Charles Cullen
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Charles Cullen is an American serial killer and former nurse who murdered numerous patients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania hospitals over a 16-year period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Cullen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11094021 — 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: Charles Cullen Context triple: [The Good Nurse, subject, Charles Cullen]
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A.
Jim Corrigan
Jim Corrigan is a DC Comics character best known as the human host of the powerful supernatural entity known as the Spectre.
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B.
Jack Kavanagh
Jack Kavanagh was a Canadian socialist activist and political figure known for his involvement with the Socialist Party of Canada and his advocacy for Marxist principles.
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C.
Thomas Duggan
Thomas Duggan is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, and without additional context it does not refer to one single well-known figure.
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D.
Joe Kavanagh
Joe Kavanagh is the troubled, recovering alcoholic protagonist of the Irish film "My Name Is Joe," whose struggles with addiction, love, and poverty drive the story’s emotional core.
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E.
Patrick O'Connell
Patrick O'Connell is an American actor and the father of musicians Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish.
- 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: Charles Cullen Target entity description: Charles Cullen is an American serial killer and former nurse who murdered numerous patients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania hospitals over a 16-year period.
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A.
Jim Corrigan
Jim Corrigan is a DC Comics character best known as the human host of the powerful supernatural entity known as the Spectre.
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B.
Jack Kavanagh
Jack Kavanagh was a Canadian socialist activist and political figure known for his involvement with the Socialist Party of Canada and his advocacy for Marxist principles.
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C.
Thomas Duggan
Thomas Duggan is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, and without additional context it does not refer to one single well-known figure.
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D.
Joe Kavanagh
Joe Kavanagh is the troubled, recovering alcoholic protagonist of the Irish film "My Name Is Joe," whose struggles with addiction, love, and poverty drive the story’s emotional core.
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E.
Patrick O'Connell
Patrick O'Connell is an American actor and the father of musicians Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
nurse ⓘ serial killer ⓘ |
| activeYearsInCrime | 1988–2003 ⓘ |
| arrestDate | 2003-12-12 ⓘ |
| convictedOf | killing hospital patients ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge | murder ⓘ |
| criminalPenalty | multiple life sentences ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-02-22 ⓘ |
| education | Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Hunterdon Medical Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lehigh Valley Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberty Nursing and Rehabilitation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacred Heart Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset Medical Center NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Barnabas Medical Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cullen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| incarceratedIn | New Jersey State Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfKilling | poisoning with medications ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| motive |
claims of relieving suffering
ⓘ
compulsion to kill ⓘ |
| name | Charles Edmund Cullen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | series of murders of hospital patients ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfVictimsConfessed | 40+ GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfVictimsEstimated | up to 400 ⓘ |
| occupation |
nurse
ⓘ
serial killer ⓘ |
| placeOfArrest | Somerset Medical Center parking lot ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | West Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfCrime |
New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceYears | late 1970s–early 1980s ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Adrienne Taub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
book "The Good Nurse"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
documentaries about medical serial killers ⓘ film "The Good Nurse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSubstance |
digoxin
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insulin ⓘ other drugs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Cullen Description of subject: Charles Cullen is an American serial killer and former nurse who murdered numerous patients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania hospitals over a 16-year period.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.