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The result was keep. Apparently my BEFORE sucks; will add some of the sources provided to article. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Elmidae (talk · contribs) 08:43, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Appears not ot be notable on his own account; salient sources appear to come down to one "holder of official position changed"-type of communique (the Advocate piece), and several list/incidental mentions. I couldn't find any more in-depth coverage. - If "official executioner" confers automatic notability, like being an elected official, that's another matter, but I doubt it? -- Elmidae (talk · contribs) 17:11, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep covered by United Press International here, CBC News here, mentioned in this book, this one, this WaPo article, and others. I might change my mind, but for now my vote stands.Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 18:02, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

...well strike me dead. The UPI and CBC articles are actually really good. I think DuckDuckGo is not dishing up the goods for me... if others agree that these constitute sufficient sourcing, I might just withdraw this thing. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 18:13, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep per WP:BASIC/WP:GNG. --IndyNotes (talk) 18:15, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep. Seems that being "At the time, Bruce was Mississippi's executioner, in fact the only state executioner in the United States whose identity was a matter of public record."[1] - garners SIGCOV.Icewhiz (talk) 07:50, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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