Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a Kyrgyz-American convicted terrorist best known as one of the perpetrators of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dzhokhar Tsarnaev canonical | 3 |
| Dzhokhar | 2 |
| Tsarnaev | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4031117 — 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: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Context triple: [Tamerlan Tsarnaev, sibling, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev]
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A.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a Kyrgyzstani-born American resident and Islamist extremist who, along with his younger brother Dzhokhar, carried out the deadly 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
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B.
Belal Muhammad
Belal Muhammad is an American mixed martial artist known for his high-pressure, cardio-heavy fighting style and status as a top contender in the UFC welterweight division.
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C.
Ramzi Yousef
Ramzi Yousef is a Kuwaiti-born militant Islamist and convicted terrorist best known as the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
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D.
Christopher Wallace
Christopher Wallace is an American journalist and television news anchor known for his incisive political interviews and long career at major U.S. networks.
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E.
Khaled al-Hassan
Khaled al-Hassan was a Palestinian politician and founding leader of the Fatah movement who played a key role in shaping modern Palestinian nationalism.
- 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: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Target entity description: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a Kyrgyz-American convicted terrorist best known as one of the perpetrators of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
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A.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a Kyrgyzstani-born American resident and Islamist extremist who, along with his younger brother Dzhokhar, carried out the deadly 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
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B.
Belal Muhammad
Belal Muhammad is an American mixed martial artist known for his high-pressure, cardio-heavy fighting style and status as a top contender in the UFC welterweight division.
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C.
Ramzi Yousef
Ramzi Yousef is a Kuwaiti-born militant Islamist and convicted terrorist best known as the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
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D.
Christopher Wallace
Christopher Wallace is an American journalist and television news anchor known for his incisive political interviews and long career at major U.S. networks.
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E.
Khaled al-Hassan
Khaled al-Hassan was a Palestinian politician and founding leader of the Fatah movement who played a key role in shaping modern Palestinian nationalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convicted terrorist
ⓘ
human ⓘ prisoner ⓘ |
| appeal |
Supreme Court of the United States
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United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ⓘ |
| arrestDate | 2013-04-19 ⓘ |
| arrestPlace | Watertown, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| causeOfNotoriety | perpetration of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing ⓘ |
| charge | terrorism-related offenses ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| convictedIn | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
aiding and abetting
ⓘ
bombing of a place of public use ⓘ carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury ⓘ conspiracy to bomb a place of public use ⓘ conspiracy to maliciously destroy property ⓘ conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction ⓘ interference with commerce by threats or violence ⓘ malicious destruction of property resulting in death ⓘ use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence ⓘ use of a weapon of mass destruction ⓘ |
| coPerpetrator | Tamerlan Tsarnaev ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kyrgyzstan ⓘ |
| dateOfAttack | 2013-04-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1993-07-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfConviction | 2015-04-08 ⓘ |
| detainedBy | Federal Bureau of Prisons ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth ⓘ |
| education | Cambridge Rindge and Latin School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Chechens ⓘ |
| familyName |
Tsarnaev
ⓘ
linked to:
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
|
| givenName |
Dzhokhar
ⓘ
linked to:
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
|
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | federal death row inmate ⓘ |
| methodOfAttack | pressure cooker bombs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Boston Marathon bombing
ⓘ
linked to:
2013 Boston Marathon bombing
|
| numberOfPeopleInjuredInCrime | hundreds ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleKilledInCrime | 3 ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Boston Marathon bombing
ⓘ
linked to:
2013 Boston Marathon bombing
|
| penalty |
additional terms of imprisonment
ⓘ
death sentence ⓘ multiple life sentences ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tokmok ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Tamerlan Tsarnaev ⓘ |
| subsequentEvent | manhunt in Greater Boston area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Description of subject: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a Kyrgyz-American convicted terrorist best known as one of the perpetrators of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
linked to: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
linked to: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev