Evidence was also given that paint fragments removed from the deceased's clothing matched paint taken from the same motorcar in both colour and composition.
There is "very strong support" for the view that Nora Sheehan, who went missing 42 years ago before her body was found dumped in dense undergrowth, had previously been in a car driven by murder accused Noel Long, a forensic scientist has told a cold case trial.
Dr Smith said she received Mrs Sheehan's navy overcoat with a white trim, a navy pinafore dress and brown tights on June 17, 1981. She also received a sellotape lift from a shoe belonging to the deceased. The trial has also heard from retired Superintendent Matthew Thorne that he stopped Mr Long driving a blue Opel Kadett with registration plate OZF 426 on the Curraheen Road in Bishopstown in Cork on the morning of June 16 1981. Mr Thorne said he sat into the front passenger seat of the car and directed the accused to drive to the Bridewell Garda Station in Cork city. The Kadett was put into the station yard to be examined.
Asked by Mr Grehan whether there was any other matter on Mrs Sheehan's tights, Dr Smith said she found 26 fragments of green paint on them, which matched green paint fragments recovered in debris from the Kadett. The witness said she also found two fragments of light blue paint on the tights, which matched fragments of blue and white paint taken from debris in the motor vehicle.
Dr Willis said the fragments of blue paint found on Mrs Sheehan's shoe consisted of three layers - metallic blue, grey and dark grey - which matched the control paint from the Kadett in both colour and composition. "In those days most car paints consisted of three layers and it was possible to slice it in such a way that you could see the individual layers, check the individual colour and check how they compared with fragments received from the clothes," she explained.
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