Glanton gang
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The Glanton gang was a historical mid-19th-century American scalp-hunting mercenary group that operated along the U.S.-Mexico border, notorious for its extreme violence and lawlessness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Glanton gang canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12942340 — 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: Glanton gang Context triple: [Blood Meridian, inspiredBy, Glanton gang]
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A.
Barrow Gang
The Barrow Gang was a notorious American criminal group of the early 1930s, best known for its cross-country robberies and murders during the Great Depression under the leadership of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
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B.
James–Younger Gang
The James–Younger Gang was a notorious 19th-century American outlaw group led by Jesse James and Cole Younger, infamous for bank and train robberies across the Midwest after the Civil War.
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C.
Barker–Karpis gang
The Barker–Karpis gang was a notorious American criminal organization of the early 20th century known for bank robberies, kidnappings, and violent crimes during the Depression era.
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D.
Dillinger Gang
The Dillinger Gang was a notorious group of Depression-era American bank robbers led by John Dillinger, infamous for a string of daring heists and violent confrontations with law enforcement in the early 1930s.
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E.
Jack Welker’s gang
Jack Welker’s gang is a violent white supremacist criminal organization in Breaking Bad, led by Jack Welker and involved in drug trafficking, murder, and other organized crime.
- 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: Glanton gang Target entity description: The Glanton gang was a historical mid-19th-century American scalp-hunting mercenary group that operated along the U.S.-Mexico border, notorious for its extreme violence and lawlessness.
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A.
Barrow Gang
The Barrow Gang was a notorious American criminal group of the early 1930s, best known for its cross-country robberies and murders during the Great Depression under the leadership of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
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B.
James–Younger Gang
The James–Younger Gang was a notorious 19th-century American outlaw group led by Jesse James and Cole Younger, infamous for bank and train robberies across the Midwest after the Civil War.
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C.
Barker–Karpis gang
The Barker–Karpis gang was a notorious American criminal organization of the early 20th century known for bank robberies, kidnappings, and violent crimes during the Depression era.
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D.
Dillinger Gang
The Dillinger Gang was a notorious group of Depression-era American bank robbers led by John Dillinger, infamous for a string of daring heists and violent confrontations with law enforcement in the early 1930s.
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E.
Jack Welker’s gang
Jack Welker’s gang is a violent white supremacist criminal organization in Breaking Bad, led by Jack Welker and involved in drug trafficking, murder, and other organized crime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mercenary group
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paramilitary group ⓘ scalp-hunting gang ⓘ |
| activeFrom | 1849 ⓘ |
| activity |
banditry
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killing Apaches for bounties ⓘ killing Mexican civilians for scalps ⓘ raiding settlements ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apache Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S.-Mexico border violence ⓘ |
| basedOnTreatyOrContractWith |
Mexican state of Chihuahua
NERFINISHED
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Mexican state of Sonora ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Mexican authorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local populations in northern Mexico ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| disbandedBy | violent confrontation in Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
including Mexican members
ⓘ
primarily Anglo-American ⓘ |
| hasMember |
John Joel Glanton
NERFINISHED
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Judge Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ various American mercenaries ⓘ various Mexican mercenaries ⓘ |
| historicalBasisFor | Glanton-Holden gang in "Blood Meridian" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | novel "Blood Meridian" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfMembers |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| laterLegalStatus | outlaws ⓘ |
| laterTurnedTo | murdering non-combatants for bounty money ⓘ |
| leader | John Joel Glanton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | initially contracted scalp hunters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme violence
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lawlessness ⓘ scalp hunting ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Chihuahua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonora NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S.-Mexico border region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Mexico ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | "Blood Meridian" by Cormac McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | collecting bounties for Apache scalps ⓘ |
| reputation |
notorious
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outlaw ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfViolence |
massacres
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robbery ⓘ scalping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glanton gang Description of subject: The Glanton gang was a historical mid-19th-century American scalp-hunting mercenary group that operated along the U.S.-Mexico border, notorious for its extreme violence and lawlessness.
Referenced by (1)
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