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See Talk:Patricia Cornwell/archive for long sections of discussion removed from here. The discussion is still going on. Ortolan88 00:32, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Retained from previous discussion because not yet answered:
Since consensus was reached a while ago, I went ahead and moved bulk of info from here to new page Portrait of a Killer. Some of the information from Walter Sickert can be moved there as well, some others to Jack the Ripper royal conspiracy theories, with summary info and links to those two articles. I am ignoring those who only want to prolong pointless arguments (see bottom of page) and am moving on to doing what was agreed upon by the majority of editors. The bulk of personal accusations below should probably be archived away after a while so the page can move on and not be cluttered by complaints that have nothing to do with the article in question. DreamGuy 19:54, Dec 17, 2004 (UTC)
This article needs to include:
Jumbo 16:58, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Also should have controversy over her investigation into the death of Princess Diana. I think we have other publications all listed now, but it's be nice to have release dates of each next to their mention on the list. DreamGuy 19:54, Dec 17, 2004 (UTC)
<long discussion moved from here to archive>
My own reaction when I find myself getting angry about an article I'm involved in on Wikipedia is to ignore the article from anywhere from 48 hours to the rest of my life. There are thousands of other articles I could be working on. I find it relaxing to go work on some other article, something I've worked on before, or something I see in Recent changs or New pages. Random page is guaranteed to turn up an article that needs some kind of work within three or four clicks. Some articles need expanding, others need their markup fixed, etc. The odds are that whoever I am getting hot about will not be interested in working on any of those articles. If all else fails, I do something else, not in the Wikipedia.
Now, to the topic at hand. I have not read everything on this and all the other talk pages about this controversy because the ratio of heat to light strongly favors the heat. In particular, I have not worked hard to sort out who is on what "side". I've just skimmed and skipped through it. I will nonetheless plunge in with some observations about what an encyclopedia might need on this topic and how to present it.
The main issue is, where is the best place to discuss Patricia Cornwall's theories regarding Walter Sickert and Jack the Ripper?
I hope these observations are helpful. Ortolan88 05:46, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I think I fully agree - a separate article on all Sickert-Ripper theories would be ideal. john k 08:39, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Proposed hierarchy:
To summarize, one article on Jack, one article on all suspects, individual articles on prominent suspects as suspects, separate articles on prominent suspects as themselves, few more articles on less prominent but notable suspects, and so forth.
I should add, despite all the rancor expressed here, it doesn't seem to me that anyone has acted in bad faith, everyone trying to make the articles better, but running up against that old problem of coming across the way you want to when people are typing at each other, so how about a round of electronic handshakes and then we refactor? Ortolan88 17:32, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
There should be separate articles for a few because there's more to explain. One is the recent subject of a book by the most popular mystery writer, so there's a lot of interest there, to say the least, as amply demonstrated in the past few days, I think. The other was "almost" King of England and has been a "Ripper favorite" for 75 years or more. Those two alone would gradually take over the whole "all suspects" article. Some of the other "favorites", oh, say, Lewis Carroll, not to mention Dr. Tumblety or Michael Ostrog, have hardly made any impact at all. I believe we offer a clearer picture if we show Sickert and Clarence both separately and as part of a long long line of many other "Ripper favorites" over the years.
No, because the other items on the "all suspects" pages are bullet entries of just a few lines each. It just doesn't work to mix long expository pieces of multiple-paragraph length about the royal line or the way women are posed in Sickert's picture with short takes on Ripper candidates. Better to include a few lines on that page about Sickert and Clarnece, then link to the real article. "For more detail see, ... ".
This isn't a matter of giving more validity to these two theories, its just the way people read, they don't like being asked to shift gears like that.
I am not coming up with excuses. In writing for the public, which I have been doing more than 40 years, when one part begins to overload the whole, you break it out. This is how you decide to start a new sentence, a new paragraph, a new section, a new chapter, or, in the case of Wikipedia, a new article. When the current sentence starts getting long – and some of mine are whoppers – you have to put a (full) stop to it. Same goes for a paragraph that's too long. There's almost always another topic sentence buried away in a long paragraph, two carriage returns and it's suddently easier to read. Et cetera. I just started an article on dog training. If I had put it in the dog article, it would have distorted it unduly, so I put it in its own place.
