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This is (probably) a 15-year-old hoax, as brought to my attention by Bearian. All the creator's edits were to this page. There is nothing in any book source that is not a Wikipedia mirror, there is nothing in any primary source news article, there is nothing that is anywhere except sources recycling Wikipedia. There are 0-mentions in RS for this name or his supposed old name the whole story about the name change reads very hoaxy. All of it reads very hoaxy, anyone who had brushed shoulders with this many notable people would have been mentioned in RS, or at least primary source news! This reads like someone's mobster OC. If it is not a hoax, it is a very very obscure man who does not pass our notability guidelines. But I am fairly certain it is a hoax. PARAKANYAA (talk) 03:44, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Crime and Illinois. PARAKANYAA (talk) 03:44, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as per nomination - whether a hoax or just a criminal who never saw significant coverage, this shouldn't remain here. I looked online and found nothing. Bearian (talk) 03:47, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Per Bearian. The subject is at best a non-notable criminal but I also agree this is most likely a hoax. Best, GPL93 (talk) 03:40, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]