Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery
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"Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery" is a true-crime book that investigates the life and crimes of Joran van der Sloot, linking the Natalee Holloway disappearance with a later murder in Peru.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10266337 — 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: Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery Context triple: [Lisa Pulitzer, notableWork, Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery]
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A.
The Sleeping Beauty Killer
The Sleeping Beauty Killer is a crime novel in Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke’s "Under Suspicion" series, following a cold-case TV producer as she re-investigates a notorious murder and the woman long believed to be the killer.
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B.
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
"I’ll Be Gone in the Dark" is a true-crime book by Michelle McNamara, completed posthumously and closely associated with her husband Patton Oswalt, that chronicles her investigation into the Golden State Killer.
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C.
Devil's Knot
"Devil's Knot" is a 2013 crime drama film that dramatizes the true story of the West Memphis Three, a controversial murder case involving three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas.
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D.
The Panamanian Deception
The Panamanian Deception is a political thriller novel by former CIA officer and Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt, drawing on his intelligence background to craft a story of espionage and intrigue in Panama.
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E.
This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial
This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial is a true-crime book by Australian author Helen Garner that examines the trial of a father accused of murdering his three sons by driving them into a dam, blending courtroom reportage with reflections on grief, justice, and doubt.
- 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: Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery Target entity description: "Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery" is a true-crime book that investigates the life and crimes of Joran van der Sloot, linking the Natalee Holloway disappearance with a later murder in Peru.
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A.
The Sleeping Beauty Killer
The Sleeping Beauty Killer is a crime novel in Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke’s "Under Suspicion" series, following a cold-case TV producer as she re-investigates a notorious murder and the woman long believed to be the killer.
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B.
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
"I’ll Be Gone in the Dark" is a true-crime book by Michelle McNamara, completed posthumously and closely associated with her husband Patton Oswalt, that chronicles her investigation into the Golden State Killer.
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C.
Devil's Knot
"Devil's Knot" is a 2013 crime drama film that dramatizes the true story of the West Memphis Three, a controversial murder case involving three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas.
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D.
The Panamanian Deception
The Panamanian Deception is a political thriller novel by former CIA officer and Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt, drawing on his intelligence background to craft a story of espionage and intrigue in Panama.
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E.
This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial
This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial is a true-crime book by Australian author Helen Garner that examines the trial of a father accused of murdering his three sons by driving them into a dam, blending courtroom reportage with reflections on grief, justice, and doubt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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true-crime book ⓘ |
| about |
Natalee Holloway case
NERFINISHED
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Peruvian murder of Stephany Flores ⓘ criminal activities of Joran van der Sloot ⓘ life of Joran van der Sloot ⓘ |
| author |
Cole Thompson
NERFINISHED
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Lisa Pulitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn | link between Natalee Holloway disappearance and Stephany Flores murder ⓘ |
| genre | true crime ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Joran van der Sloot
NERFINISHED
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Natalee Holloway disappearance NERFINISHED ⓘ murder of Stephany Flores Ramírez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| nonfiction | true ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher | St. Martin's Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Aruba
NERFINISHED
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Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectCategory |
crime
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missing persons cases ⓘ murder investigations ⓘ |
| title | Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
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Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Lisa Pulitzer
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notableWork
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Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery
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