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StellarCrowandClaude Fable 5.1 499fd61f79 feat(sources): fetch linked URLs for the 252 spreadsheet-only cases
Until now only cases 357+ (plus a few older ones) had their linked URLs
fetched; the other 252 dossiers held just the text pasted into the
spreadsheet, often only the lede. This pass fetches every linked URL for
those cases so the full text is on file before link rot takes it.

- stage_all.py: new --include-sheet-cases flag that lifts the skip on
  cases holding spreadsheet articles. Resumable as before.
- staging/: raw extracts and index.json for the 252 cases.
- sourced-articles.json, case-files-manifest.json: 188 new UNTRIMMED
  blocks. 179 cases gained at least one fetched article; 73 got none
  (49 BLOCKED, 18 THIN, 9 DEAD, 4 video/social, 3 ERROR).
- sources/*.txt: rebuilt with build_cases.py --all. Sheet pastes are
  kept; fetched blocks sit beside them under the NOT YET TRIMMED banner.
  Files previously committed with CRLF are now LF.
- wayback-availability.json: Wayback snapshots exist for 73 of the 98
  failed URL slots; input for an archive-fetch pass.
- README-START-HERE.md: progress note and next step.

verify_all.py PASSES (1836 checks).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GZZENdTLzNGsbNy4DyF1yt
2026-09-05 15:02:39 +02:00

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CASE 054 | Bitcoin Exchange | July 15, 2019 | UK
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DATABASE RECORD
id 54
date July 15, 2019
original_date July 15, 2019
year 2019
month 7
quarter 2019-Q3
victim Bitcoin Exchange
location Sparkhill, Birmingham, England
country UK
scenario Armed Robbery in Public Space
description Masked raiders hold up Bitcoin Exchange in front of dozens of witnesses
kidnappings 0
violence_torture 0
drugs_alcohol 0
weapons 1
theft 1
life_taken 0
money_wanted (null)
coin_type (null)
reports CT
notes cash from ATMs
has_processed_date 1
created_at 2025-11-13 05:44:45
AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
**Victim:** Bitcoin Exchange
**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
**Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space
**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation
**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed
**Status:** Investigation ongoing
LINKED SOURCES
[url] https://cointelegraph.com/news/gang-of-masked-men-raid-bitcoin-embassy-in-birmingham
NOTES ON THIS FILE
* matched to sheet row 55: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides
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ARTICLE 1
Source CT
URL https://cointelegraph.com/news/gang-of-masked-men-raid-bitcoin-embassy-in-birmingham
Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 55, column "Articles"
Length 1,217 chars
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Gang of Masked Men Raid Bitcoin Exchange in Birmingham
Police are looking for a gang of masked men who raided a Bitcoin exchange in the English city of Birmingham.
A gang of masked men have raided a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange in the English city of Birmingham, sparking a police investigation.
Local Facebook page Brumz Updates posted footage of the burglars ransacking the building as sirens blared on July 15.
Witnesses look on helplessly as the robbery unfolds — and seconds later, the gang speed away from the scene in a waiting car.
West Midlands Police has launched an investigation, but have confirmed that nothing of value was stolen from the business. 
According to the Daily Mail, the thieves had attempted to steal a Bitcoin ATM using a rope attached to their car.
The owner of the establishment, Adam Gramowski, told the newspaper that he believes the robbers were after cash inside the machine rather than cryptocurrency, adding:
“There are no BTC [Bitcoin] in the machine, they are being sent directly from our server.”
Violent raids targeting Bitcoin businesses and traders are becoming more common. In February, a Bitcoin trader was attacked in his own home by a group of robbers disguised as the police.
OTHER LINKED SOURCES
[DEAD] url None — raw request refused; try the WebFetch path, which is a model transcription and must be labelled as such
https://cointelegraph.com/news/gang-of-masked-men-raid-bitcoin-embassy-in-birmingham
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generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 054
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