And yes, let's do come up with better titles than The Duke of Clarence proposed as Jack the Ripper suspect. PS - Such as The Duke of Clarence and Jack the Ripper and Walter Sickert and Jack the Ripper. PPS – I think something like this, for example, in the Sicekrt article:
Maybe he's out raking the leaves. That's where I've been. You got here first. Why not just apologize? Ortolan88 21:46, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I think you are sincerely sorry you had the uproar with the other guy, but you can just apologize for yourself and let the other guy take whatever action he wants for himself. Ortolan88 05:14, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC) Later PS - I meant that you can apologize without attributing motives for not doing so to the other guy. There may be many reasons, creditable, not creditable, neutral, exculpatory, for not replying. I'm suggesting you just let the lack of a reply speak for itself. Ortolan88
I've come to this rather late, having just had a little fence with Turkey on an entirely unrelated matter in which he/she conceded with good grace and no rancour. DreamGuy on the other hand used the expression "some newbie with no history". I draw no particular conclusion from this other than that I judge people by there words and deeds. Having said that, I can see no justification for the criminally unbalancing effect the Ripper stuff has on the Sickert page. He was one of the great artists of his generation and described in the Guardian article linked above thus: regarded by some as the greatest British painter between Turner and Bacon. That is pretty damned illustrious company and the only place for scurrilous nonsense with no credible evidence to back it is 'elsewhere'. So whatever you do, do it pronto, please. My shiny Two New Pence worth. Icundell 20:23, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I'm thinking of going ahead and refactoring as I suggested above. Tomorrow. Ortolan88 00:32, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
FWIW the entry in Lewis Carroll is far too long in proportion to the credibility of the theory. It is up there with the Bible Code. All that is required is a brief mention and a link. Icundell 14:19, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Have removed drunk-driver and gay/lesbian categories. Suggest these should not be reinstated unless proof can be cited. A quick Google couldn't find any reference to Cornwell as a drunk driver and, while here has been speculation about her sexuality, I'm not sure she has ever come out as lesbian. Of course I'm happy to be corrected! Barnabypage 20:31, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
And I did a quick google and found a few DWI/DUI references.
Ref. the DWI/DUI, what were the references? Barnabypage 15:12, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
Coincidentally, The Dec. 12, 2005 issue of the Irish Independent had an interview with Cornwell in which she admits, I think for the first time, "I'm in a stable long-term relationship that I won't go into detail about." When directly asked if it was with a woman, she said, "Yes. So to all these people who think I'm all screwed up about relationships: I'm in one."
It also mentions the former FBI guy threatening to kill a priest and his ex, who was Cornwell's female lover at the time, and other solid biographical information, like the fact that she was molested as a child, anorexic as a teen, in the car crash for drunk driving after out partying with Demi Moore, etc.
Good luck on our parts that this came out right when we were discussing it.
Here's the link: "Me, stalkers and my lesbian lover" DreamGuy 04:59, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
Hello : ) I've collected a large number of sources to do a major rewrite/expansion. We need to source every detail of the article using verifiable reliable sources. This will make it easier to keep the false information out. Also Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons needs to be followed to make sure the content is accurate and encyclopedic. FloNight talk 16:11, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
The current image needs to be moved down the page. Magazine covers need to be used for discussion about the magazine or an article in them. They should not be used merely to illustrate an article. There are lots of other photos available since she is a master of PR. After I find some that meet Wikipedia policy and guidelines, I will let other editors choose which one to use. FloNight talk 17:42, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
Sample of changes planned by FloNight. This should give you an idea of the scope and quality of the my changes.
I hope this answers your question. I plan to start work on the article today. FloNight talk 12:44, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
Source: "amend the website to remove the offending material"
Article: "shut his website down"
These disagree, please fix. --
Zero
talk 14:03, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
The reference numbers are screwed up; could someone better-versed than I in wiki references fix them? Barnabypage 14:16, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
The link to the "Post Mortuary" book does not lead to an article about that book. It leads, instead, to the "Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs" article through a redirect of "Post Mortuary". I did not fix/change because I do not know how. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.148.49.203 ( talk) 04:15, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
Does anyone have any reliable figure on how many books she has sold? Entheta 18:44, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
Originally said to be released on Nov. 28, 2006 (2006 being listed as the date in this article), the release date on Amazon.com has changed to Oct. 23, 2007 link -- does anyone have any other information on this? -- Somnilocus 13:44, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
It looks like the editing that was made on March, the 26th is not very reliable, nor objective...
