Saturday, the defendant called her and wanted to meet with her and

get a room with her, although she said it had been 16 months since she had been with

defendant.3 In this version, Roberts indicated she went to Saavedra’s place, spoke of the

martinis she had made, and discussed how defendant and Saavedra talked about their


       2   Gardner had left one sock in his van when he delivered the clothing.

       3 There is actually some corroboration for this statement, because the hotel
manager testified that defendant had contacted her earlier on June 21, 2014, to reserve a
room for the night. However, the hotel manager indicated that defendant and Roberts
were regular customers.

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military backgrounds. She described how she went out to buy more alcohol, and that the

next morning, when she saw defendant, he told her he had gotten to a brawl.

       A few days after giving her first statement to police, Roberts was interviewed

again; this time, the officers wanted her to focus on the events of Saturday. Roberts again

told the officers defendant had called her that day, and that she spoke to him in the

morning; when she met up with him, defendant was drunk,