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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
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CASE 213 | 34 y/o man | February 2, 2025 | Spain
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DATABASE RECORD
id 213
date February 2, 2025
original_date February 2, 2025
year 2025
month 2
quarter 2025-Q1
victim 34 y/o man
location Costa del Sol, Spain
country Spain
scenario Malicious Invitation - SocialEng
description Crypto trader randomly met men at a hotel and told them what he did for a living. They later invited him over, took him hostage, demanded 30K EUR ransom. Trader called friend who alerted police and rescued him.
kidnappings 1
violence_torture 1
drugs_alcohol 0
weapons 0
theft 0
life_taken 0
money_wanted 30000 EUR
coin_type crypto
reports Mirror
notes chance meeting, trader tells them he works with crypto, they invite him over, kidnap, beat and demand ransom, his buddy hindi speaking pretends to call a client to get access to the wallet, he alarms his mom and she calls police. 7 hours till freed
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:** 34 y/o man
**Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim
**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped
**Violence Used:** Physical violence
**Crypto Stolen:** 30000 EUR in crypto
**Status:** Victim rescued; suspects arrested
LINKED SOURCES
[url] https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-dramatic-moment-spanish-cops-34643004
NOTES ON THIS FILE
* matched to sheet row 214: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides
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ARTICLE 1
Source Mirror
URL https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-dramatic-moment-spanish-cops-34643004
Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 214, column "Articles"
Length 4,877 chars
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Dramatic moment Spanish cops swoop on Brit kidnappers in cryptocurrency sting
Spanish police released footage showing the moment they surrounded a vehicle as the trio tried to flee - but moments later they were cuffed on the ground at gunpoint
Three British men have been arrested following the Costa del Sol kidnap of a UK cryptocurrency broker.
Spanish police released footage today showing the moment they surrounded an Audi the trio tried to flee in after their British victim managed to escape before cuffing them on the ground at gunpoint. The men took the trader hostage and demanded 30,000 Euros (£25,000) for his release after a chance meeting in Marbella led to him accepting an invite to an apartment in the nearby resort of Estepona the kidnappers is thought to have been living at temporarily.
The 34-year-old Hindi speaker got away by pretending to phone a customer he said had to give him half the code he needed to access his crypto wallet - but instead called a friend in London and told him he was being held against his will in the language his captors didn’t understand. His pal alerted the victim’s mum who told police what was happening - sparking an operation to locate the property where he was being held which they only knew initially was in the Estepona area.
A photo of the men being arrested
The three British men were arrested following the kidnap of a cryptocurrency broker ( Image: SOLARPIX.COM)
Heavily-armed officers had already managed to track down the apartment and were preparing to call in specialist reinforcements when the kidnapped man took advantage of a momentary lapse in concentration by his abductors to escape. One was looking at his mobile when he ran and jumped more than 30 feet from a balcony, breaking his ankles in the process.
The footage police released showed them moving in as the kidnappers tried to speed off in their Audi when they released their attempts to earn quick money had been frustrated. Officers found more than POUNDS 8,000 in euros during a search of the apartment as well as two guns, three knives and 25 grams of pink cocaine.
The three Brits, who have not been named, have all been remanded to prison following a court appearance.
Going public with the operation to resolve the Costa kidnap, in an operation codenamed Operation Espino which lasted just seven hours from the moment the victim’s mum alerted them around midday last
On Saturday, a spokesman for the National Police in Malaga said: “Three men have arrested on suspicion of kidnap, wounding, membership of a criminal organisation, unlawful weapons possession and drugs trafficking. They are now in prison following a court appearance.
A photo of a man being led into a police vehicle
Footage of the arrest shows the moment the trio was arrested ( Image: SOLARPIX.COM)
“The investigation began when officers were informed about the kidnap on February 1. Detectives managed to locate the residential estate where they believed the victim was being held.
“During the police operation established to locate the apartment, officers saw several nervous-looking men going to and fro between the inside of the property and an outside terrace. Moments later they witnessed another man who turned out to be the kidnap victim jumping from the terrace to the ground.
“He was taken to hospital so he could be treated for the injuries he suffered in the fall. The three suspects were arrested as they tried to get away in a high-powered vehicle.
“Two firearms hidden in kitchen cupboards, almost EUROS 10,000, a money counting machine, three knives including one butterfly knife, two designer watches and 25 grams of pink cocaine as well as a weighing scale were found during a search of the apartment.” Police sources confirmed all four men were British.
The kidnap trio had tied their victim up and threatened to kill him during his ordeal unless he accessed his clients’ crypto wallets so he could pay them to regain his freedom.
A photo of the arrest
The kidnappers tied their victim up so he could pay them to regain his freedom ( Image: SOLARPIX.COM)
They had got talking during a chance meeting at a Marbella hotel a fortnight earlier - and ended up having a meal together the day of the kidnap before the victim accepted an invite to drinks afterwards at the property in Estepona where he ended up being held hostage. Police suspect they planned their crime after the Brit trader told them what he did for a living and they realised he was earning well and had access to large amounts of cryptocurrency.
