Triple

T15556322
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Meehan E370878 entity
Predicate usedAlias P3799 FINISHED
Object Filthy John
Filthy John is an alias used by John Meehan, the conman and serial predator whose crimes inspired the true-crime podcast and TV series "Dirty John."
E318521 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Filthy John | Statement: [John Meehan, usedAlias, Filthy John]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Filthy John
Context triple: [John Meehan, usedAlias, Filthy John]
  • A. The Lowlife
    The Lowlife is a 1963 novel by British writer Alexander Baron that portrays the gritty, working-class life of a Jewish gambler in London’s East End.
  • B. Dirty John
    Dirty John is a true-crime television series and podcast-based drama that chronicles a manipulative con man’s abusive relationships and their devastating consequences.
  • C. Dirty Frank
    Dirty Frank is a funk-influenced, darkly humorous Pearl Jam song known for its quirky lyrics and jam-band style experimentation.
  • D. Jailbird
    "Jailbird" is a satirical novel by Kurt Vonnegut that blends political commentary and dark humor through the story of a minor figure caught up in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal.
  • E. Whipping Post
    "Whipping Post" is a landmark blues-rock song by the Allman Brothers Band, renowned for its emotional intensity, extended improvisations, and central place in their live performances.
  • 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: Filthy John
Triple: [John Meehan, usedAlias, Filthy John]
Generated description
Filthy John is an alias used by John Meehan, the conman and serial predator whose crimes inspired the true-crime podcast and TV series "Dirty John."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Filthy John
Target entity description: Filthy John is an alias used by John Meehan, the conman and serial predator whose crimes inspired the true-crime podcast and TV series "Dirty John."
  • A. The Lowlife
    The Lowlife is a 1963 novel by British writer Alexander Baron that portrays the gritty, working-class life of a Jewish gambler in London’s East End.
  • B. Dirty John chosen
    Dirty John is a true-crime television series and podcast-based drama that chronicles a manipulative con man’s abusive relationships and their devastating consequences.
  • C. Dirty Frank
    Dirty Frank is a funk-influenced, darkly humorous Pearl Jam song known for its quirky lyrics and jam-band style experimentation.
  • D. Jailbird
    "Jailbird" is a satirical novel by Kurt Vonnegut that blends political commentary and dark humor through the story of a minor figure caught up in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal.
  • E. Whipping Post
    "Whipping Post" is a landmark blues-rock song by the Allman Brothers Band, renowned for its emotional intensity, extended improvisations, and central place in their live performances.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 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_69d85cc6cf40819091f4a5facee1ebe6 completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e04a97dbfc8190a98cbbac5e71ba88 completed April 16, 2026, 2:34 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff456427988190bddea01f5cb159d9 completed May 9, 2026, 2:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff470492f48190852ede832157ed10 completed May 9, 2026, 2:39 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff47e5647c81909b785a1212c4bc50 completed May 9, 2026, 2:42 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:09 a.m.