Kathleen McCormack Durst
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Kathleen McCormack Durst was an American medical student who disappeared under suspicious circumstances in 1982, a case that later became central to the high-profile investigations and media coverage surrounding her husband, real estate heir Robert Durst.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kathleen McCormack Durst canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8160270 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kathleen McCormack Durst Context triple: [Robert Durst, spouse, Kathleen McCormack Durst]
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A.
Christina Mesmer Griffith
Christina Mesmer Griffith was the wife of Welsh-American industrialist and philanthropist Griffith J. Griffith, known for his major land donation that became Los Angeles’s Griffith Park.
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B.
Julie Cobb
Julie Cobb is an American actress known for her numerous television and film roles from the 1960s onward, including appearances on shows like "Star Trek" and "Charles in Charge."
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C.
Karla DeVito
Karla DeVito is an American singer and actress best known for her work in rock music and musical theatre, including touring and performing with major artists in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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D.
Joanna Cassidy
Joanna Cassidy is an American actress best known for her roles in films like Blade Runner and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, as well as numerous television appearances.
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E.
Marla Singer
Marla Singer is a nihilistic, self-destructive woman whose chaotic relationship with the narrator becomes central to the psychological and thematic unraveling of Fight Club.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kathleen McCormack Durst Target entity description: Kathleen McCormack Durst was an American medical student who disappeared under suspicious circumstances in 1982, a case that later became central to the high-profile investigations and media coverage surrounding her husband, real estate heir Robert Durst.
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A.
Christina Mesmer Griffith
Christina Mesmer Griffith was the wife of Welsh-American industrialist and philanthropist Griffith J. Griffith, known for his major land donation that became Los Angeles’s Griffith Park.
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B.
Julie Cobb
Julie Cobb is an American actress known for her numerous television and film roles from the 1960s onward, including appearances on shows like "Star Trek" and "Charles in Charge."
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C.
Karla DeVito
Karla DeVito is an American singer and actress best known for her work in rock music and musical theatre, including touring and performing with major artists in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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D.
Joanna Cassidy
Joanna Cassidy is an American actress best known for her roles in films like Blade Runner and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, as well as numerous television appearances.
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E.
Marla Singer
Marla Singer is a nihilistic, self-destructive woman whose chaotic relationship with the narrator becomes central to the psychological and thematic unraveling of Fight Club.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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missing person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kathie Durst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | unknown ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-06-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | presumed 1982-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDisappearance | 1982-01-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Connecticut State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Durst
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McCormack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Kathleen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage |
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
extensive U.S. news media reporting ⓘ |
| legalStatus | presumed dead ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suspicious disappearance ⓘ |
| name | Kathleen McCormack Durst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
connection to criminal investigations of Robert Durst
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disappearance in 1982 ⓘ |
| occupation | medical student ⓘ |
| partOf | case of the disappearance of Kathleen Durst ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDisappearance | South Salem, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Robert Durst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
South Salem, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Robert Durst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kathleen McCormack Durst Description of subject: Kathleen McCormack Durst was an American medical student who disappeared under suspicious circumstances in 1982, a case that later became central to the high-profile investigations and media coverage surrounding her husband, real estate heir Robert Durst.
Referenced by (1)
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