Triple
T14877418
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Graysmith |
E349902
|
entity |
| Predicate | wroteAbout |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Trailside Killer
The Trailside Killer was an American serial killer who targeted hikers along trails in the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
|
E1126065
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Trailside Killer | Statement: [Robert Graysmith, wroteAbout, Trailside Killer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trailside Killer Context triple: [Robert Graysmith, wroteAbout, Trailside Killer]
-
A.
Trillium Killer
Trillium Killer is an ambient electronic album by Foxes in Fiction known for its dreamy soundscapes and emotionally introspective atmosphere.
-
B.
Indian Killer
Indian Killer is a dark, literary crime novel by Sherman Alexie that explores themes of identity, racism, and violence through the story of a serial killer targeting white men in Seattle.
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C.
The Rockville Slayer
The Rockville Slayer is a low-budget independent horror film featuring Joe Estevez in a story about a small town terrorized by a brutal serial killer.
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D.
Night Stalker
Night Stalker is a short-lived 2005 American supernatural crime drama television series, loosely inspired by the 1970s show Kolchak: The Night Stalker, in which Gabrielle Union co-starred.
-
E.
The Cold Heart of a Killer
The Cold Heart of a Killer is a crime novel by Gerald W. Abrams, likely centered on a calculating murderer and the investigation surrounding their crimes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Trailside Killer Triple: [Robert Graysmith, wroteAbout, Trailside Killer]
Generated description
The Trailside Killer was an American serial killer who targeted hikers along trails in the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trailside Killer Target entity description: The Trailside Killer was an American serial killer who targeted hikers along trails in the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
-
A.
Trillium Killer
Trillium Killer is an ambient electronic album by Foxes in Fiction known for its dreamy soundscapes and emotionally introspective atmosphere.
-
B.
Indian Killer
Indian Killer is a dark, literary crime novel by Sherman Alexie that explores themes of identity, racism, and violence through the story of a serial killer targeting white men in Seattle.
-
C.
The Rockville Slayer
The Rockville Slayer is a low-budget independent horror film featuring Joe Estevez in a story about a small town terrorized by a brutal serial killer.
-
D.
Night Stalker
Night Stalker is a short-lived 2005 American supernatural crime drama television series, loosely inspired by the 1970s show Kolchak: The Night Stalker, in which Gabrielle Union co-starred.
-
E.
The Cold Heart of a Killer
The Cold Heart of a Killer is a crime novel by Gerald W. Abrams, likely centered on a calculating murderer and the investigation surrounding their crimes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d822ee4f408190b6ac3b2fa434f0df |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded5e4e4448190a8796573bc6d1069 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe6b54ad7c819082575245da07e358 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:01 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe6be21f148190bec0e5adfcc0a91a |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe6c6ebe4881909334d772e45403f6 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:06 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:55 a.m.