Originally posted by Bridewell
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What do you mean by C3? MacNaghten's claim of five victims and five only gave rise to the concept of a 'canonical five'. Whether of not we like the phrase, I don't think we (any of us) can retrospectively change the number and put the word 'canonical' in front of it.
Hence C4 = the C5 without the victim most rejected by people on this forum. C3 = the C5 without the two victims most rejected by people on this forum, etc.
Hence, C4 = minus stride, C3 = minus stride and kelly, C2 = minus stride, kelly, and eddowes.
I think it's a useful shorthand.
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