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Kathy Andrade

Was the Kathy Andrade who was a friend of the victim Murder of Reyna Marroquín the same woman as Kathy Andrade, the Salvadoran-American union activist? I can't find any reliable sources. TSventon (talk) 20:33, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Andrade was on Forensic Files in 2000, described as a union activist and a friend of Marroquin. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 01:16, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is the Forensic Files episode with Kathy Andrade in it. She appears about 15 minutes into it. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 16:48, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, it looks like the same woman, does the programme describe her as a union activist? TSventon (talk) 17:15, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I notice that "The uploader has not made this video available in [my] country [the UK]": are you in the same position? {The poster formerly known nas 87.81.230.195} 94.6.86.81 (talk) 19:59, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is also a copy on Dailymotion. TSventon (talk) 20:32, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Forensic Files episode "A Voice from Beyond" only identifies Kathy Andrade as a friend of Marroquín, but all details fit. The episode reveals that Marroquin took lessons at the High School of Fashion Industries and attended Andrade's English class. Andrade is shown, talking about her frjend Angélica Marroquín, saying, "her dream was to become an American citizen". Our article on Kathy Andrade states that she was Education Director for Local 23-25 of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union and organized various educational programs for union members, supporting their paths to citizenship. Also, we see a page of Marroquín's address book with Andrade's address, "311 W 24 ST", which is in the Penn South housing development where our article on Andrade states that she lived. While this is very strong but circumstantial evidence, the person seen speaking in this episode is clearly the same as shown in a photograph in Andrade's obit in The New York Yimes, captioned, "Kathy Andrade at a rally in Manhattan in 2006 on behalf of immigrants' rights".^[1] Kathy Andrade's biography at IMDb – not a "reliable source" – also makes the identification: "Was a leading union activist for garment workers in New York City for over 50 years. Assisting many Latin American workers, she became friends with a fellow Salvadoran worker by the name of Reyna Marroquin."^[2] --Lambiam 07:45, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Lambiam: thank you for the detailed reply. I found "Kathy Andrade" on a list of orphaned articles and added a wikilink to the existing mention at "Murder of Reyna Marroquín" after a brief investigation. I had checked the IMDB, but know that is user generated. I think your answer is sufficient to convince me that the link was correct. It would be nice to have an online news source which joins the dots but not vital. I calculated that the 30 days after I added the link got 27 times as many views as the 30 days before, which shows how popular murder is on the internet. TSventon (talk) 16:52, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]