Opinion ID: 889130
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Heading: Prelude to the Murder

Text: ¶ 11 Randy Vook (Randy) found his daughter, Amy Rolfe (Amy), dead under a pile of laundry when he arrived at home from work on Friday, July 22, 2005. Amy lived in her parent's home with her boyfriend, Mike Mix (Mix), and her three young sons. Investigators reconstructed the events during the week leading up to Amy's murder. Giddings spent the week under the influence of methamphetamine. He sought to sustain his methamphetamine binge by obtaining more money and more drugs. ¶ 12 The week of Amy's murder, Ryan Frankforter (Frankforter) gave Giddings $350. Frankforter expected seven grams of methamphetamine in return. Giddings delivered half of the methamphetamine. Frankforter loaned Giddings clothing, including the same white Ecko t-shirt that officers later found under Amy's dead body. Giddings still had not delivered the remaining methamphetamine by the evening before Amy's murder. Frankforter found Giddings gambling. Frankforter was angry, but Giddings assured him that many people around town owed him money. ¶ 13 Giddings and Frankforter went to Codie Whitehouse's (Whitehouse) apartment where Richard Alan King was staying. Giddings was a basket case. He was under the influence of drugs. Giddings asked King if he wanted to give them money for methamphetamine. King said he already had given all his money to Mix. Mix had just left. King informed Giddings that Mix was going on a drug run and would be back the next day. Giddings and Frankforter left. King fell asleep on Whitehouse's couch. ¶ 14 Giddings next tracked down Levi Gadaire (Gadaire). Gadaire owed Giddings money. Giddings thought that Gadaire had methamphetamine. Giddings was willing to take the drugs in lieu of money. Gadaire claimed to have neither. Giddings and Frankforter also went to Erika Saunders's (Saunders) apartment. Giddings had stayed at Saunders's apartment during the week leading up to Amy's murder. Saunders overheard Giddings and Frankforter discussing a drug deal. ¶ 15 Frankforter followed Giddings around until the early morning hours. They returned to Frankforter's house at around 5:00 a.m. on the morning of Amy's murder. Frankforter remarked that his wallet was missing. Giddings said he thought that it was on the dash of Frankforter's car. Frankforter gave Giddings his car keys to get the wallet. Giddings never returned. Frankforter's dad woke him up at about 8:00 a.m. because Frankforter's car was blocking his truck. Frankforter could not find his car keys or wallet. ¶ 16 On the day that Amy died, Candice Vook (Candice), Amy's mom, woke Amy so that Amy could attend an 8:30 a.m. work meeting. Mix had left to go to his job as a foreman for a roofing company. Candice answered a phone call from Giddings before Amy left for the meeting. Giddings asked to speak to Amy. Amy was standing beside Candice in the kitchen, but Candice told Giddings that Amy was not there and instructed him not to call again. Amy attended her work meeting and called her mom at about 10 a.m. to tell her that she was running errands. ¶ 17 Chris Rolfe (Rolfe), Amy's ex-husband and the father of her three sons, stopped by the Vook's residence to arrange a visit with his sons. Amy and Rolfe had an amicable relationship. Candice left home at around 1:30 p.m. Amy dropped the boys at Rolfe's home. Amy told Rolfe that she was going to pay the day care bill. She never made it to the day care provider to pay the bill. ¶ 18 Giddings arrived at Mary MacDonald's apartment between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. looking for her brother Joe MacDonald (MacDonald). Giddings appeared to be under the influence of drugs. He was wearing a white Ecko t-shirt. ¶ 19 Mix and his work partner, Todd Anderson (Anderson), were leaving a gas station at about 3:00 p.m. when Anderson's van died. Mix called Amy. She agreed to give them a ride, but she never showed up. Mix called her repeatedly without success. Mix and Anderson eventually got the van started and went to their next job. Giddings called MacDonald at about this time from Amy's cell phone. MacDonald did not know Amy. Giddings seemed agitated, out of breath, and wanted a ride. MacDonald refused.