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A highly publicized crime has just been committed, with the criminals bearing distinguishing marks that make them easy for the general public to recognize if they see them out on the street. Unfortunately, those distinguishing marks are also generic enough for anyone who has similar features to be mistaken for the criminal. A more general superset of Mistaken for Murderer. The trope name comes from the old saying "Guilt by association", which itself invokes the real-life charge of accessory to the crime. Examples of Guilt by Coincidence include:

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  • Guilt by Coincidence
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  • A highly publicized crime has just been committed, with the criminals bearing distinguishing marks that make them easy for the general public to recognize if they see them out on the street. Unfortunately, those distinguishing marks are also generic enough for anyone who has similar features to be mistaken for the criminal. A more general superset of Mistaken for Murderer. The trope name comes from the old saying "Guilt by association", which itself invokes the real-life charge of accessory to the crime. Examples of Guilt by Coincidence include:
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  • A highly publicized crime has just been committed, with the criminals bearing distinguishing marks that make them easy for the general public to recognize if they see them out on the street. Unfortunately, those distinguishing marks are also generic enough for anyone who has similar features to be mistaken for the criminal. Usually, when this happens, the person(s) who mistook the innocent person for the perp will overreact, and either call the cops and/or go after the suspect themselves. Or, in a similar vein, the mistaken-for-perp performs an action that, to a police officer or passers-by, seem suspicious and paramount to guilt in the crime, even though in reality the action was meant to be innocuous or even helpful to the situation. Either way, Hilarity Ensues... unless played straight, in which the victim of the mistaken identity is either beaten to death by a vengeful mob or wrongly imprisoned. A more general superset of Mistaken for Murderer. The trope name comes from the old saying "Guilt by association", which itself invokes the real-life charge of accessory to the crime. Examples of Guilt by Coincidence include:
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