Blow Fly
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Blow Fly is a crime novel by Patricia Cornwell featuring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta as she investigates a complex web of murder and forensic evidence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blow Fly canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11726570 — 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: Blow Fly Context triple: [Patricia Cornwell, notableWork, Blow Fly]
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A.
Stinkfly
Stinkfly is an insectoid alien from the Ben 10 franchise known for his ability to fly, shoot slime, and provide agile aerial combat support to Ben Tennyson.
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B.
Jar of Flies
Jar of Flies is a critically acclaimed 1994 EP by American rock band Alice in Chains, known for its dark, acoustic sound and introspective themes.
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C.
Fudge Flies
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D.
Motten
Motten is a small municipality in northern Bavaria, Germany, situated in the Rhön Mountains and known for its rural character and scenic surroundings.
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E.
Greedy Fly
"Greedy Fly" is a song by the American rock band Bush, known for its dark, grunge-influenced sound and distinctive, surreal music video.
- 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: Blow Fly Target entity description: Blow Fly is a crime novel by Patricia Cornwell featuring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta as she investigates a complex web of murder and forensic evidence.
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A.
Stinkfly
Stinkfly is an insectoid alien from the Ben 10 franchise known for his ability to fly, shoot slime, and provide agile aerial combat support to Ben Tennyson.
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B.
Jar of Flies
Jar of Flies is a critically acclaimed 1994 EP by American rock band Alice in Chains, known for its dark, acoustic sound and introspective themes.
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C.
Fudge Flies
Fudge Flies are a whimsical wizarding-world confection sold at Honeydukes, resembling small flies made of rich chocolate fudge.
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D.
Motten
Motten is a small municipality in northern Bavaria, Germany, situated in the Rhön Mountains and known for its rural character and scenic surroundings.
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E.
Greedy Fly
"Greedy Fly" is a song by the American rock band Bush, known for its dark, grunge-influenced sound and distinctive, surreal music video.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Patricia Cornwell ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
Patricia Cornwell is a crime writer
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linked to:
Patricia Cornwell
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter | Kay Scarpetta ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
complex web of murder
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forensic evidence analysis ⓘ |
| featuresProfession |
forensic pathologist
ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
forensic crime fiction ⓘ |
| hasAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American novels
ⓘ
crime novels ⓘ forensic novels ⓘ |
| hasForm | fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime and punishment
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justice ⓘ professional ethics in forensic work ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kay Scarpetta ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | forensic investigation ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Kay Scarpetta series ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | medical examiner ⓘ |
| publisher | Putnam ⓘ |
| series | Kay Scarpetta series ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| subject |
forensic science
ⓘ
murder investigations ⓘ serial murder ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Blow Fly Description of subject: Blow Fly is a crime novel by Patricia Cornwell featuring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta as she investigates a complex web of murder and forensic evidence.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.