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Physical Evidence
Item 2-2.1.1, swabs from the ends of the yellow exercise band
Katarina Stashyn evaluated the yellow-band end swabs under both two-contributor and three-contributor assumptions because relatedness complicated interpretation. Both approaches produced high inclusionary statistics for Dawson Clancy; she explained that underestimating contributor numbers can falsely exclude actual contributors.
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The comparison supported Dawson Clancy's inclusion in the yellow-band end sample under both contributor assumptions, but did not determine when or how the DNA was deposited.