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Rachael Ward and Emily Woods

Defence lawyers question historical rape DNA evidence

DNA evidence against Michael Martin in his historical rape case has been questioned in court. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Hair on a towel, fluids on a nightgown and underpants, discarded cigarette butts and a Jack Daniels can.

These pieces of evidence, some collected in the 1980s and others retrieved by police in recent years, will be used to prove a cold case rape from four decades ago, a court has been told.

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