Editorial and copyright policy

What is published

The site publishes names, dates, places, bibliographic facts, links, and newly written summaries. Facts are not copied expression; nevertheless, every narrative is rewritten in a distinct structure and voice.

What is not published

Copyrighted clipping images, article transcriptions, and close paraphrases are excluded. Private messages are not reproduced. Speculation, allegations, and family theories are not presented as established fact.

Entry status

Catalog entry means the notebook contains research on the subject, but the public page deliberately makes no detailed claim. Research in progress identifies a tentative synthesis. Other labels indicate that enough information exists for a short, source-conscious account.

Research standard

Each developed entry should link directly to the records it relies on, with a source title and date where known. Its source section should say what was inspected and what still needs checking. For crime and missing-person cases, a status is tied to the date of a police, prosecutor or missing-person source; an older report does not silently become a claim about the present. Newspaper witness accounts, investigative theories and allegations are identified as such. A discovery location is kept distinct from a last-seen place or a proven crime scene.

Corrections and care

Historical newspapers can be wrong, incomplete, or prejudiced. Names may be misspelled and identities conflated. Entries should be revised when stronger records emerge, with special care for living people and recent cases.