Notes on speaker identification and name normalization

Jul 14, 2026

Speakers were identified only where explicitly named in the transcript; potential name similarity (R.A. Titchenal vs Robert Titchenal) was flagged and not conflated.

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Per the speaker-identification rules, only names or roles explicitly stated in the transcript were used. The transcript references a Police Chief as R.A. Titchenal and an appointee named Robert Titchenal; the articles flag but do not conflate these entries without explicit confirmation in the record.

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