Expunged Record, but....found newspaper about the crime

[Carolina E.]

Hi BP.  I have an applicant that may have a criminal record that was expunged.  I have not run the background check yet, I just did a quick search on the internet.  I found an article dated 10 years ago with their names and a detail of the crime committed.  I am pretty sure it is them.  The article also said the record might be expunged.  Of course I won't know for certain until I run the check, but this got me thinking what if the record has been erased, but it was crime that is a bit scary and I'm not comfortable with it?