chance to defend himself in court, he's been unfairly maligned for 150 years. Personally, I think Mrs. Lincoln was the real killer. EEng04:04, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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