I tried to edit the Text and Re-Add in the Material on Cornwells Lesbian Affair and now Lesbian Marriage in Boston. It seems 100% clear that she is a Lesbian. However, I am unable to add this proposed Change - QUE PASA (SEE Below)?
Cornwell had a lesbian affair, between 1991 and 1992, with a former FBI forensics instructor, Marguerite Bennett. It was revealed in 1996. FBI agent Eugene Bennett, who had been accused of filing $175,000 in fraudulent expense claims, which is wife lied about to protect him. Eugene Bennett went to prison and the couple divorced. When he was released in 1995 he tried to kill his wife in order to obtain $1,000,000 in life insurance and custody of their two children. On June 23, 1996, he took his wifes minister hostage and planted pipe bombs at the Northern Virginia Community College where Marguerite Bennett worked as a police lieutenant. For this he was found guilty of attempted murder (and several other accounts) by a jury on February 11, 1997, (despite an insanity claim) and recommended for 61 years in prison. On May 15 1997 he was sentenced to 23 years in prison. At this trial Mrs. Bennett testified that she and Ms. Cornwell had two intimate contacts but said the relationship had nothing to do with her divorce. [5]
Ms. Cornwell subsequently came out as a Lesbian, moved to the Boston area, and as of 2007 married a Jewish woman under the recently court order changes in the state marriage laws. She worries about potential attackers, hides her address and has a body-guard. [7] —Preceding unsigned comment added by ITBlair ( talk • contribs)
I put in this link previously. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/06/07/crime_novelist_tries_to_ward_off_internet_attacker/ In it Ms. Cornwell admits to marrying a woman in MA (MA permits homosexual marriage) in an interview with the Boston Globe. 68.100.92.224 01:52, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
I am also adding a reference to an interview with the London Times in which Ms Cornwell discusses her marriage. Unlikelyheroine ( talk) 23:55, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
Dear Boss,
The Jack The Ripper section had a quote about the Litigation surrounding The Last Precinct, that's why I removed it. It's replicated elsewhere which makes the article thick like glue.
Dont mind me giving the trade name. Fūkkenwulf ( talk) 12:18, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
I removed the following sentence per the WP:BLP policy:
As a teenager, Cornwell suffered from anorexia and as an adult suffered from substance abuse issues. citation needed
If you have a reliable source, feel free to add it back with a citation. Kaldari ( talk) 03:59, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
The line "she reversed her position in support of the death penalty" is badly written. Does that mean she was once anti- and is now pro-capital punishment, or the other way around? 45750born ( talk) 19:53, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
According to the biography blurb in the 2008 paperback edition of her novel "The Body Farm" (Berkley Books, New York), "Patricia Cornwell is the Director of Applied Forensic Science at the National Forensic Academy".
The National Forensic Academy (NFA) is part of the Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. According to the LEIC website ( http://leic.tennessee.edu/default.html), there is no direct mention of her in connection with the organization or the NFA, as a member of either the staff or the Board of Advisors. Although I cannot deny her connection with the NFA, I haven't found any verifiable sources to support her role as a Director, past or present. If the information is correct, it should be added to the article. So, I'm adding this comment in case anybody has verifiable information. Twistlethrop ( talk) 00:07, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
How did Cornwell "marry" Staci Ann Gruber in 2005? Same sex marriages were not legal then. Royalcourtier ( talk) 05:58, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
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The photograph at the top of the article is heavily photoshopped in an attempt to make her look 30 years younger. The evidence is conspicuous to any photographer.
Can a more realistic photograph be used, given that this is intended to be an encyclopaedia? An image search finds plenty of realistic (as well as heavily edited) images.
There is irony in heavily falsified PR photographs of one who writes forensic detective fiction.
