kidnapper Kenneth Parnell
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Kenneth Parnell was an American criminal notorious for kidnapping Steven Stayner in 1972 and holding him captive for seven years.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| kidnapper Kenneth Parnell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13102818 — 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: kidnapper Kenneth Parnell Context triple: [I Know My First Name Is Steven, portrays, kidnapper Kenneth Parnell]
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A.
Patty Hearst
Patty Hearst is an American heiress who became infamous in the 1970s after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army and later participating in their criminal activities, sparking intense public and legal controversy.
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B.
Simon Killer
Simon Killer is a 2012 psychological thriller film directed by Antonio Campos, known for its unsettling portrait of a disturbed American student in Paris and featuring Brady Corbet in the lead role.
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C.
Dominique Davray
Dominique Davray was a French actress known for her supporting roles in mid-20th-century French cinema, including a notable appearance in Agnès Varda’s film "Cléo from 5 to 7."
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D.
Jeffrey Goines
Jeffrey Goines is a mentally unstable, anarchistic activist portrayed by Brad Pitt in the science fiction film "12 Monkeys."
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E.
Christine Grady
Christine Grady is an American nurse-bioethicist who heads the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and is known for her work on clinical research ethics.
- 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: kidnapper Kenneth Parnell Target entity description: Kenneth Parnell was an American criminal notorious for kidnapping Steven Stayner in 1972 and holding him captive for seven years.
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A.
Patty Hearst
Patty Hearst is an American heiress who became infamous in the 1970s after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army and later participating in their criminal activities, sparking intense public and legal controversy.
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B.
Simon Killer
Simon Killer is a 2012 psychological thriller film directed by Antonio Campos, known for its unsettling portrait of a disturbed American student in Paris and featuring Brady Corbet in the lead role.
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C.
Dominique Davray
Dominique Davray was a French actress known for her supporting roles in mid-20th-century French cinema, including a notable appearance in Agnès Varda’s film "Cléo from 5 to 7."
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D.
Jeffrey Goines
Jeffrey Goines is a mentally unstable, anarchistic activist portrayed by Brad Pitt in the science fiction film "12 Monkeys."
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E.
Christine Grady
Christine Grady is an American nurse-bioethicist who heads the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and is known for her work on clinical research ethics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American criminal
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human ⓘ kidnapper ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| convictedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California (state)
|
| convictedOf |
attempted child kidnapping
ⓘ
child sexual abuse ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
child molestation
ⓘ
kidnapping ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-09-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-01-21 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Parnell ⓘ |
| givenName | Kenneth ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
“Ken”
ⓘ
linked to:
Kenneth
|
| heldCaptiveFor | 7 years ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | California state prison system ⓘ |
| kidnapped | Steven Stayner ⓘ |
| knownFor | long-term abduction of a child ⓘ |
| legalStatus | convicted felon ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive U.S. media coverage of the Steven Stayner kidnapping case ⓘ |
| name | Kenneth Eugene Parnell ⓘ |
| notableEvent | arrest in 1980 after Steven Stayner escaped ⓘ |
| notableFor | kidnapping Steven Stayner ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
Steven Stayner
ⓘ
Timothy White ⓘ |
| notoriousFor | abducting a 7-year-old boy and raising him under a false identity ⓘ |
| occupation |
janitor
ⓘ
minister (self-proclaimed) ⓘ |
| perpetrated | kidnapping of Steven Stayner ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Amarillo, Texas, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Amarillo, Texas
|
| placeOfCrime |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California (state)
|
| placeOfDeath |
Vacaville, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Vacaville, California
|
| religionClaim | claimed to be a minister ⓘ |
| residence |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Nevada ⓘ |
| sentencedTo | prison ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTimeOfCrime | 1972 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
I Know My First Name Is Steven
ⓘ
True crime books about the Steven Stayner case ⓘ |
| usedAccomplice |
Edward Murphy
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Randall Poorman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: kidnapper Kenneth Parnell Description of subject: Kenneth Parnell was an American criminal notorious for kidnapping Steven Stayner in 1972 and holding him captive for seven years.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.