murdered his wife Imogene Remus
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"Murdered his wife Imogene Remus" refers to the infamous 1927 killing committed by Prohibition-era bootlegger and lawyer George Remus, a case that drew major public attention in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| murdered his wife Imogene Remus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6557514 — 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: murdered his wife Imogene Remus Context triple: [George Remus, notableEvent, murdered his wife Imogene Remus]
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A.
How to Murder Your Wife
How to Murder Your Wife is a 1965 American romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi, known for its satirical take on marriage and bachelorhood.
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B.
murder of Osiris
The murder of Osiris is a central episode in ancient Egyptian mythology in which the god Osiris is killed and dismembered, leading to his role as lord of the underworld and symbol of death and rebirth.
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C.
murder of Claudia Octavia
The murder of Claudia Octavia refers to the alleged killing of Nero’s first wife, a popular Roman empress, in a notorious act that underscored the emperor’s brutality and helped fuel public outrage against his rule.
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D.
Clutter family murders
The Clutter family murders were a notorious 1959 quadruple homicide in Holcomb, Kansas, that became widely known through Truman Capote’s true-crime book "In Cold Blood."
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E.
Lustmord
Lustmord is a text-based artwork by Jenny Holzer that confronts the brutality and trauma of wartime sexual violence through stark, unsettling language.
- 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: murdered his wife Imogene Remus Target entity description: "Murdered his wife Imogene Remus" refers to the infamous 1927 killing committed by Prohibition-era bootlegger and lawyer George Remus, a case that drew major public attention in the United States.
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A.
How to Murder Your Wife
How to Murder Your Wife is a 1965 American romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi, known for its satirical take on marriage and bachelorhood.
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B.
murder of Osiris
The murder of Osiris is a central episode in ancient Egyptian mythology in which the god Osiris is killed and dismembered, leading to his role as lord of the underworld and symbol of death and rebirth.
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C.
murder of Claudia Octavia
The murder of Claudia Octavia refers to the alleged killing of Nero’s first wife, a popular Roman empress, in a notorious act that underscored the emperor’s brutality and helped fuel public outrage against his rule.
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D.
Clutter family murders
The Clutter family murders were a notorious 1959 quadruple homicide in Holcomb, Kansas, that became widely known through Truman Capote’s true-crime book "In Cold Blood."
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E.
Lustmord
Lustmord is a text-based artwork by Jenny Holzer that confronts the brutality and trauma of wartime sexual violence through stark, unsettling language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal trial
ⓘ
homicide ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Prohibition era in the United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | homicide by shooting ⓘ |
| charge | murder of Imogene Remus ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criminalCharge | murder ⓘ |
| date |
1927
ⓘ
1927-10-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1878-11-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfCrime | 1927-10-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath |
1927-10-06
ⓘ
1952-01-20 ⓘ |
| defendant | George Remus ⓘ |
| followedBy | George Remus murder trial ⓘ |
| incarceratedAt | Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane ⓘ |
| knownFor | building a large bootlegging empire ⓘ |
| legalBackground | practiced as a criminal defense attorney ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | found not guilty by reason of insanity ⓘ |
| location |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | case drew major public attention in the United States ⓘ |
| methodOfCrime | shooting ⓘ |
| movement | organized crime during Prohibition ⓘ |
| notableEvent | high-profile 1927 murder trial ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-profile Prohibition-era murder case
ⓘ
murder of his wife Imogene Remus ⓘ |
| occupation |
bootlegger
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| perpetrator | George Remus ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Landsberg an der Warthe, German Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Landsberg an der Warthe
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| placeOfCrime | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
Covington, Kentucky, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Covington, Kentucky
|
| received | widespread media coverage ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| spouse |
George Remus
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Imogene Remus ⓘ |
| verdict | not guilty by reason of insanity ⓘ |
| victim |
Imogene Remus
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Imogene Remus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: murdered his wife Imogene Remus Description of subject: "Murdered his wife Imogene Remus" refers to the infamous 1927 killing committed by Prohibition-era bootlegger and lawyer George Remus, a case that drew major public attention in the United States.
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