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could not find his phone, and said something about getting into a fight. Specifically,

Roberts reported that he had said he had been in a bad fight and that he might have killed

the man, that he had hurt him pretty bad. He also said he needed clothes. Also, during

this second interview, Roberts stated defendant smelled like blood and that she thought

she saw blood on his shoes. However, defendant was wearing sandals, according to the

surveillance videos.

       Roberts was interviewed a third time after the defendant’s arrest. She told officers

she had spoken by telephone with Charolette Sullivan, a long-time friend of defendant’s

and hers. In this interview, officers were again trying to clarify the events of Saturday,

June 21, 2014. Ina search warrant of the residence of Sullivan,

where they arrested defendant. In the garage where defendant was staying, there was a

blue backpack and beach bag, along with a piece of paper that had writing on it. In the

backpack, officers found a tie-dyed tee shirt and four Hawaiian shirts.

       Following his arrest, defendant was interviewed. In the interview, defendant

described how Cordero had dropped him off at the La Casita restaurant to meet Roberts,


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where there was a man (the victim)