I Heard You Paint Houses

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book non-fiction book true-crime book

I Heard You Paint Houses is a true-crime book by Charles Brandt that recounts the life and confessions of mob hitman Frank Sheeran, including his alleged role in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
I Heard You Paint Houses canonical	8
book "I Heard You Paint Houses"	2
book I Heard You Paint Houses	2
"I Heard You Paint Houses" by Charles Brandt	1
I Hear You Paint Houses	1
phrase "I heard you paint houses" as reference to blood spatter on walls	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T956893 — 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: I Heard You Paint Houses
Context triple: [The Irishman, basedOn, I Heard You Paint Houses]

A. Heard 'Em Say
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B. Chain of Fools
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C. Raising Hell
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D. Spoonman
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E. They Say
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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: I Heard You Paint Houses
Target entity description: I Heard You Paint Houses is a true-crime book by Charles Brandt that recounts the life and confessions of mob hitman Frank Sheeran, including his alleged role in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.

A. Heard 'Em Say
"Heard 'Em Say" is a reflective, soulful hip-hop song by Kanye West featuring Adam Levine, known for its introspective lyrics and mellow production.
B. Chain of Fools
"Chain of Fools" is a classic 1967 soul song performed by Aretha Franklin, renowned for its powerful vocals, driving groove, and enduring influence in R&B music.
C. Raising Hell
Raising Hell is a landmark 1986 hip-hop album by Run-D.M.C. that helped bring rap music into the mainstream and solidified the genre’s commercial and cultural impact.
D. Spoonman
"Spoonman" is a Grammy-winning 1994 grunge single by Soundgarden, written by Chris Cornell and inspired by Seattle street performer Artis the Spoonman.
E. They Say
"They Say" is a song title that has been used by multiple artists across genres, typically exploring themes of external judgment and personal identity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ true-crime book ⓘ
adaptationType	feature film ⓘ
adaptedAs	The Irishman ⓘ
author	Charles Brandt ⓘ
basedOn	interviews with Frank Sheeran ⓘ
claims	Frank Sheeran killed Jimmy Hoffa ⓘ
controversy	disputed accuracy of Frank Sheeran's confessions ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
describesEvent	disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa ⓘ labor racketeering in the United States ⓘ murders attributed to Frank Sheeran ⓘ
expandedEditionIncludes	additional material on Hoffa case ⓘ afterword on The Irishman film ⓘ
explains	phrase "I heard you paint houses" as reference to blood spatter on walls ⓘ linked to: I Heard You Paint Houses
filmDirector	Martin Scorsese ⓘ
filmLeadActor	Al Pacino ⓘ Joe Pesci ⓘ Robert De Niro ⓘ
filmReleaseYear	2019 ⓘ
genre	biography ⓘ true crime ⓘ
hasEdition	expanded edition ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	American Mafia ⓘ linked to: Mafia Frank Sheeran ⓘ Jimmy Hoffa ⓘ Teamsters ⓘ organized crime ⓘ
narrativeForm	first-person account ⓘ
notableFor	detailed account of Jimmy Hoffa disappearance ⓘ influence on the film The Irishman ⓘ
portrays	Frank Sheeran as a mob hitman ⓘ linked to: Frank Sheeran Jimmy Hoffa as a Teamsters leader ⓘ
publicationYear	2004 ⓘ
publisher	Steerforth Press ⓘ
setting	Detroit ⓘ New York ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ
subjectOccupation	labor union official ⓘ mob hitman ⓘ
subtitle	Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	mid-20th century United States ⓘ
titleOrigin	Mafia slang for contract killing ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Irishman → basedOn → I Heard You Paint Houses ⓘ

I Heard You Paint Houses → explains → phrase "I heard you paint houses" as reference to blood spatter on walls ⓘ