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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 391 | Chinese national | January 15, 2026 | Philippines
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DATABASE RECORD
id 391
date January 15, 2026
original_date January 15, 2026
year 2026
month 1
quarter 2026-Q1
victim Chinese national
location Barangay
country Philippines
scenario Home Invasion
description Four kidnappers enter victim's condo home, restrain him, beat him, threaten to drug him and sell his organs if he doesn't comply with their demand of $1M in crypto. Victim managed to alert a friend who sent local police to the rescue. $400,000 in crypto and $14,000 were handed over to the attackers.
kidnappings 1
violence_torture 1
drugs_alcohol 1
weapons 1
theft 1
life_taken 0
money_wanted $1,000,000
coin_type cryptocurrency
reports ABS CBN
notes Police rescue Chinese national from kidnappers; 2 arrested
Jeff Caparas,
ABS-CBN News
Published Jan 16, 2026 08:00 PM PHT
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MANILA - Pasay City police rescued a Chinese national who was allegedly kidnapped and illegally detained by fellow Chinese nationals inside a condominium unit in Barangay 13 along Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City on Friday, January 16.
Police said the operation was launched after a friend of the victim reported receiving a distress message around 7:45 a.m.
The victim was allegedly kidnapped and was being guarded by armed men, and had already transferred a large amount of money via cryptocurrency.
“First he just told me that he’s been kidnapped and there’s four Chinese people with knives, he told me to call the embassy and the police. So that’s the first thing I did, I went straight to the police station here in Pasay and after that two police officers were able to come here to the condo building,” the victim’s friend said.
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Based on CCTV footage inside the condominium, police confirmed that the victim never left the building, prompting authorities to force entry into the unit.
Upon entering the condominium, police arrested two suspects and rescued the victim.
Two other suspects reportedly managed to escape and are now the subject of a manhunt.
According to the victim, the incident began around noontime on Thursday when four suspects suddenly entered his rented unit and demanded USD 1 million, claiming he owed them money—a claim he denied.
“Not great, it’s been a very hard day, I didn’t get enough sleep having hurt. So they just, first they just capture me with the hand and over there and asking me to handout the cryptocurrency that I have, they claimed that I owe them 1 million dollar, which I didn’t. I just know them upfront so,” he said.
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The victim added that one of the suspects had access to his unit and allowed the others inside.
“There’s another suspect that opened the door for him, he used to be the friend of the criminal and he get to have the access of this, he do have the access of entering the room. They want more money,” he added.
Police said the victim was restrained inside the master’s bedroom, with tape used to bind his hands.
Authorities recovered tape, knives, handcuffs, and a belt allegedly used to hit the victim’s legs. Marks were still visible on the victim’s body.
“Ito yung pinangtali sa kanyang kamay tapos ano lang ito sir, tinanggal lang nila nung gagamitin niya itong laptop para makapagbigay, makapag-transfer ng pera,” said P/Col. Joselito De Sesto, chief of Pasay CPS.
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Investigators also recovered unidentified medication from a trash bin inside the unit.
“Ito yung ginamit na injection pang intimidate sa kanya kapag hindi siya mag-transfer ng pera, actually ito itinapon nila, nakita lang sa basurahan, di natin alam kung anong klaseng drugs ito, o poison,” said De Sesto.
Despite the victim transferring about $400,000 in cryptocurrency and an additional $14,000, the suspects allegedly continued demanding more money.
The suspects allegedly threatened to sell the victim’s internal organs if he failed to give them money.
“They say they will sell me off, some of my kidneys and everything or just drive me off the country, sell me off to maybe Cambodia or where they came from.”
has_processed_date 0
created_at 2026-01-18 10:25:19
(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:** Chinese national residing in the Philippines
**Attackers:** Four men, two were detained, two are subject to manhunt.
**Attack Method:** Home invasion around noon on Thursday. One of the attackers had access to the victims's rented unit, allowed entry to the gang.
**Violence Used:** Man restrained with handcuffs, taped, and a belt used to hit the victim's legs. The suspects allegedly threatened to sell the victim’s internal organs if he failed to give them money. They also threatened him with an injection with unknown drug. Knives were also recovered by the police.
**Crypto Stolen:** $400,000 in cryptocurrency was transferred and additional $14,000 handed over to the criminals.
**Status:**
Victim has been saved, two of the attackers subject to manhunt.
LINKED SOURCES
[url] https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/16/police-rescue-chinese-national-from-kidnappers-2000
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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 abs-cbn.com
URL https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/16/police-rescue-chinese-national-from-kidnappers-2000
Field url
Retrieved 2026-09-05T13:24:03+00:00 via Wayback Machine snapshot 20260117085559, deterministic extraction (HTTP None)
Language unknown
Kept paragraphs headline [0] + 2-2 of 4
Length 332 chars
Integrity sha256 202d5de0ac6d9e7b87ffe60bec3b6fcce49fd5fc6278f29ac1612a544768e535
Trimmed AUTO-TRIMMED, unreviewed: kept paragraphs 2-2 plus headline [0]; dropped 1 leading and 1 trailing paragraphs. Case-term hits on page: 7.
Note live URL was THIN on the first pass; text comes from an archived copy dated 2026-01-17
Archive http://web.archive.org/web/20260117085559/https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/16/police-rescue-chinese-national-from-kidnappers-2000
Caveat retrieved from a Wayback Machine snapshot, not the live page. The
snapshot date is in the method line; the live URL was unreadable.
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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)
Police rescue Chinese national from kidnappers; 2 arrested | ABS-CBN News
ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.
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generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 391
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