Only one of the detainees was known to police in Spain but all three are believed to have criminal records in the UK for weapons possession and drugs offences. Their victim was assaulted during his ordeal but didn’t suffer the torture they pledged they would inflict on him if he didn’t pay them the amount they were demanding.
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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 mirror.co.uk
URL https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-dramatic-moment-spanish-cops-34643004
Field url
Retrieved 2026-09-05T13:28:20+00:00 via Wayback Machine snapshot 20250311232609, deterministic extraction (HTTP None)
Language unknown
Kept paragraphs headline [0] + 12-33 of 45
Length 5,072 chars
Integrity sha256 45f4622e4efe12b6fa35c4a1b28d5bf524d0c17dba0a1f15785fa18291b2dba4
Trimmed AUTO-TRIMMED, unreviewed: kept paragraphs 12-33 plus headline [0]; dropped 11 leading and 11 trailing paragraphs. Case-term hits on page: 11.
Note live URL was THIN on the first pass; text comes from an archived copy dated 2025-03-11
Archive http://web.archive.org/web/20250311232609/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-dramatic-moment-spanish-cops-34643004
Caveat retrieved from a Wayback Machine snapshot, not the live page. The
snapshot date is in the method line; the live URL was unreadable.
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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)
Dramatic moment Spanish cops swoop on Brit kidnappers in cryptocurrency sting - World News - Mirror Online
Spanish police released footage showing the moment they surrounded a vehicle as the trio tried to flee - but moments later they were cuffed on the ground at gunpoint
Spain: Police arrest Brits for Costa del Sol crypto kidnap
Three British men have been arrested following the Costa del Sol kidnap of a UK cryptocurrency broker.
Spanish police released footage today showing the moment they surrounded an Audi the trio tried to flee in after their British victim managed to escape before cuffing them on the ground at gunpoint. The men took the trader hostage and demanded 30,000 Euros (£25,000) for his release after a chance meeting in Marbella led to him accepting an invite to an apartment in the nearby resort of Estepona the kidnappers is thought to have been living at temporarily.
The 34-year-old Hindi speaker got away by pretending to phone a customer he said had to give him half the code he needed to access his crypto wallet - but instead called a friend in London and told him he was being held against his will in the language his captors didn’t understand. His pal alerted the victim’s mum who told police what was happening - sparking an operation to locate the property where he was being held which they only knew initially was in the Estepona area.
The three British men were arrested following the kidnap of a cryptocurrency broker
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Heavily-armed officers had already managed to track down the apartment and were preparing to call in specialist reinforcements when the kidnapped man took advantage of a momentary lapse in concentration by his abductors to escape. One was looking at his mobile when he ran and jumped more than 30 feet from a balcony, breaking his ankles in the process.
The footage police released showed them moving in as the kidnappers tried to speed off in their Audi when they released their attempts to earn quick money had been frustrated. Officers found more than POUNDS 8,000 in euros during a search of the apartment as well as two guns, three knives and 25 grams of pink cocaine.
The three Brits, who have not been named, have all been remanded to prison following a court appearance.
Going public with the operation to resolve the Costa kidnap, in an operation codenamed Operation Espino which lasted just seven hours from the moment the victim’s mum alerted them around midday last
On Saturday, a spokesman for the National Police in Malaga said: “Three men have arrested on suspicion of kidnap, wounding, membership of a criminal organisation, unlawful weapons possession and drugs trafficking. They are now in prison following a court appearance.
Footage of the arrest shows the moment the trio was arrested
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“The investigation began when officers were informed about the kidnap on February 1. Detectives managed to locate the residential estate where they believed the victim was being held.
“During the police operation established to locate the apartment, officers saw several nervous-looking men going to and fro between the inside of the property and an outside terrace. Moments later they witnessed another man who turned out to be the kidnap victim jumping from the terrace to the ground.
“He was taken to hospital so he could be treated for the injuries he suffered in the fall. The three suspects were arrested as they tried to get away in a high-powered vehicle.
“Two firearms hidden in kitchen cupboards, almost EUROS 10,000, a money counting machine, three knives including one butterfly knife, two designer watches and 25 grams of pink cocaine as well as a weighing scale were found during a search of the apartment.” Police sources confirmed all four men were British.
The kidnap trio had tied their victim up and threatened to kill him during his ordeal unless he accessed his clients’ crypto wallets so he could pay them to regain his freedom.
The kidnappers tied their victim up so he could pay them to regain his freedom
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They had got talking during a chance meeting at a Marbella hotel a fortnight earlier - and ended up having a meal together the day of the kidnap before the victim accepted an invite to drinks afterwards at the property in Estepona where he ended up being held hostage. Police suspect they planned their crime after the Brit trader told them what he did for a living and they realised he was earning well and had access to large amounts of cryptocurrency.
Only one of the detainees was known to police in Spain but all three are believed to have criminal records in the UK for weapons possession and drugs offences. Their victim was assaulted during his ordeal but didn’t suffer the torture they pledged they would inflict on him if he didn’t pay them the amount they were demanding.
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