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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 051 | Costcutters | March 12, 2019 | UK
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DATABASE RECORD
id 51
date March 12, 2019
original_date March 12, 2019
year 2019
month 3
quarter 2019-Q1
victim Costcutters
location Far Cotton, Northampton, England
country UK
scenario Armed Robbery in Public Space
description Bitcoin machine stolen during robbery
kidnappings 0
violence_torture 0
drugs_alcohol 0
weapons 0
theft 1
life_taken 0
money_wanted (null)
coin_type (null)
reports Northampton Chronicles
notes they threatened the employees with a machete
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:** Costcutters
**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://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/masked-men-with-weapons-rob-northampton-shop-for-bitcoin-machine-73035
NOTES ON THIS FILE
* matched to sheet row 52: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides
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ARTICLE 1
Source Northampton Chronicles
URL https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/masked-men-with-weapons-rob-northampton-shop-for-bitcoin-machine-73035
Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 52, column "Articles"
Length 1,209 chars
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Bitcoin machine stolen in Far Cotton robbery witness appeal
March 15, 2019
Send by emailSend by email
Officers investigating the theft of a device which turns cash into digital currency are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
At around 8.30pm on Tuesday, March 12, three men went to the Costcutter shop on St Leonards Road, in Far Cotton, Northampton, where one waited outside.
The other two went inside, where one threatened staff with a curved machete while the other smashed a Bitcoin machine off the shop wall with a sledgehammer.
The offenders then left the shop with the machine, walking away along Haines Road and Euston Road.
All the men wore face coverings and gloves. The one with the machete is described as wearing a black balaclava, black puffer parka jacket, blue jogging bottoms and light coloured trainers.
The man with the sledgehammer wore a black balaclava, grey/green puffer style parka jacket, black jogging bottoms and black trainers.
The third man wore a grey puffer style parka jacket and had a grey face covering.
Anyone who witnessed the robbery, saw the men in the area at the time or who has information about the incident is asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101.
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ARTICLE 2
Source Northampton Chronicles
URL (no URL recorded for this column)
Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 52, column "Article 2"
Length 1,500 chars
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Robbers in Northampton threatened a shopkeeper with a machete for a device that turns cash into digital currency.
At around 8.30pm on Tuesday (March 12) three men went to the Costcutter shop on St Leonards Road, in Far Cotton, leaving one person waiting outside, Northamptonshire Police today confirmed.
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Two men then went inside, one threatened staff with a curved machete while the other smashed a Bitcoin machine off the shop wall with a sledgehammer.
The offenders then left the shop with the machine, walking away along Haines Road and Euston Road.
A spokeswoman for Northamptonshire Police said: "All the men wore face coverings and gloves. The one with the machete is described as wearing a black balaclava, black puffer parka jacket, blue jogging bottoms and light coloured trainers.
"The man with the sledgehammer wore a black balaclava, grey/green puffer style parka jacket, black jogging bottoms and black trainers.
"The third man wore a grey puffer style parka jacket and had a grey face covering."
Anyone who witnessed the robbery, saw the men in the area at the time, or who has information about the incident is asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101.
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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 northamptonchron.co.uk
URL https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/masked-men-with-weapons-rob-northampton-shop-for-bitcoin-machine-73035
Field url
Retrieved 2026-09-05T12:54:58+00:00 via raw HTTP retrieval, deterministic extraction (HTTP 200)
Language unknown
Kept paragraphs headline [0] + 1-8 of 10
Length 1,245 chars
Integrity sha256 6b25e6197eba888787c94086050cec2a467dfaecfd833ee62e6f548a22e01fd6
Trimmed AUTO-TRIMMED, unreviewed: kept paragraphs 1-8 plus headline [0]; dropped 0 leading and 1 trailing paragraphs. Case-term hits on page: 8.
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)
Masked men with weapons rob Northampton shop for bitcoin machine
Robbers in Northampton threatened a shopkeeper with a machete for a device that turns cash into digital currency.
At around 8.30pm on Tuesday (March 12) three men went to the Costcutter shop on St Leonards Road, in Far Cotton, leaving one person waiting outside, Northamptonshire Police today confirmed.
Two men then went inside, one threatened staff with a curved machete while the other smashed a Bitcoin machine off the shop wall with a sledgehammer.
The offenders then left the shop with the machine, walking away along Haines Road and Euston Road.
A spokeswoman for Northamptonshire Police said: "All the men wore face coverings and gloves. The one with the machete is described as wearing a black balaclava, black puffer parka jacket, blue jogging bottoms and light coloured trainers.
"The man with the sledgehammer wore a black balaclava, grey/green puffer style parka jacket, black jogging bottoms and black trainers.
"The third man wore a grey puffer style parka jacket and had a grey face covering."
Anyone who witnessed the robbery, saw the men in the area at the time, or who has information about the incident is asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101.
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generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 051
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