Triple
T3341858
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zodiac |
E70276
|
entity |
| Predicate | subject |
P450
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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.
|
E349904
|
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: Zodiac Killer | Statement: [Zodiac, subject, Zodiac Killer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zodiac Killer Context triple: [Zodiac, subject, Zodiac Killer]
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A.
Francis Dolarhyde
Francis Dolarhyde is the fictional serial killer known as "The Tooth Fairy" in Thomas Harris's novel *Red Dragon* and its screen adaptations.
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B.
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler is a 1968 crime thriller film dramatizing the real-life case of a notorious serial killer who terrorized Boston in the early 1960s.
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C.
Manson Family murders
The Manson Family murders were a series of brutal killings in Los Angeles in 1969 orchestrated by cult leader Charles Manson, which became one of the most infamous crimes in American history.
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D.
Gabriel Harris
Gabriel Harris is an American percussionist and musician best known for his work with his mother, folk singer and activist Joan Baez, as well as other world and folk music artists.
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E.
Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb)
Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb) is the fictional serial killer and primary antagonist in Thomas Harris's novel and its film adaptation "The Silence of the Lambs," known for his gruesome crimes that drive the story's investigation.
- 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: Zodiac Killer Triple: [Zodiac, subject, Zodiac Killer]
Generated description
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zodiac Killer Target entity description: 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.
-
A.
Francis Dolarhyde
Francis Dolarhyde is the fictional serial killer known as "The Tooth Fairy" in Thomas Harris's novel *Red Dragon* and its screen adaptations.
-
B.
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler is a 1968 crime thriller film dramatizing the real-life case of a notorious serial killer who terrorized Boston in the early 1960s.
-
C.
Manson Family murders
The Manson Family murders were a series of brutal killings in Los Angeles in 1969 orchestrated by cult leader Charles Manson, which became one of the most infamous crimes in American history.
-
D.
Gabriel Harris
Gabriel Harris is an American percussionist and musician best known for his work with his mother, folk singer and activist Joan Baez, as well as other world and folk music artists.
-
E.
Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb)
Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb) is the fictional serial killer and primary antagonist in Thomas Harris's novel and its film adaptation "The Silence of the Lambs," known for his gruesome crimes that drive the story's investigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69ad85a405e48190b6e68de7cf9f319e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb1ee711481909c0d921f1b5b8562 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b31a946ba88190bd40ba7481baf28d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 7:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b31c3aaba48190b203e344d71080f3 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b31da28a04819096e7ced5f123592a |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:10 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:12 p.m.