Draft:Michael DeVine

Submission declined on 24 September 2021 by Robertsky (talk).

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Declined by Robertsky 3 years ago. Last edited by Extraordinary Writ 34 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 13 August 2021 by Dan arndt (talk).

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Declined by Dan arndt 3 years ago.

Comment: article definitely needs expansion before it can withstand the scrutiny of the wider wiki community. As it is, the article is simply about one event, without much impact on the wider society. – robertsky (talk) 02:02, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

Comment: I would suggest expanding the article's content if you want to get it approved. You seem to have plenty of reliable resources, but your entire article is four sentences. Also, why name the article "Death of Michael DeVine" if you're not trying to focus on the single event of his death. Just call the article "Michael DeVine" and then elaborate on his death within the article. Look at other articles about people for examples of how to structure and fill out the page. You don't even have the name of the inn, whether or not he was married or had children, etc. His entire life story is missing except that he was killed. - Dynamiccookies (talk | contribs) 13:30, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

Comment: This is not a single event. The coverups continued over a period of several years, and the media coverage is from several American newspapers of record. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 09:11, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

Michael DeVine was an American innkeeper who ran an inn in the town of Poptun, Guatemala. On June 8, 1990, he was murdered by Guatemalan soldiers who had stopped him as he was transporting supplies in his van to his inn. They killed him with a machete, nearly decapitating him.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

U.S. officials concluded that two Guatemalan presidents, two defense ministers, and multiple high-ranking military officers paid by the CIA helped cover up the killing.^[7]

References

^ "U.S. report: Guatemala covered up American's murder". Tampa Bay Times. 1996-03-24.
^ Dillon, Sam (March 28, 1995). "On Her Guatemalan Ranch, American Retraces Slaying". The New York Times.
^ "Children Still Ponder Father's Guatemala Death : Killing: For 5 years, the mystery behind Michael DeVine's slaying has torn at his family. They seek an answer now that charges of a CIA link have arisen". Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1995.
^ "Husband's Death Shattered Couple's Guatemala Dream -- CIA Role Probed In American's Slaying | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com.
^ Courant, Hartford. "CIA'S HIRED GUN IN GUATEMALA". courant.com.
^ Lippman, Thomas W. (November 25, 1996). "Under Fire by CIA, State Department Official Takes Case to Public". The Washington Post.
^ Bashor, Richard (1996-03-24). "CIA Informers Covered Up Slaying". Chicago Tribune.

[1] "U.S. report: Guatemala covered up American's murder". Tampa Bay Times. 1996-03-24.

[2] Dillon, Sam (March 28, 1995). "On Her Guatemalan Ranch, American Retraces Slaying". The New York Times.

[3] "Children Still Ponder Father's Guatemala Death : Killing: For 5 years, the mystery behind Michael DeVine's slaying has torn at his family. They seek an answer now that charges of a CIA link have arisen". Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1995.

[4] "Husband's Death Shattered Couple's Guatemala Dream -- CIA Role Probed In American's Slaying | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com.

[5] Courant, Hartford. "CIA'S HIRED GUN IN GUATEMALA". courant.com.

[6] Lippman, Thomas W. (November 25, 1996). "Under Fire by CIA, State Department Official Takes Case to Public". The Washington Post.

[7] Bashor, Richard (1996-03-24). "CIA Informers Covered Up Slaying". Chicago Tribune.

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