Jeri Crosby
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Jeri Crosby is a central character in John Grisham’s legal thriller "The Judge’s List," known for her obsessive, years-long quest to expose a powerful serial killer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jeri Crosby canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10211716 — 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)
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Target entity: Jeri Crosby Context triple: [The Judge's List, hasCharacter, Jeri Crosby]
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A.
Jeri Caldwell
Jeri Caldwell is best known as the first wife of legendary American music producer and composer Quincy Jones.
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B.
Jeri Barr
Jeri Barr is the wife of former U.S. Congressman and Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr.
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C.
Jeri Taylor
Jeri Taylor is an American television writer and producer best known for her major creative role in shaping the Star Trek franchise, particularly Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager.
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D.
Betsy Rue
Betsy Rue is an American actress best known for her roles in horror and thriller films, including her appearance in the slasher movie "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
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E.
Laura Rister
Laura Rister is a film producer and executive known for her work on independent and prestige projects, including the financial thriller "Margin Call."
- 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: Jeri Crosby Target entity description: Jeri Crosby is a central character in John Grisham’s legal thriller "The Judge’s List," known for her obsessive, years-long quest to expose a powerful serial killer.
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A.
Jeri Caldwell
Jeri Caldwell is best known as the first wife of legendary American music producer and composer Quincy Jones.
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B.
Jeri Barr
Jeri Barr is the wife of former U.S. Congressman and Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr.
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C.
Jeri Taylor
Jeri Taylor is an American television writer and producer best known for her major creative role in shaping the Star Trek franchise, particularly Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager.
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D.
Betsy Rue
Betsy Rue is an American actress best known for her roles in horror and thriller films, including her appearance in the slasher movie "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
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E.
Laura Rister
Laura Rister is a film producer and executive known for her work on independent and prestige projects, including the financial thriller "Margin Call."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Florida Board on Judicial Conduct (as complainant/informant)
ⓘ
linked to:
Florida Board on Judicial Conduct
|
| appearsIn |
The Judge’s List
ⓘ
linked to:
The Judge's List
The Judge’s List ⓘ
linked to:
The Judge's List
The Whistler series ⓘ
linked to:
The Whistler film series
|
| author | John Grisham ⓘ |
| believes |
Judge Ross Bannick is a serial killer
ⓘ
linked to:
Judge Ross Bannick
|
| causeOfDeath | murder ⓘ |
| characterRole |
amateur investigator
ⓘ
central character ⓘ whistleblower ⓘ |
| contacts | Lacy Stoltz ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Grisham ⓘ |
| education | PhD in psychology ⓘ |
| familyName | Crosby ⓘ |
| fears | retaliation from Judge Ross Bannick ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Jeri Crosby ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDateOfWorkAppearedIn | 2021 ⓘ |
| genre |
legal thriller
ⓘ
legal thriller ⓘ |
| givenName | Jeri ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Jeri Crosby’s father ⓘ |
| investigates | Judge Ross Bannick ⓘ |
| knowsAs | Jeri ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | Judge Ross Bannick ⓘ |
| medium | prose literature ⓘ |
| motivation |
avenge her father’s murder
ⓘ
expose a serial killer ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | obsessive, years-long investigation of a judge she believes is a serial killer ⓘ |
| occupation | college professor ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
determined
ⓘ
meticulous ⓘ obsessive ⓘ |
| researchMethod |
collecting public records
ⓘ
maintaining detailed files on victims ⓘ tracking suspicious deaths linked to the judge ⓘ |
| residence | Florida ⓘ |
| seeksHelpFrom | Lacy Stoltz ⓘ |
| timeSpentInvestigating | over twenty years ⓘ |
| usesAlias | false names when contacting authorities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jeri Crosby Description of subject: Jeri Crosby is a central character in John Grisham’s legal thriller "The Judge’s List," known for her obsessive, years-long quest to expose a powerful serial killer.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jeri Crosby