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Place of death

The French Wikipedia says he died in "Las Vegas."

Other Wikipedias say the same thing such as the "Italian language" Wikipedia.
There are Wikipedias that say he died in "Pittsburgh" that is the version of "Wikipedia in English".

I haven't found any sources indicating his place of death except the next one.

This is an archive version of an article published"JULY/20/2023" in "The New York Times" that say he died in "Pittsburgh".

https://web.archive.org/web/20230721083417/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/technology/kevin-mitnick-dead-hacker.html

Who have others sources about his place of death ? Anatole-berthe (talk) 22:45, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Who told u that was where he died 41.215.171.159 (talk) 10:19, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

41.215.171.159 , I didn't found sources saying he died in "Las Vegas" but I found a source saying he died in "Pittsburgh".

For me , it's more likely he died in "Pittsburgh".

I'm certain he died there. Anatole-berthe (talk) 12:56, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

He died in Pittsburgh as he was undergoing cancer treatment at a hospital there. He lived in Las Vegas. This is well-sourced and mentioned in several of the article citations.Lexlex (talk) 16:12, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Lexlex I found only one source about his place of death that is the press article in my first message.

I confirm this source say he lived in "Las Vegas" and died in "Pittsburgh".

I can't found another source confirming these facts in the article on Wikipedia about Mitnick. Anatole-berthe (talk) 18:45, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand what you are proposing. Lexlex (talk) 18:52, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Lexlex Since the begining of the topic.

I'm asking if someone know if there are others sources that the article of "the New York Times" confirming that the place of death of Mitnick is "Pittsburgh".

I found only one source that say where he died. Anatole-berthe (talk) 19:30, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, but it's not clear what edit you're proposing. Please see WP:NOTAFORUM as this is not the area to ask topical research questions; or indicate what specific edit you want made. Lexlex (talk) 19:17, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I read "WP:NOTAFORUM" contained in your message of "MARCH/31/2025" at "19:17 UTC".

I think you wanted to put a link to "Wikipedia:Not a forum" instead of "WP:NOTAFORUM". Am I right ?

These two links point to the same page but not to the same parts.

I'm asking this question to understand what you wanted to say.

I'm asking if someone known more sources to indicate his death in "Pittsburgh" or elsewhere.

The only source I know that is mentionning his "death place". This is the article from "The New York Times" mentionned in my first message.

The editing I'm proposing is add more sources. The reason is some non-English Wikipedias say he died in "Las Vegas".

I'd like to add sources that confirm he died in "Pittsburgh" in the article for English language version even if the one we have is sufficienly "reliable" and "independent".

Others versions doesn't concern "Wikipedia in English" because of independence of each projects but I'd like to add sources in some of these. Anatole-berthe (talk) 04:40, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please understand: as an editor, you are responsible for doing the research and either making the edit yourself or proposing a specific change. These extended, vague inquiries—asking others to find sources for you—do not serve the editing process and run counter to Wikipedia's Be Bold principle. If you believe the New York Times article is reliable (and it is), then be bold and make the edit to clarify that he died in Pittsburgh, citing that source. If you’d like to strengthen it with additional sources, please find them yourself—not by pseudo-committee discussion. This talk page is not a forum or a crowdsourced research hub (see WP:NOTAFORUM). Let’s please keep the conversation focused and actionable. Lexlex (talk) 14:23, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hacker

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Hi I want the dragon fruit partment 142.160.107.138 (talk) 16:12, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep it self 102.144.237.240 (talk) 17:10, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]