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The result was: promoted by
97198 (
talk) 09:54, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
... that at their flat in London's Noel Road(pictured),
Kenneth Halliwell murdered his lover
Joe Orton with a hammer, before taking a drug overdose? Source: " On 9 August 1967, the playwright Joe Orton was murdered by his lover, Kenneth Halliwell, in their Islington flat. ... Mr Orton, aged 34, was found dead with head injuries on Wednesday. A bloodstained hammer was nearby. Mr Halliwell, aged 41, the man who, friends say, taught Orton all he knew about writing until Orton’s increasing success made him feel irrelevant. was found dead of an overdose of drugs near Orton. "
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Long enough article, nominated in time. Everything is cited and looks good. No copyright issues found. The hooks are interesting and Noel Road is mentioned in the image caption of the source. The picture looks good, is free and appears in the article. QPQ is done. Good to go.
Ffranc (
talk) 10:57, 3 July 2023 (UTC)