At a glance
Decide Jack the Ripper from the 1888 canonical victim count note and the figure 5 in Evidence. Use Somerton Man in People only as contrast. A later retelling that drops 5 does not replace the dossier you can already open.
Atlas Verification Checklist
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Open the existing chapter · Jack the Ripper / canonical victim count (5)
Open the Evidence chapter of Jack the Ripper and write 5 beside 1888 on the canonical victim count note before you accept a later retelling. A figure that leaves that chapter is no longer the basis of the decision you can defend.
Keep the figure attached · Jack the Ripper / canonical victim count (5)
Keep 5 attached to Jack the Ripper and to the canonical victim count note in Evidence. If a later retelling moves the figure onto Somerton Man or onto a different year, put it back on the page that already exists.
Stay inside the limit · Jack the Ripper / canonical victim count (5)
This is public-record reading, not legal advice, and not a how-to. The canonical victim count note is a way to read Jack the Ripper around the figure 5. It does not add a method, a rank, a cure, or a promised result beyond that page.
Use the second page as contrast · Jack the Ripper / canonical victim count (5)
Open Somerton Man in People only to see a different existing page. Do not let that page supply missing facts for the 1888 canonical victim count note on Jack the Ripper. Two dossiers side by side are still two dossiers.
This is public-record reading, not legal advice, and not a how-to. Check 5 on Jack the Ripper in the Evidence chapter before you act on a later retelling.
Does the canonical victim count note replace the Jack the Ripper dossier?
No. The note tells you to read the Evidence chapter of Jack the Ripper first and to keep 5 beside 1888. The dossier remains the source.
Can Somerton Man override the figure 5?
No. Somerton Man is only a contrast in People. It cannot erase 5 on the canonical victim count note.
What if a newer later retelling ignores 1888?
Keep both dates. A later later retelling does not delete 1888. Return to the Evidence chapter and write down the clash instead of keeping the louder version.