saw defendant

across the street at the Royal Plaza Inn hotel. She saw him walk through the parking lot

and was curious why he had not gone home. Defendant told her he was trying to get a




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room at the hotel but was unsuccessful. Defendant was dressed in the same clothes he

had worn earlier but his clothes appeared wet.

       For this reason, Roberts contacted Gardner and asked him to bring her some

clothes at the laundromat. Gardner was unaware that Robertswanted the clothing for

defendant, so he was surprised and angry to see defendant at the laundromat when he

showed up with the items. Gardner brought a pair of shorts, a tie-dyed tee shirt, and a

single sock.2 Later, Roberts went to Gardner’s place but he ran her off because he was

angry. She went back to her homeless camp to sleep and that was the last she saw of

defendant or Gardner.

       Prior to trial, Roberts gave three other and different statements during interviews

with police. In the first pretrial statement, Roberts testified she was living at the

restaurant where Saavedra worked, although her relationship with the victim was purely

platonic. She did not mention defendant sending a young man with a truck to move her

to the restaurant. On