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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 375 | 52-year-old | November 29, 2025 | Trinidad and Tobago
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DATABASE RECORD
id 375
date November 29, 2025
original_date November 29, 2025
year 2025
month 11
quarter 2025-Q4
victim 52-year-old
location Trincity
country Trinidad and Tobago
scenario Armed Robbery in Public Space
description Armed Robbers Steal $85K in Trinidad Crypto Ambush
kidnappings 0
violence_torture 0
drugs_alcohol 0
weapons 1
theft 1
life_taken 0
money_wanted $85,800 in cash
coin_type Cash and mobile phones
reports Crypto News
notes The victim drove to Trincity to meet a 33 y/o man he had been trading cryptocurrency with for nearly two years. The man entered the vehicle as he had done in previous transactions. Moments after giving him the cash, two armed men wearing hoodies approached both sides of the vehicle and announced a robbery. They smashed their way in, grabbed the cash and the victims’ mobile phones, and escaped in a waiting car.
has_processed_date 0
created_at 2025-12-09 13:36:06
(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:** 52-year-old cryptocurrency holder in Trinidad and Tobago
**Attackers:** Armed robbers who specifically targeted the victim for cryptocurrency holdings. Number and identities not disclosed.
**Attack Method:** Armed robbery/ambush. Planned "wrench attack" where victim was physically assaulted to access cryptocurrency.
**Violence Used:** Physical assault with weapons during the robbery.
**Crypto Stolen:** $85,000 USD in cryptocurrency forcibly transferred or stolen.
**Status:** Part of rising trend of physical crypto attacks in Caribbean region. Investigation ongoing by Trinidad and Tobago police.
LINKED SOURCES
[url] https://cryptonews.com/news/trinidad-crypto-robbery-wrench-attacks-rise/
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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 cryptonews.com
URL https://cryptonews.com/news/trinidad-crypto-robbery-wrench-attacks-rise/
Field url
Retrieved 2026-08-06T13:45:54+00:00 via raw HTTP retrieval, deterministic extraction (HTTP 200)
Language unknown
Kept paragraphs 0-37 of 56
Length 5,450 chars
Integrity sha256 b70898ab7fbec49d88ac8e7c3a6bbcb4c0df469a8dd0c4a6cdb7f7b70bf6209f
Trimmed AUTO-TRIMMED, unreviewed: kept paragraphs 0-37; dropped 0 leading and 18 trailing paragraphs. Case-term hits on page: 24.
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)
Armed Robbers Steal $85K in Trinidad Crypto “Wrench Attack”
Armed Robbers Steal $85K in Trinidad Crypto Ambush — “Wrench Attacks” Now Strike Weekly
Crypto security
Kidnapping
Wrench Attack
Experts have cited over 60 incidents of “wrench attacks” this year alone, revealing a deadly trend of violence fueled by blockchain analytics.
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A crypto buyer in Trinidad was robbed of roughly $85,800 in cash during an evening ambush at a pharmacy car park, marking the latest in a fast-rising wave of global “wrench attacks” targeting digital-asset holders.
According to a report by Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, the victim, a 52-year-old Arouca resident, drove to a SuperPharm parking lot along Trincity Central Road on November 29 to meet a man he had been trading cryptocurrency with for nearly two years.
$85K Trinidad Heist Joins Over 60 Cases Of Physical Crypto Crimes, Researcher Says
The man, a 33-year-old from Belmont, entered the vehicle as he had done in previous transactions. The buyer then handed him a black bag containing $85,800 in cash intended for a crypto purchase.
Moments later, two armed men wearing hoodies approached both sides of the vehicle and announced a robbery. They smashed their way in, grabbed the cash and the victims’ mobile phones, and escaped in a waiting car.
The victim later reported the incident to the Arouca Police Station. Investigators have not disclosed whether the longtime trading partner was involved or was also targeted.
The robbery occurred on the same weekend police responded to two unrelated vehicle thefts at nearby shopping centers, adding to concerns about rising property crime in the area.
A St. Joseph woman reported her Nissan B14 stolen from the One Woodbrook Place basement car park, while another woman discovered her Suzuki Vitara missing from the Trincity Mall parking lot. Police say investigations into all incidents are ongoing.
Although cash was stolen, security analysts categorize it within a growing class of physical attacks linked to digital-asset activity.
These incidents, informally referred to as “wrench attacks”, involve criminals using violence, coercion, or kidnapping to force victims to hand over wallet credentials, sign transactions, or surrender funds.
Jameson Lopp, co-founder of security firm Casa and one of the few researchers tracking physical crypto crimes, has documented more than 60 such attacks this year, already surpassing last year’s total by more than 30%.
Lopp describes a 169% rise in cases since February, with France currently leading global reports at 14 confirmed incidents.
Physical Crypto Crimes Escalate Worldwide, From Home Invasions to Kidnappings
Notably, the violence attached to these crimes has escalated. Last week, a British Columbia court detailed a 2024 home invasion where a family was tied, tortured, and waterboarded as attackers demanded access to cryptocurrency.
The gang sought 200 BTC before taking $1.6 million in digital assets. One suspect, Tsz Wing Boaz Chan, later pleaded guilty and received a seven-year sentence.
In the United States, authorities are also investigating a violent robbery in San Francisco on November 24, Police have released few details and no arrests have been made.
Similar incidents have been recorded across major cities. An Italian tourist kidnapped in New York was held for more than two weeks while captors attempted to extract his Bitcoin credentials, leading to a case that has since drawn internal scrutiny within the NYPD.
In Chicago, six men were charged earlier this year with kidnapping residents and coercing them to transfer $15 million in crypto, with similar attacks reported worldwide.
France has seen some of the most organized efforts. Prosecutors say criminal groups have used fake delivery uniforms, pre-attack intelligence gathering, and stolen service vans to identify potential targets.
In one high-profile case earlier this year, Ledger co-founder David Balland and his wife were kidnapped for 48 hours; Balland later told investigators his finger was severed during the ordeal.
Analysts say the surge in physical crime coincides with continued strength in crypto markets, which has raised the value of private holdings and drawn criminals toward coercion rather than online hacking.
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