Triple
T8545027
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Perry Smith |
E202296
|
entity |
| Predicate | coPerpetratedCrimeWith |
P21638
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Richard Hickock |
E739126
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Richard Hickock | Statement: [Perry Smith, coPerpetratedCrimeWith, Richard Hickock]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Hickock Context triple: [Perry Smith, coPerpetratedCrimeWith, Richard Hickock]
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A.
Richard Hickock
chosen
Richard Hickock was one of the two American ex-convicts who brutally murdered the Clutter family in 1959, a crime later chronicled in Truman Capote’s true-crime book "In Cold Blood."
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B.
Lee Meredith
Lee Meredith is an American actress and model best known for her comedic roles in 1960s–1970s film and television, including appearances in works by Mel Brooks.
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C.
Herb Clutter
Herb Clutter is the prosperous, devout Kansas farmer and family man whose 1959 murder is central to Truman Capote’s nonfiction novel "In Cold Blood."
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D.
Gary Starkweather
Gary Starkweather was an American engineer and inventor best known for creating the laser printer while working at Xerox.
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E.
Kenyon Clutter
Kenyon Clutter was a teenage member of the Clutter family whose 1959 murder in Holcomb, Kansas, became widely known through Truman Capote’s true-crime book "In Cold Blood."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: coPerpetratedCrimeWith Context triple: [Perry Smith, coPerpetratedCrimeWith, Richard Hickock]
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A.
committedCrime
Indicates that an entity has carried out or been responsible for a criminal act or offense.
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B.
partnerInCrime
chosen
Indicates a relationship where two or more entities collaborate closely in committing or planning wrongful, illicit, or mischievous acts together.
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C.
coAccusedInCaseWith
Indicates that two or more entities are jointly accused as defendants in the same legal case.
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D.
crimeType
Indicates the specific category or nature of the crime associated with an event or entity.
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E.
perpetratedBy
Indicates that an action, event, or wrongdoing was carried out or caused by a particular agent or entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69ca832461e88190a654c5e44e233aa8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe6e4e21c8190afcbca73713a5fa8 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cecc6239a48190b8b4370341ec62c5 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cbd113e05c81908f4f3fc1b5925164 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 1:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:18 p.m.