Triple
T8544917
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Clutter family murders |
E202293
|
entity |
| Predicate | perpetratorBackground |
P49634
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Richard Hickock was a former Kansas State Penitentiary inmate |
E739126
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Richard Hickock was a former Kansas State Penitentiary inmate | Statement: [Clutter family murders, perpetratorBackground, Richard Hickock was a former Kansas State Penitentiary inmate]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Hickock was a former Kansas State Penitentiary inmate Context triple: [Clutter family murders, perpetratorBackground, Richard Hickock was a former Kansas State Penitentiary inmate]
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A.
Richard Hickock
chosen
Richard Hickock was one of the two American ex-convicts who brutally murdered the Clutter family in 1959, a crime later chronicled in Truman Capote’s true-crime book "In Cold Blood."
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B.
Gary Starkweather
Gary Starkweather was an American engineer and inventor best known for creating the laser printer while working at Xerox.
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C.
Perry Smith
Perry Smith is a troubled ex-convict whose complex psychology and role in a brutal Kansas family murder are central to Truman Capote’s nonfiction novel "In Cold Blood."
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D.
Herb Clutter
Herb Clutter is the prosperous, devout Kansas farmer and family man whose 1959 murder is central to Truman Capote’s nonfiction novel "In Cold Blood."
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E.
Lee Meredith
Lee Meredith is an American actress and model best known for her comedic roles in 1960s–1970s film and television, including appearances in works by Mel Brooks.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: perpetratorBackground Context triple: [Clutter family murders, perpetratorBackground, Richard Hickock was a former Kansas State Penitentiary inmate]
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A.
hasPerpetratorBackground
chosen
Indicates that an action, event, or crime is associated with information describing the background or history of its perpetrator.
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B.
perpetratorDescription
Indicates that the subject provides a textual description or characterization of the perpetrator involved in an act or incident.
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C.
perpetratorStatus
Indicates the role or condition of an individual in relation to committing or being responsible for a specific harmful or criminal act.
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D.
perpetratorNationality
Indicates the country or nationality to which a perpetrator of an act, crime, or harmful event belongs.
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E.
perpetratedBy
Indicates that an action, event, or wrongdoing was carried out or caused by a particular agent or entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69ca832461e88190a654c5e44e233aa8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe6e4e21c8190afcbca73713a5fa8 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce6db3eef08190934f5b42807ad769 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:23 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cbd113e05c81908f4f3fc1b5925164 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 1:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:18 p.m.