I have some evidence that Sam Daniels died decades after leaving the family (mhickslaw.com/about-us). The article implies otherwise. Cornwell was probably not left a cold parting note while still a child. 2603:8001:1E45:C981:7865:9225:70D3:51F2 ( talk) 01:06, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
Here in the english wiki they say Patricia Cornwell is his real name but was born Patricia Carroll Daniels. The Italian wiki says she changed her name to Patricia Daniels Cornwell, which means she retained the surname she was born with but changed it to a middle name with surname Cornwell. Is it something like that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.206.25.215 ( talk) 21:26, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
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See Talk:Patricia Cornwell/archive for long sections of discussion removed from here. The discussion is still going on. Ortolan88 00:32, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Retained from previous discussion because not yet answered:
Since consensus was reached a while ago, I went ahead and moved bulk of info from here to new page Portrait of a Killer. Some of the information from Walter Sickert can be moved there as well, some others to Jack the Ripper royal conspiracy theories, with summary info and links to those two articles. I am ignoring those who only want to prolong pointless arguments (see bottom of page) and am moving on to doing what was agreed upon by the majority of editors. The bulk of personal accusations below should probably be archived away after a while so the page can move on and not be cluttered by complaints that have nothing to do with the article in question. DreamGuy 19:54, Dec 17, 2004 (UTC)
This article needs to include:
Jumbo 16:58, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Also should have controversy over her investigation into the death of Princess Diana. I think we have other publications all listed now, but it's be nice to have release dates of each next to their mention on the list. DreamGuy 19:54, Dec 17, 2004 (UTC)
<long discussion moved from here to archive>
My own reaction when I find myself getting angry about an article I'm involved in on Wikipedia is to ignore the article from anywhere from 48 hours to the rest of my life. There are thousands of other articles I could be working on. I find it relaxing to go work on some other article, something I've worked on before, or something I see in Recent changs or New pages. Random page is guaranteed to turn up an article that needs some kind of work within three or four clicks. Some articles need expanding, others need their markup fixed, etc. The odds are that whoever I am getting hot about will not be interested in working on any of those articles. If all else fails, I do something else, not in the Wikipedia.
Now, to the topic at hand. I have not read everything on this and all the other talk pages about this controversy because the ratio of heat to light strongly favors the heat. In particular, I have not worked hard to sort out who is on what "side". I've just skimmed and skipped through it. I will nonetheless plunge in with some observations about what an encyclopedia might need on this topic and how to present it.
The main issue is, where is the best place to discuss Patricia Cornwall's theories regarding Walter Sickert and Jack the Ripper?
I hope these observations are helpful. Ortolan88 05:46, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I think I fully agree - a separate article on all Sickert-Ripper theories would be ideal. john k 08:39, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Proposed hierarchy:
To summarize, one article on Jack, one article on all suspects, individual articles on prominent suspects as suspects, separate articles on prominent suspects as themselves, few more articles on less prominent but notable suspects, and so forth.
I should add, despite all the rancor expressed here, it doesn't seem to me that anyone has acted in bad faith, everyone trying to make the articles better, but running up against that old problem of coming across the way you want to when people are typing at each other, so how about a round of electronic handshakes and then we refactor? Ortolan88 17:32, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
There should be separate articles for a few because there's more to explain. One is the recent subject of a book by the most popular mystery writer, so there's a lot of interest there, to say the least, as amply demonstrated in the past few days, I think. The other was "almost" King of England and has been a "Ripper favorite" for 75 years or more. Those two alone would gradually take over the whole "all suspects" article. Some of the other "favorites", oh, say, Lewis Carroll, not to mention Dr. Tumblety or Michael Ostrog, have hardly made any impact at all. I believe we offer a clearer picture if we show Sickert and Clarence both separately and as part of a long long line of many other "Ripper favorites" over the years.
No, because the other items on the "all suspects" pages are bullet entries of just a few lines each. It just doesn't work to mix long expository pieces of multiple-paragraph length about the royal line or the way women are posed in Sickert's picture with short takes on Ripper candidates. Better to include a few lines on that page about Sickert and Clarnece, then link to the real article. "For more detail see, ... ".
This isn't a matter of giving more validity to these two theories, its just the way people read, they don't like being asked to shift gears like that.
I am not coming up with excuses. In writing for the public, which I have been doing more than 40 years, when one part begins to overload the whole, you break it out. This is how you decide to start a new sentence, a new paragraph, a new section, a new chapter, or, in the case of Wikipedia, a new article. When the current sentence starts getting long – and some of mine are whoppers – you have to put a (full) stop to it. Same goes for a paragraph that's too long. There's almost always another topic sentence buried away in a long paragraph, two carriage returns and it's suddently easier to read. Et cetera. I just started an article on dog training. If I had put it in the dog article, it would have distorted it unduly, so I put it in its own place.
