StellarCrowandClaude Fable 5.1
439e83a4cb
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 170 | 23 y/o miner | December 25, 2023 | Russia
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DATABASE RECORD
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id 170
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date December 25, 2023
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original_date December 25, 2023
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year 2023
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month 12
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quarter 2023-Q4
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victim 23 y/o miner
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location Izhevsk, Russia
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country Russia
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scenario Kidnapping
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description Miner kidnapped from home, ransomed, rescued by police.
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kidnappings 1
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violence_torture 0
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drugs_alcohol 1
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weapons 1
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theft 0
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life_taken 0
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money_wanted (null)
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coin_type (null)
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reports Thodex
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notes (null)
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has_processed_date 1
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created_at 2025-11-13 05:44:45
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(flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
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their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
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same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)
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AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
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**Victim:** 23 y/o miner
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**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
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**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom
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**Violence Used:** Drugging
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**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed
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**Status:** Victim rescued; suspects arrested
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LINKED SOURCES
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[url] https://www.thodex.com/russian-cryptocurrency-miner-abducted-for-166k-ransom/
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NOTES ON THIS FILE
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* matched to sheet row 171: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides
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ARTICLE 1
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Source Thodex
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URL https://www.thodex.com/russian-cryptocurrency-miner-abducted-for-166k-ransom/
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Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 171, column "Articles"
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Length 1,772 chars
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Russian Cryptocurrency Miner Abducted for $166k Ransom
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Mark Rogers January 10, 2024 3 Mins Read 2.5K Views 0 Comments
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In a chilling incident on Christmas Day, a 23-year-old cryptocurrency miner from Izhevsk, Russia, became the victim of a kidnapping orchestrated by a group of criminals with the intent to extract a hefty ransom. The episode has shed light on the security vulnerabilities faced by individuals in the crypto industry, a sector already beleaguered by cyber threats and sophisticated heists.
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One of the kidnappers was personally familiar with the victim.
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The Kidnapping Ordeal
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The young miner was forcibly taken from the yard of his home and spirited away in a vehicle reportedly registered to a retiree from the city of Perm. This account, as detailed by Ren TV, underscores the premeditated nature of the crime, with the kidnappers going to lengths to conceal their tracks.
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The captors, a gang of three men known to have criminal backgrounds in robbery and extortion, demanded a ransom of 15 million rubles, equivalent to approximately $166,000. They conveyed their demands via Telegram to the victim’s brother, threatening severe repercussions if their demands were not met. The perpetrators explicitly threatened to plant drugs on the victim and deliver him to the police, a tactic indicative of their ruthlessness and desperation.
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Police Intervention and Arrest
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Russian authorities were quick to respond to the incident, managing to detain the alleged kidnappers, as reported by various news outlets including Cryptotimes.io. The swift action by the police prevented the situation from escalating further and potentially ending in tragedy. The suspects, if convicted, face up to 12 years in prison, a sentence reflective of the gravity of their crime.
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OTHER LINKED SOURCES
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[NOT AN ARTICLE] url None — video or social post; recorded as a source reference, not transcribed
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https://www.thodex.com/russian-cryptocurrency-miner-abducted-for-166k-ransom/
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generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 170
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