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Table 2 The characteristics and frequencies used in California v Collinsa

From: Use of prior odds for missing persons identifications

Characteristic

Estimated frequency

Partly yellow automobile

1/10

Man with mustache

1/4

Girl with ponytail

1/10

Girl with blond hair

1/3

Negro man with beard

1/10

Interracial couple

1/1,000

  1. aData are derived from [38]. The combined probability under the assumption of independence that was presented in court was 1/12,000,000.
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Investigative Genetics

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