Template:Did you know nominations/Death of David Glenn Lewis

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The result was: promoted by Schwede66 (talk) 10:23, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

Death of David Glenn Lewis

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• ... that after David Glenn Lewis was killed in a hit and run accident 30 years ago today 1,600 miles (2,600 km) from his home, it took a Google search in 2004 to identify his body? Source: "Google Helps Solve John Doe Case", CBS News; October 8, 2004
  • ALT0a: ... that after David Glenn Lewis was killed in an apparent hit-and-run incident 30 years ago today 1,600 miles (2,600 km) from his home, it took a Google search in 2004 to identify his body?
  • ALT1: ... that it is still unknown why David Glenn Lewis traveled from Amarillo, Texas, to Moxee, Washington, where he died in a hit-and-run incident 30 years ago today? Source: ""That's still the mystery," Detective Sgt. Ken Harkcom of the State Patrol's Yakima office, said yesterday. "How he disappeared in Texas and wound up here. This is only a small piece. We want to finish solving the rest of the puzzle." Seattle Post-Intelligencer; October 8, 2004
  • ALT2: ... that barely 24 hours after David Glenn Lewis may have been watching Super Bowl XXVII at home in Texas, he was killed 30 years ago today in a hit-and-run incident outside Yakima, Washington? Source: "Lewis' wife had left Jan. 28 for a shopping trip to Dallas. She returned Jan. 31 to find her husband's videocassette recorder running, taping a football game. She found Lewis' wedding ring and watch on the kitchen counter. At first she believed he had gone to watch the Super Bowl with friends." Post-Intelligencer.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ashes to Ashes (David Bowie song)
  • Comment: As indicated, and as I usually do, I have a date in mind: February 1, the 30th anniversary of the event.

Moved to mainspace by Daniel Case (talk). Self-nominated at 21:04, 21 January 2023 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: All hooks checked and verified. Not a huge fan of ALT1. Slightly prefer ALT2, but the original hook can do as well. I leave the hook choice up to the promoter, but please do look mind the date preference. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 00:24, 22 January 2023 (UTC)