Randy Weaver
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Randy Weaver was an American survivalist whose 1992 armed standoff with federal agents at Ruby Ridge became a highly controversial and influential event in the modern U.S. militia and anti-government movements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Randy Weaver canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3825157 — 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: Randy Weaver Context triple: [Ruby Ridge standoff, involvesPerson, Randy Weaver]
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A.
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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B.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
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C.
Morgan Luttrell
Morgan Luttrell is a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas and former Navy SEAL who serves in Congress after a career in military and veterans’ advocacy.
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D.
Christopher Ferguson
Christopher Ferguson is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut best known for commanding STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle program.
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E.
Timothy McVeigh
Timothy McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist best known for perpetrating the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil before 9/11.
- 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: Randy Weaver Target entity description: Randy Weaver was an American survivalist whose 1992 armed standoff with federal agents at Ruby Ridge became a highly controversial and influential event in the modern U.S. militia and anti-government movements.
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A.
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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B.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
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C.
Morgan Luttrell
Morgan Luttrell is a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas and former Navy SEAL who serves in Congress after a career in military and veterans’ advocacy.
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D.
Christopher Ferguson
Christopher Ferguson is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut best known for commanding STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle program.
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E.
Timothy McVeigh
Timothy McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist best known for perpetrating the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil before 9/11.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American survivalist
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1948-01-03 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Iowa, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Iowa
|
| causeOfDeath | complications from falls ⓘ |
| chargedWith |
failure to appear in court
ⓘ
firearms violations ⓘ |
| compensationAmount | 3100000 USD ⓘ |
| compensationReason | wrongful deaths and injuries at Ruby Ridge ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
1992-08-21
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1992-08-22 ⓘ 1992-08-31 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2022-05-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| eventInvolved | Ruby Ridge standoff ⓘ |
| familyName | Weaver ⓘ |
| fullName | Randall Claude Weaver ⓘ |
| givenName | Randall ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Elisheba Weaver
ⓘ
Rachel Weaver ⓘ Samuel Weaver ⓘ Sara Weaver ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Vicki Weaver ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-government sentiment
ⓘ
survivalism ⓘ |
| influenced |
American anti-government movement
ⓘ
modern U.S. militia movement ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
acquitted of most federal charges
ⓘ
convicted of failure to appear ⓘ convicted of violating bail conditions ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Ruby Ridge, Boundary County, Idaho, United States ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
killing of his son Samuel Weaver at Ruby Ridge
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killing of his wife Vicki Weaver at Ruby Ridge ⓘ |
| notableFor | Ruby Ridge standoff ⓘ |
| occupation |
former U.S. Army soldier
ⓘ
survivalist ⓘ |
| opponent |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
ⓘ
United States Marshals Service ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Villisca, Iowa, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Villisca, Iowa
|
| placeOfDeath |
Nashua, Iowa, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Nashua, Iowa
|
| receivedCompensationFrom | United States government ⓘ |
| relative | Kevin Harris ⓘ |
| religiousBelief | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Boundary County, Idaho, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Boundary County, Idaho
Ruby Ridge, Idaho, United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Randy Weaver Description of subject: Randy Weaver was an American survivalist whose 1992 armed standoff with federal agents at Ruby Ridge became a highly controversial and influential event in the modern U.S. militia and anti-government movements.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.