kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel
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The kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel was a high-profile 1933 abduction of an Oklahoma oilman that led to one of the first major FBI-led manhunts and the eventual capture of gangster Machine Gun Kelly.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel canonical | 2 |
| Urschel kidnapping case | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3969247 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel Context triple: [Machine Gun Kelly, notableFor, kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel]
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A.
Lindbergh kidnapping
The Lindbergh kidnapping was the infamous 1932 abduction and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s young son, a crime that gripped the United States and led to major changes in federal kidnapping laws.
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B.
Abduction
Abduction is a 2011 action thriller film starring Taylor Lautner as a teenager who discovers his life is a lie after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.
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C.
Noticia de un secuestro
Noticia de un secuestro is a non-fiction book by Gabriel García Márquez that recounts a series of high-profile kidnappings carried out by drug cartels in Colombia.
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D.
Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Emma Tillinger Koskoff is an American film producer best known for her longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese on acclaimed films such as The Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed, and The Irishman.
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E.
Oskar Homolka
Oskar Homolka was an Austrian character actor known for his distinctive presence in European and Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s, often portraying intense or villainous roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel Target entity description: The kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel was a high-profile 1933 abduction of an Oklahoma oilman that led to one of the first major FBI-led manhunts and the eventual capture of gangster Machine Gun Kelly.
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A.
Lindbergh kidnapping
The Lindbergh kidnapping was the infamous 1932 abduction and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s young son, a crime that gripped the United States and led to major changes in federal kidnapping laws.
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B.
Abduction
Abduction is a 2011 action thriller film starring Taylor Lautner as a teenager who discovers his life is a lie after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.
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C.
Noticia de un secuestro
Noticia de un secuestro is a non-fiction book by Gabriel García Márquez that recounts a series of high-profile kidnappings carried out by drug cartels in Colombia.
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D.
Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Emma Tillinger Koskoff is an American film producer best known for her longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese on acclaimed films such as The Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed, and The Irishman.
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E.
Oskar Homolka
Oskar Homolka was an Austrian character actor known for his distinctive presence in European and Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s, often portraying intense or villainous roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FBI investigation
ⓘ
criminal case ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ |
| charge | kidnapping ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| dateOfArrestOfMainPerpetrator | 1933-09-26 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1933-07-31 ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Albert Bates
ⓘ
Charles F. Urschel ⓘ George "Machine Gun" Kelly ⓘ Kathryn Kelly ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator |
Albert Bates
ⓘ
George "Machine Gun" Kelly ⓘ Kathryn Kelly ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Charles F. Urschel ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Bureau of Investigation
ⓘ
Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| ledTo |
capture of George "Machine Gun" Kelly
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federal prosecution under the Lindbergh Law ⓘ increased authority of the FBI ⓘ life sentences for George "Machine Gun" Kelly and Kathryn Kelly ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Lindbergh Law
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surface form:
Lindbergh Kidnapping Law
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| location |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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surface form:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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| mediaCoverage | national ⓘ |
| motive | ransom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first major FBI-led manhunts
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use of fingerprint and forensic evidence on ransom money ⓘ victim carefully observing captors while blindfolded ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of crime in the United States
ⓘ
history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| perpetratorAlias | Machine Gun Kelly ⓘ |
| perpetratorCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| placeOfArrestOfMainPerpetrator |
Memphis
ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
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| ransomDemanded | 200000 US dollars ⓘ |
| ransomPaid | 200000 US dollars ⓘ |
| result |
conviction of Albert Bates
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conviction of George "Machine Gun" Kelly ⓘ conviction of Kathryn Kelly ⓘ |
| startDate | 1933-07-22 ⓘ |
| state | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Great Depression
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Prohibition era in the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Prohibition era
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| victimCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| victimOccupation | oilman ⓘ |
| victimOutcome | released alive ⓘ |
| victimResidence |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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surface form:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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| year | 1933 ⓘ |
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Subject: kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel Description of subject: The kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel was a high-profile 1933 abduction of an Oklahoma oilman that led to one of the first major FBI-led manhunts and the eventual capture of gangster Machine Gun Kelly.
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