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StellarCrowandClaude Fable 5.1 439e83a4cb feat(sources): Wayback pass, automatic trimming, detention rule, ten cases re-sourced 
Second and third rounds on the dossier pipeline, reviewed locally before commit.

Retrieval
- wayback_pass.py: retries every BLOCKED/DEAD/THIN/ERROR linked source through
  the Wayback Machine; blocks carry the snapshot date, archive URL and the live
  verdict. 143 slots retried: 93 fetched, 37 no snapshot, 12 script shells, 1 PDF.
- fetch_sources.py: fetch_wayback() helper.
- add_extra_sources.py: files staged extra_* finds (web search, not on the DB
  record) into the store with a provenance note.
- Cases re-sourced by web search: 248 (Oslo: Document.no, Avisa Oslo, NRK; the
  linked Le Parisien piece is case 242 and is marked OFF-CASE), 258 Kharkiv,
  260 Singapore, 358 Bangkok, 365 Las Vegas, 388 Verneuil-sur-Seine, 390 Zoersel,
  430 Homestead. 341 of 364 cases now hold a fetched article; 11, 66 and 399
  have no public text source (podcast, police video, direct victim report).

Trimming
- auto_trim.py: case-anchored furniture cut for UNTRIMMED blocks. Finds the body
  run that mentions the case, merges across subheadings and short furniture
  gaps, drops teasers, share bars, date/URL/caption lines and subscription
  pitches; refuses pages with no record term or almost no body. 302 blocks
  trimmed; 16 left on auto-trim-review.md (7 OFF-CASE suspects). Every cut is
  labelled AUTO-TRIMMED, UNREVIEWED in the dossier; the full extract stays in
  staging/. Decisions with anchors in trim-decisions-auto.json.
- build_cases.py / verify_all.py: banners for auto-trimmed and archived blocks,
  staged-file check extended to Wayback blocks, flag legend under the record.

Detention rule
- README "Definitions": the DB field `kidnappings` is the DETENTION violence
  type (victim, guard, staff or relative held to force submission or execute
  the theft), distinct from the Kidnapping scenario (taken away and held).
- detention-flag-review.md / detention-flag-corrections.json: 40 records
  reviewed with evidence; 30 set-to-1 proposals accepted by the owner on
  2026-09-06 (listed in corrections-approved.md), 10 still open.
- apply_detention_wording.py: "Violence Used" in the 70 reviewed summaries now
  names detention explicitly (62 of 70 labelled), supported by the summary's
  own text; idempotent; supersedes the batch scripts' wording.

Worklist and docs
- sofia-worklist.md: 248 decisions, detention rule item replacing the old
  "no abduction" item, fresh-search section for the textless cases.
- README-START-HERE.md: progress notes, run commands, next steps.
- Bug fixed in passing: Wayback blocks stored in-memory text with carriage
  returns; now stored as read back from disk.

verify_all.py PASSES (2321 checks).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GZZENdTLzNGsbNy4DyF1yt
2026-09-06 19:36:45 +02:00

