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 210 | 30 y/o man | January 24, 2025 | France
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DATABASE RECORD
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id 210
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date January 24, 2025
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original_date January 24, 2025
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year 2025
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month 1
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quarter 2025-Q1
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victim 30 y/o man
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location Troyes, France
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country France
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scenario Malicious Invitation - SocialEng
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description Crypto miner was lured to a meeting, taken hostage, 20K EUR ransom demanded. Police rescued him & arrested 4 suspects.
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kidnappings 1
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violence_torture 0
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drugs_alcohol 0
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weapons 0
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theft 0
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life_taken 0
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money_wanted 20000
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coin_type EUR
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reports LeParisien
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notes lured into business meeting, taken hostage, extorted, managed to alert a friend who called the police
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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:** 30 y/o man
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**Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim
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**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped
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**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation
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**Crypto Stolen:** 20000 in EUR
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**Status:** Victim rescued; suspects arrested
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LINKED SOURCES
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[url] https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/un-pro-des-cryptomonnaies-enleve-pres-de-troyes-quatre-personnes-interpellees-25-01-2025-DTP7ZSO3CJBARCCG2VWPQJBLAM.php
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NOTES ON THIS FILE
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* matched to sheet row 211: exact date + country, unique candidate
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ARTICLE 1
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Source LeParisien
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URL https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/un-pro-des-cryptomonnaies-enleve-pres-de-troyes-quatre-personnes-interpellees-25-01-2025-DTP7ZSO3CJBARCCG2VWPQJBLAM.php
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Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 211, column "Articles"
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Length 2,242 chars
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# Crypto Expert Kidnapped Near Troyes, Four Suspects Arrested
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A cryptocurrency specialist was kidnapped on Friday and held captive in the suburbs of Troyes before being freed by law enforcement. Four suspected kidnappers were arrested.
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*The thirty-year-old was heading to a professional meeting but fell into an ambush. LP/Arnaud Journois.*
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Just days after the dramatic kidnapping of David Belland, co-founder of Ledger, a company specializing in cryptocurrency, a similar incident occurred in the Aube region, according to a source close to the case. According to our sources, confirming those of the JDD, four men were arrested on Friday evening in Sainte-Savine, on the outskirts of Troyes, following the kidnapping and detention of a 30-year-old man, described as a "minor in cryptocurrency."
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The incident began when the victim, who earns a living by validating online cryptocurrency transactions, went to a "professional meeting" in Sainte-Savine. There, the thirty-year-old fell into an ambush, according to a police source. Four individuals were present for the meeting, including a client with whom the victim had a commercial dispute.
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The thirty-year-old was then held captive in a house, and his abductors demanded 20,000 euros for his release. Despite the circumstances, the victim managed to alert a friend, who then notified the police.
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Upon their arrival around 10 PM at the house, the police found the victim in good health. The four perpetrators of the abduction were arrested. The prosecutor's office in Troyes confirmed these arrests, but provided no further details at this stage. An investigation has been opened for attempted extortion, and the Troyes police station has been assigned the case, according to the prosecutor.
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"In its current state, no parallel can be drawn with the acts committed against Mr. Balland," the prosecutor warned.
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On Tuesday, David Balland, co-founder and former employee of Ledger, a company specializing in the security of crypto assets, and his companion, were kidnapped from their home in Méreau (Cher). They have since been freed, and seven people have been detained, suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and detention, including acts of torture, of the co-founder of Ledger.
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FETCHED ARTICLE 1 [AUTO-TRIMMED — UNREVIEWED]
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!! Furniture was cut by a script keyed on this case's record, not by a person.
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!! It may still carry passages about OTHER cases from a round-up article.
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!! The full page extract is kept in staging/ if a cut needs revisiting.
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Source leparisien.fr
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URL https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/un-pro-des-cryptomonnaies-enleve-pres-de-troyes-quatre-personnes-interpellees-25-01-2025-DTP7ZSO3CJBARCCG2VWPQJBLAM.php
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Field url
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Retrieved 2026-09-05T13:28:32+00:00 via Wayback Machine snapshot 20250509203536, deterministic extraction (HTTP None)
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Language unknown
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Kept paragraphs headline [0] + 4-8 of 17
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Length 1,257 chars
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Integrity sha256 be6e6c555c395a4a31a9ceb9f48c03c2533047e84767e95c730e6ad7a3fdac1e
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Trimmed AUTO-TRIMMED, unreviewed: kept paragraphs 4-8 plus headline [0]; dropped 3 leading and 8 trailing paragraphs. Case-term hits on page: 5.
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Note live URL was BLOCKED on the first pass; text comes from an archived copy dated 2025-05-09
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Archive http://web.archive.org/web/20250509203536/https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/un-pro-des-cryptomonnaies-enleve-pres-de-troyes-quatre-personnes-interpellees-25-01-2025-DTP7ZSO3CJBARCCG2VWPQJBLAM.php
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Caveat retrieved from a Wayback Machine snapshot, not the live page. The
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snapshot date is in the method line; the live URL was unreadable.
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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)
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Un pro des cryptomonnaies enlevé près de Troyes, quatre personnes interpellées - Le Parisien
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Le trentenaire est alors séquestré dans un pavillon et ses ravisseurs lui réclament 20 000 euros pour le libérer. Sans que l’on sache dans quelles circonstances, la victime parvient à alerter un ami qui prévient la police.
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À leur arrivée vers 22 heures dans le pavillon, les policiers trouvent la victime en bonne santé. Les quatre auteurs du rapt sont interpellés. Le parquet de Troyes a confirmé ces interpellations, sans plus de précision à ce stade. Une enquête est ouverte pour tentative extorsion et le commissariat de police de Troyes est saisi, a indiqué le parquet.
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« Aucun parallèle ne saurait être fait en l’état avec les faits commis au préjudice de monsieur Balland », prévient le parquet.
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Crime story raconte chaque semaine les grandes affaires criminelles.
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Mardi, David Balland, cofondateur et ex-employé de Ledger, société spécialisée dans la sécurisation de cryptoactifs ainsi que sa compagne, avaient été kidnappés à leur domicile à Méreau (Cher). Ils ont été depuis libérés, et sept personnes ont été placées en détention, soupçonnées d’être impliqués dans le kidnapping et la séquestration, avec actes de torture, du cofondateur de Ledger.
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generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 210
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