The case confirms that the prosecutor's fallacy is avoided where the DNA statistical evidence is formulated as a likelihood ratio (how many times more likely the DNA profile would be found if the bones originated from a child of the known parents than from a child of an unknown couple) rather than as a probability of identity. In circumstantial murder cases where no body is recovered, the fact of death may be proved by circumstantial evidence including DNA evidence from partial remains found at the scene, provided the statistical evidence is properly combined with other evidence in the case.
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