subway killing of Edmund Perry
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The subway killing of Edmund Perry was a controversial 1985 incident in New York City in which a Black honor student was fatally shot by an undercover police officer, sparking debates over race, class, and police violence.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: subway killing of Edmund Perry Context triple: [Michael Jackson’s Bad (music video), inspiredBy, subway killing of Edmund Perry]
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1984 New York City subway shooting
The 1984 New York City subway shooting was a highly publicized incident in which Bernhard Goetz shot four young men on a Manhattan subway train, sparking nationwide debate over crime, self-defense, and vigilantism.
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Tate murders
The Tate murders were the brutal 1969 killings of actress Sharon Tate and four others in Los Angeles, carried out by followers of Charles Manson and becoming one of the most infamous crimes in American history.
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Darkley killings
The Darkley killings were a notorious 1983 sectarian gun attack on a Pentecostal church in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which three Protestant worshippers were murdered during the Troubles.
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Beulah Annan murder case
The Beulah Annan murder case was a sensational 1920s Chicago homicide involving a young woman accused of killing her lover, which inspired the play and later musical "Chicago."
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E.
Son of Sam murders
The Son of Sam murders were a series of notorious serial killings in New York City in the late 1970s committed by David Berkowitz, which terrorized the city and became a major media sensation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: subway killing of Edmund Perry Target entity description: The subway killing of Edmund Perry was a controversial 1985 incident in New York City in which a Black honor student was fatally shot by an undercover police officer, sparking debates over race, class, and police violence.
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A.
1984 New York City subway shooting
The 1984 New York City subway shooting was a highly publicized incident in which Bernhard Goetz shot four young men on a Manhattan subway train, sparking nationwide debate over crime, self-defense, and vigilantism.
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B.
Tate murders
The Tate murders were the brutal 1969 killings of actress Sharon Tate and four others in Los Angeles, carried out by followers of Charles Manson and becoming one of the most infamous crimes in American history.
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C.
Darkley killings
The Darkley killings were a notorious 1983 sectarian gun attack on a Pentecostal church in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which three Protestant worshippers were murdered during the Troubles.
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D.
Beulah Annan murder case
The Beulah Annan murder case was a sensational 1920s Chicago homicide involving a young woman accused of killing her lover, which inspired the play and later musical "Chicago."
-
E.
Son of Sam murders
The Son of Sam murders were a series of notorious serial killings in New York City in the late 1970s committed by David Berkowitz, which terrorized the city and became a major media sensation.
- F. None of above. chosen
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