Triple
T14877384
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zodiac Unmasked |
E349901
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entity |
| Predicate | hasControversialTheory |
P81772
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Arthur Leigh Allen is Zodiac Killer
"Arthur Leigh Allen is Zodiac Killer" is a controversial theory asserting that Arthur Leigh Allen, a convicted child molester and prime suspect, was in fact the unidentified Zodiac Killer responsible for a series of murders in late-1960s California.
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E349904
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NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Arthur Leigh Allen is Zodiac Killer | Statement: [Zodiac Unmasked, hasControversialTheory, Arthur Leigh Allen is Zodiac Killer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arthur Leigh Allen is Zodiac Killer Context triple: [Zodiac Unmasked, hasControversialTheory, Arthur Leigh Allen is Zodiac Killer]
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A.
Zodiac Killer
The Zodiac Killer is an unidentified American serial killer who terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police and media with cryptic letters and ciphers.
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B.
Zodiac (Roy Bevis)
Zodiac (Roy Bevis) is a British professional wrestler best known for his work on the UK independent circuit and as part of the Knight wrestling family.
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C.
Robert Graysmith
Robert Graysmith is an American true-crime author and former San Francisco Chronicle cartoonist best known for his investigative books on the Zodiac Killer case.
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D.
Albert DeSalvo
Albert DeSalvo was an American criminal who confessed to being the "Boston Strangler," a notorious serial killer linked to a series of murders in the Boston area during the early 1960s.
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E.
Sir Adrian Knox
Sir Adrian Knox was an Australian lawyer and judge who served as the second Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Arthur Leigh Allen is Zodiac Killer Triple: [Zodiac Unmasked, hasControversialTheory, Arthur Leigh Allen is Zodiac Killer]
Generated description
"Arthur Leigh Allen is Zodiac Killer" is a controversial theory asserting that Arthur Leigh Allen, a convicted child molester and prime suspect, was in fact the unidentified Zodiac Killer responsible for a series of murders in late-1960s California.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arthur Leigh Allen is Zodiac Killer Target entity description: "Arthur Leigh Allen is Zodiac Killer" is a controversial theory asserting that Arthur Leigh Allen, a convicted child molester and prime suspect, was in fact the unidentified Zodiac Killer responsible for a series of murders in late-1960s California.
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A.
Zodiac Killer
chosen
The Zodiac Killer is an unidentified American serial killer who terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police and media with cryptic letters and ciphers.
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B.
Zodiac (Roy Bevis)
Zodiac (Roy Bevis) is a British professional wrestler best known for his work on the UK independent circuit and as part of the Knight wrestling family.
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C.
Robert Graysmith
Robert Graysmith is an American true-crime author and former San Francisco Chronicle cartoonist best known for his investigative books on the Zodiac Killer case.
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D.
Albert DeSalvo
Albert DeSalvo was an American criminal who confessed to being the "Boston Strangler," a notorious serial killer linked to a series of murders in the Boston area during the early 1960s.
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E.
Sir Adrian Knox
Sir Adrian Knox was an Australian lawyer and judge who served as the second Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasControversialTheory Context triple: [Zodiac Unmasked, hasControversialTheory, Arthur Leigh Allen is Zodiac Killer]
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A.
hasTheory
Indicates that an entity possesses, is associated with, or is characterized by a particular theory.
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B.
hasControversialAspect
chosen
Indicates that something includes an element, feature, or aspect that is disputed, debated, or likely to cause disagreement or public criticism.
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C.
contradictedTheory
Indicates that one entity has presented evidence, arguments, or findings that oppose, challenge, or invalidate the theory proposed by another entity.
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D.
controversialBecause
Indicates that one entity is considered controversial specifically due to, or as a result of, its relationship with or association to another entity.
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E.
confirmedTheoryOf
Indicates that one entity is recognized or established as the validated theoretical explanation or model of another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d822ee4f408190b6ac3b2fa434f0df |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded5e4e4448190a8796573bc6d1069 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe6b54ad7c819082575245da07e358 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:01 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe6be21f148190bec0e5adfcc0a91a |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe6c6ebe4881909334d772e45403f6 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:06 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69de8c1a2bcc81908f914e2e2ced65eb |
completed | April 14, 2026, 6:48 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:55 a.m.