The deleted ones still work with direct links, but they have a ">_<" next to the buttons. This indicates they're deleted from public view. However, this is odd due to you being able to see them in the reported list..
And he probably does not have a way of knowing they are deleted, I believe the ">_<" should be only visible to the staff. We should be the only ones capable of seeing the face of dead people... I mean, mods.