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CASE 156 | 76 y/o couple | April 12, 2023 | USA
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DATABASE RECORD
id 156
date April 12, 2023
original_date April 12, 2023
year 2023
month 4
quarter 2023-Q2
victim 76 y/o couple
location Durham, North Carolina
country USA
scenario Home Invasion
description 2 men posing as construction workers invade home, force transfer of $250K in crypto.
kidnappings 1
violence_torture 1
drugs_alcohol 0
weapons 1
theft 1
life_taken 0
money_wanted $250,000
coin_type crypto
reports Wral
notes men had handguns, used zip ties and tortured them to transfer the crypto
has_processed_date 1
created_at 2025-11-13 05:44:45
(flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)
AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
**Victim:** 76 y/o couple
**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped
**Violence Used:** Physical violence
**Crypto Stolen:** $250,000 in crypto
**Status:** Investigation ongoing
LINKED SOURCES
[url] https://www.wral.com/story/durham-couple-forced-to-wire-150k-of-cryptocurrency-at-gunpoint-during-home-invasion-police-investigating/20819450/
NOTES ON THIS FILE
* matched to sheet row 157: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides
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ARTICLE 1
Source Wral
URL https://www.wral.com/story/durham-couple-forced-to-wire-150k-of-cryptocurrency-at-gunpoint-during-home-invasion-police-investigating/20819450/
Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 157, column "Articles"
Length 2,111 chars
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Durham couple forced to wire $250K of cryptocurrency at gunpoint during home invasion, police investigating
Durham police said two men had handguns, used zip ties to restrain two 76-year-olds and forced them to transfer $250,000 worth of cryptocurrency to an unknown account.
Posted 8:59 p.m. Yesterday - Updated 11:17 p.m. Yesterday
By Monica Casey , WRAL Durham reporter
Two men got inside a Durham home last week and, at gunpoint, forced a couple to transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars of cryptocurrency to them, police said.
It happened just before 9:30 a.m. on April 12 at a Wells Street home.
Police said two men had handguns, used zip ties to restrain two 76-year-olds and forced them to transfer $250,000 worth of cryptocurrency to an unknown account.
Durham police are looking for a BMW X5 built between 2021 and 2023.
The couple had minor injuries and authorities took them to an area hospital.
"Anytime we're dealing with a home invasion, they're inherently violent,” said Durham police Sgt. Jermaine Clark.
Clark said this kind of crypto crime is rare.
"You probably could count on a hand how many times recently there have been cases ... of this magnitude involving cryptocurrency,” Clark said.
Clark said while cryptocurrency – like Bitcoin – is difficult to track, everything is traceable.
"There are investigative tools that can be utilized to assist in recuperating those assets,” Clark said.
Police said while home invasions are also rare, they do happen.
Durham Police Investigator Christopher Walker said you should never open your door to someone you do not know.
"If somebody comes over to your house that you don't know that's coming unannounced, do your due diligence,” Walker said. “Ask for information, IDs, before you open any door to anybody that you don't know."
Durham police said it is still an active case, and they're asking anyone with information to come forward.
Police say Ring doorbell cameras and other security systems are effective - along with community relationships. They say it's important to check in with your neighbors and keep an eye on your surroundings.
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FETCHED ARTICLE 1 [AUTO-TRIMMED — UNREVIEWED]
!! Furniture was cut by a script keyed on this case's record, not by a person.
!! It may still carry passages about OTHER cases from a round-up article.
!! The full page extract is kept in staging/ if a cut needs revisiting.
Source wral.com
URL https://www.wral.com/story/durham-couple-forced-to-wire-150k-of-cryptocurrency-at-gunpoint-during-home-invasion-police-investigating/20819450/
Field url
Retrieved 2026-09-05T12:51:20+00:00 via raw HTTP retrieval, deterministic extraction (HTTP 200)
Language unknown
Kept paragraphs headline [0] + 2-18 excl [3] of 19
Length 2,041 chars
Integrity sha256 bff50c01303477eb1f507a986352a11ad601e7af467bb75b9884f7d3346bc313
Trimmed AUTO-TRIMMED, unreviewed: kept paragraphs 2-18 plus headline [0]; dropped 1 leading and 0 trailing paragraphs and 1 interior furniture line(s). Case-term hits on page: 14.
Caveat retrieved from a live page on the date above. Unlike text copied
from the spreadsheet, there is no second copy to hash it against.
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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)
Durham couple forced to wire $150K of cryptocurrency at gunpoint during home invasion, police investigating :: WRAL.com
Durham police said two men had handguns, used zip ties to restrain two 76-year-olds and forced them to transfer $150,000 worth of cryptocurrency to an unknown account.
Two men got inside a Durham home last week and, at gunpoint, forced a couple to transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars of cryptocurrency to them, police said.
It happened just before 9:30 a.m. on April 12 at a Wells Street home.
Police said two men had handguns, used zip ties to restrain two 76-year-olds and forced them to transfer $150,000 worth of cryptocurrency to an unknown account.
Durham police are looking for a BMW X5 built between 2021 and 2023.
The couple had minor injuries and authorities took them to an area hospital.
"Anytime we're dealing with a home invasion, they're inherently violent,” said Durham police Sgt. Jermaine Clark.
Clark said this kind of crypto crime is rare.
"You probably could count on a hand how many times recently there have been cases ... of this magnitude involving cryptocurrency,” Clark said.
Clark said while cryptocurrency – like Bitcoin – is difficult to track, everything is traceable.
"There are investigative tools that can be utilized to assist in recuperating those assets,” Clark said.
Police said while home invasions are also rare, they do happen.
Durham Police Investigator Christopher Walker said you should never open your door to someone you do not know.
"If somebody comes over to your house that you don't know that's coming unannounced, do your due diligence,” Walker said. “Ask for information, IDs, before you open any door to anybody that you don't know."
Durham police said it is still an active case, and they're asking anyone with information to come forward.
Police say Ring doorbell cameras and other security systems are effective - along with community relationships. They say it's important to check in with your neighbors and keep an eye on your surroundings.
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