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Zone of Death (Yellowstone)

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  • Comment: There's tons of bad sources for this in the blogo-memeo-crapo-sphere. But, there's also enough decent sources in WP:RS to convince me this passes WP:V and possibly WP:N as well[1][2][3][4]
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    References

  • ^ "BBC NEWS | Americas | Loophole may allow US crime spree". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  • ^ "Myths and Legends of Yellowstone". Google Books. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  • ^ Zint, Bradley (22 April 2016). "'Population Zero,' debuting at film festival, explores the Zone of Death". latimes.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  • ^ "Murder in majestic Yellowstone". The Denver Post. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  • ^ "MSU LAW PROFESSOR DISCUSSES YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK'S "ZONE OF DEATH": Michigan State University College of Law". law.msu.edu. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  • ^ Andrews, Robin (26 November 2017). "A Legal Loophole Might Let You Get Away With Murder In Yellowstone". Forbes. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

    • But, do we really need a stand-alone article? Perhaps this is already covered adequately in Population Zero? -- RoySmith (talk) 21:59, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

    • Comment: Lacks any sources or references Dan arndt (talk) 07:56, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

    The Yellowstone Zone of Death is the name given to a roughly 50 square mile area of Yellowstone National Park in which, as a result of a loophole in the Constitution of the United States, a criminal could theoretically get away with any crime, including rape and murder.

    Map of Yellowstone National Park

    Loophole

    The court district governing Wyoming is currently the only court district in the US to have jurisdiction over land in other states. Any criminal discovered to have committed a crime there would be brought to Cheyenne, as the crime technically happened in the Wyoming court district. According to the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, a trial must happen within the state and district of where the crime was committed. Because of this, constitutionally they would be required to hold the trial in the "Zone of Death".

    However, because the area of Yellowstone in Idaho is uninhabited, a jury can't be assembled.[1]

    References

    1. ^ Kerry, Wolfe. "Yellowstone's Zone of Death". Atlas Obscura.
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