Ransom for a Dead Man
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Ransom for a Dead Man is a 1971 television movie in the Columbo series, featuring Peter Falk as the shrewd detective investigating a staged kidnapping that masks a calculated murder.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ransom for a Dead Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20773689 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ransom for a Dead Man Context triple: [Prescription: Murder, followedBy, Ransom for a Dead Man]
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A.
Dead Man’s Ransom
Dead Man’s Ransom is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and blending monastic life with intricate crime investigation.
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B.
The Noose
"The Noose" is a song by the American rock band Splinter.
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C.
The Noose
"The Noose" is a 1928 American silent crime drama film starring Richard Barthelmess, noted for its intense melodrama and early sound-era experimentation.
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D.
The Desperate Man
The Desperate Man is a famous early self-portrait by French Realist painter Gustave Courbet, known for its intense, wide-eyed expression and dramatic depiction of psychological turmoil.
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E.
Ranson's Folly
Ranson's Folly is an early 20th-century adventure novel by American writer Richard Harding Davis, known for its military setting and themes of honor and romance.
- 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: Ransom for a Dead Man Target entity description: Ransom for a Dead Man is a 1971 television movie in the Columbo series, featuring Peter Falk as the shrewd detective investigating a staged kidnapping that masks a calculated murder.
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A.
Dead Man’s Ransom
Dead Man’s Ransom is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and blending monastic life with intricate crime investigation.
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B.
The Noose
"The Noose" is a song by the American rock band Splinter.
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C.
The Noose
"The Noose" is a 1928 American silent crime drama film starring Richard Barthelmess, noted for its intense melodrama and early sound-era experimentation.
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D.
The Desperate Man
The Desperate Man is a famous early self-portrait by French Realist painter Gustave Courbet, known for its intense, wide-eyed expression and dramatic depiction of psychological turmoil.
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E.
Ranson's Folly
Ranson's Folly is an early 20th-century adventure novel by American writer Richard Harding Davis, known for its military setting and themes of honor and romance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.