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evidenceevidencephysicalSteven Averybullet-test controlCulhane said her DNA appeared in the control, while the bullet sample yielded a single-source profile consistent with Teresa Halbach. She believed her work near the bench introduced the DNA but acknowledged that she could not say precisely how the control became contaminated.
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Culhane said her DNA appeared in the control, while the bullet sample yielded a single-source profile consistent with Teresa Halbach. She believed her work near the bench introduced the DNA but acknowledged that she could not say precisely how the control became contaminated.

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Culhane cited her DNA's presence in the control rather than the bullet sample, along with her inability to repeat the extraction, as reasons for requesting a protocol deviation and reporting the bullet result.

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