And yes, let's do come up with better titles than The Duke of Clarence proposed as Jack the Ripper suspect. PS - Such as The Duke of Clarence and Jack the Ripper and Walter Sickert and Jack the Ripper. PPS – I think something like this, for example, in the Sicekrt article:
Maybe he's out raking the leaves. That's where I've been. You got here first. Why not just apologize? Ortolan88 21:46, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I think you are sincerely sorry you had the uproar with the other guy, but you can just apologize for yourself and let the other guy take whatever action he wants for himself. Ortolan88 05:14, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC) Later PS - I meant that you can apologize without attributing motives for not doing so to the other guy. There may be many reasons, creditable, not creditable, neutral, exculpatory, for not replying. I'm suggesting you just let the lack of a reply speak for itself. Ortolan88
I've come to this rather late, having just had a little fence with Turkey on an entirely unrelated matter in which he/she conceded with good grace and no rancour. DreamGuy on the other hand used the expression "some newbie with no history". I draw no particular conclusion from this other than that I judge people by there words and deeds. Having said that, I can see no justification for the criminally unbalancing effect the Ripper stuff has on the Sickert page. He was one of the great artists of his generation and described in the Guardian article linked above thus: regarded by some as the greatest British painter between Turner and Bacon. That is pretty damned illustrious company and the only place for scurrilous nonsense with no credible evidence to back it is 'elsewhere'. So whatever you do, do it pronto, please. My shiny Two New Pence worth. Icundell 20:23, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I'm thinking of going ahead and refactoring as I suggested above. Tomorrow. Ortolan88 00:32, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
FWIW the entry in Lewis Carroll is far too long in proportion to the credibility of the theory. It is up there with the Bible Code. All that is required is a brief mention and a link. Icundell 14:19, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Have removed drunk-driver and gay/lesbian categories. Suggest these should not be reinstated unless proof can be cited. A quick Google couldn't find any reference to Cornwell as a drunk driver and, while here has been speculation about her sexuality, I'm not sure she has ever come out as lesbian. Of course I'm happy to be corrected! Barnabypage 20:31, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
And I did a quick google and found a few DWI/DUI references.
Ref. the DWI/DUI, what were the references? Barnabypage 15:12, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
Coincidentally, The Dec. 12, 2005 issue of the Irish Independent had an interview with Cornwell in which she admits, I think for the first time, "I'm in a stable long-term relationship that I won't go into detail about." When directly asked if it was with a woman, she said, "Yes. So to all these people who think I'm all screwed up about relationships: I'm in one."
It also mentions the former FBI guy threatening to kill a priest and his ex, who was Cornwell's female lover at the time, and other solid biographical information, like the fact that she was molested as a child, anorexic as a teen, in the car crash for drunk driving after out partying with Demi Moore, etc.
Good luck on our parts that this came out right when we were discussing it.
Here's the link: "Me, stalkers and my lesbian lover" DreamGuy 04:59, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
Hello : ) I've collected a large number of sources to do a major rewrite/expansion. We need to source every detail of the article using verifiable reliable sources. This will make it easier to keep the false information out. Also Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons needs to be followed to make sure the content is accurate and encyclopedic. FloNight talk 16:11, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
The current image needs to be moved down the page. Magazine covers need to be used for discussion about the magazine or an article in them. They should not be used merely to illustrate an article. There are lots of other photos available since she is a master of PR. After I find some that meet Wikipedia policy and guidelines, I will let other editors choose which one to use. FloNight talk 17:42, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
Sample of changes planned by FloNight. This should give you an idea of the scope and quality of the my changes.
I hope this answers your question. I plan to start work on the article today. FloNight talk 12:44, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
Source: "amend the website to remove the offending material"
Article: "shut his website down"
These disagree, please fix. --
Zero
talk 14:03, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
The reference numbers are screwed up; could someone better-versed than I in wiki references fix them? Barnabypage 14:16, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
The link to the "Post Mortuary" book does not lead to an article about that book. It leads, instead, to the "Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs" article through a redirect of "Post Mortuary". I did not fix/change because I do not know how. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.148.49.203 ( talk) 04:15, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
Does anyone have any reliable figure on how many books she has sold? Entheta 18:44, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
Originally said to be released on Nov. 28, 2006 (2006 being listed as the date in this article), the release date on Amazon.com has changed to Oct. 23, 2007 link -- does anyone have any other information on this? -- Somnilocus 13:44, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
It looks like the editing that was made on March, the 26th is not very reliable, nor objective...
