Kathleen Peterson
E1558152
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Kathleen Peterson was an American woman whose mysterious 2001 death became the focus of the true-crime documentary series "The Staircase," centering on the trial of her husband, Michael Peterson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kathleen Peterson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22840632 — 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: Kathleen Peterson Context triple: [The Staircase, mainCharacter, Kathleen Peterson]
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A.
Virginia Marie Peterson
Virginia Marie Peterson was the wife of renowned American naturalist and field guide author Roger Tory Peterson.
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B.
Sally Peterson
Sally Peterson is known as the spouse of American investment banker and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson.
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C.
Linda Jean Peterson
Linda Jean Peterson is best known as the wife of Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist Kip Thorne.
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D.
Mary Beth Johnson
Mary Beth Johnson is known as the wife of American Western film actor Charles Starrett.
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E.
Christa Miller
Christa Miller is an American actress best known for her comedic television roles, including prominent parts on series like Scrubs and Cougar Town.
- 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: Kathleen Peterson Target entity description: Kathleen Peterson was an American woman whose mysterious 2001 death became the focus of the true-crime documentary series "The Staircase," centering on the trial of her husband, Michael Peterson.
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A.
Virginia Marie Peterson
Virginia Marie Peterson was the wife of renowned American naturalist and field guide author Roger Tory Peterson.
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B.
Sally Peterson
Sally Peterson is known as the spouse of American investment banker and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson.
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C.
Linda Jean Peterson
Linda Jean Peterson is best known as the wife of Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist Kip Thorne.
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D.
Mary Beth Johnson
Mary Beth Johnson is known as the wife of American Western film actor Charles Starrett.
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E.
Christa Miller
Christa Miller is an American actress best known for her comedic television roles, including prominent parts on series like Scrubs and Cougar Town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.