Triple
T18353816
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Murder of Laura Foster |
E439737
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedNear |
P294
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Elkville, North Carolina |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Elkville, North Carolina | Statement: [Murder of Laura Foster, locatedNear, Elkville, North Carolina]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elkville, North Carolina Context triple: [Murder of Laura Foster, locatedNear, Elkville, North Carolina]
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A.
Elkin, North Carolina
Elkin, North Carolina is a small town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains known for its historic downtown, wineries, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
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B.
Elon, North Carolina
Elon, North Carolina is a small town in Alamance County best known as the home of Elon University.
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C.
Autryville, North Carolina
Autryville, North Carolina is a small rural town in Sampson County known for its quiet residential character and location along a key east–west route in the state.
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D.
Belville, North Carolina
Belville, North Carolina is a small town in southeastern North Carolina situated along the Brunswick River near Wilmington.
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E.
Ellerbe, North Carolina
Ellerbe, North Carolina is a small rural town in Richmond County known for its agricultural heritage and location in the Sandhills region of the state.
- 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: Elkville, North Carolina Target entity description: Elkville, North Carolina is a small rural community in Wilkes County best known for its association with the 1866 murder of Laura Foster, a case that inspired the folk ballad "Tom Dooley."
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A.
Elkin, North Carolina
Elkin, North Carolina is a small town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains known for its historic downtown, wineries, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
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B.
Elon, North Carolina
Elon, North Carolina is a small town in Alamance County best known as the home of Elon University.
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C.
Autryville, North Carolina
Autryville, North Carolina is a small rural town in Sampson County known for its quiet residential character and location along a key east–west route in the state.
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D.
Belville, North Carolina
Belville, North Carolina is a small town in southeastern North Carolina situated along the Brunswick River near Wilmington.
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E.
Ellerbe, North Carolina
Ellerbe, North Carolina is a small rural town in Richmond County known for its agricultural heritage and location in the Sandhills region of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d8b918221c8190a9f7b563d64ac677 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e516d37bc08190abc9b4e8c937c914 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:54 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:37 a.m.