I tried to edit the Text and Re-Add in the Material on Cornwells Lesbian Affair and now Lesbian Marriage in Boston. It seems 100% clear that she is a Lesbian. However, I am unable to add this proposed Change - QUE PASA (SEE Below)?
Cornwell had a lesbian affair, between 1991 and 1992, with a former FBI forensics instructor, Marguerite Bennett. It was revealed in 1996. FBI agent Eugene Bennett, who had been accused of filing $175,000 in fraudulent expense claims, which is wife lied about to protect him. Eugene Bennett went to prison and the couple divorced. When he was released in 1995 he tried to kill his wife in order to obtain $1,000,000 in life insurance and custody of their two children. On June 23, 1996, he took his wifes minister hostage and planted pipe bombs at the Northern Virginia Community College where Marguerite Bennett worked as a police lieutenant. For this he was found guilty of attempted murder (and several other accounts) by a jury on February 11, 1997, (despite an insanity claim) and recommended for 61 years in prison. On May 15 1997 he was sentenced to 23 years in prison. At this trial Mrs. Bennett testified that she and Ms. Cornwell had two intimate contacts but said the relationship had nothing to do with her divorce. [5]
Ms. Cornwell subsequently came out as a Lesbian, moved to the Boston area, and as of 2007 married a Jewish woman under the recently court order changes in the state marriage laws. She worries about potential attackers, hides her address and has a body-guard. [7] —Preceding unsigned comment added by ITBlair ( talk • contribs)
I put in this link previously. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/06/07/crime_novelist_tries_to_ward_off_internet_attacker/ In it Ms. Cornwell admits to marrying a woman in MA (MA permits homosexual marriage) in an interview with the Boston Globe. 68.100.92.224 01:52, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
I am also adding a reference to an interview with the London Times in which Ms Cornwell discusses her marriage. Unlikelyheroine ( talk) 23:55, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
Dear Boss,
The Jack The Ripper section had a quote about the Litigation surrounding The Last Precinct, that's why I removed it. It's replicated elsewhere which makes the article thick like glue.
Dont mind me giving the trade name. Fūkkenwulf ( talk) 12:18, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
I removed the following sentence per the WP:BLP policy:
As a teenager, Cornwell suffered from anorexia and as an adult suffered from substance abuse issues. citation needed
If you have a reliable source, feel free to add it back with a citation. Kaldari ( talk) 03:59, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
The line "she reversed her position in support of the death penalty" is badly written. Does that mean she was once anti- and is now pro-capital punishment, or the other way around? 45750born ( talk) 19:53, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
According to the biography blurb in the 2008 paperback edition of her novel "The Body Farm" (Berkley Books, New York), "Patricia Cornwell is the Director of Applied Forensic Science at the National Forensic Academy".
The National Forensic Academy (NFA) is part of the Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. According to the LEIC website ( http://leic.tennessee.edu/default.html), there is no direct mention of her in connection with the organization or the NFA, as a member of either the staff or the Board of Advisors. Although I cannot deny her connection with the NFA, I haven't found any verifiable sources to support her role as a Director, past or present. If the information is correct, it should be added to the article. So, I'm adding this comment in case anybody has verifiable information. Twistlethrop ( talk) 00:07, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
How did Cornwell "marry" Staci Ann Gruber in 2005? Same sex marriages were not legal then. Royalcourtier ( talk) 05:58, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
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If contemporary means only "living" or "recently active", isn't that implied by is? Or does it mean her writings are set near the present? — Tamfang ( talk) 09:36, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
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The photograph at the top of the article is heavily photoshopped in an attempt to make her look 30 years younger. The evidence is conspicuous to any photographer.
Can a more realistic photograph be used, given that this is intended to be an encyclopaedia? An image search finds plenty of realistic (as well as heavily edited) images.
There is irony in heavily falsified PR photographs of one who writes forensic detective fiction.
I have some evidence that Sam Daniels died decades after leaving the family (mhickslaw.com/about-us). The article implies otherwise. Cornwell was probably not left a cold parting note while still a child. 2603:8001:1E45:C981:7865:9225:70D3:51F2 ( talk) 01:06, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
Here in the english wiki they say Patricia Cornwell is his real name but was born Patricia Carroll Daniels. The Italian wiki says she changed her name to Patricia Daniels Cornwell, which means she retained the surname she was born with but changed it to a middle name with surname Cornwell. Is it something like that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.206.25.215 ( talk) 21:26, 24 April 2024 (UTC)