Son of Sam
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Son of Sam is the nickname given to American serial killer David Berkowitz, who terrorized New York City in the mid-1970s with a series of shootings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Son of Sam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18994011 — 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: Son of Sam Context triple: [Summer of Sam, mainSubject, Son of Sam]
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Summer of Sam
Summer of Sam is a 1999 crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee that dramatizes the fear and paranoia in New York City during the 1977 Son of Sam murders.
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B.
House of Sam
House of Sam is a creative collective or brand linked to the artist Zal, known for its distinctive, collaborative artistic identity.
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C.
The Murderer Next Door
The Murderer Next Door is a true-crime psychology book by David M. Buss that explores the evolutionary and emotional roots of homicidal behavior in everyday people.
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The Murderer Next Door
The Murderer Next Door is a novel by Rafael Yglesias that delves into the psychological and moral complexities surrounding a shocking act of violence within an ordinary community.
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E.
A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan is a 1998 neo-noir crime thriller film, directed by Sam Raimi and based on Scott Smith’s novel, about three men who find a crashed plane full of cash and are gradually undone by greed and paranoia.
- 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: Son of Sam Target entity description: Son of Sam is the nickname given to American serial killer David Berkowitz, who terrorized New York City in the mid-1970s with a series of shootings.
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A.
Summer of Sam
Summer of Sam is a 1999 crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee that dramatizes the fear and paranoia in New York City during the 1977 Son of Sam murders.
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B.
House of Sam
House of Sam is a creative collective or brand linked to the artist Zal, known for its distinctive, collaborative artistic identity.
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C.
The Murderer Next Door
The Murderer Next Door is a true-crime psychology book by David M. Buss that explores the evolutionary and emotional roots of homicidal behavior in everyday people.
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D.
The Murderer Next Door
The Murderer Next Door is a novel by Rafael Yglesias that delves into the psychological and moral complexities surrounding a shocking act of violence within an ordinary community.
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E.
A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan is a 1998 neo-noir crime thriller film, directed by Sam Raimi and based on Scott Smith’s novel, about three men who find a crashed plane full of cash and are gradually undone by greed and paranoia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.