Opinion ID: 2600593
Heading Depth: 5
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Evidence concerning defendant's activities on April 23 and 24, 1993

Text: Larry Blaine testified that on April 23, defendant did not express any concern about his job, and that defendant's demeanor was normal when he left work. The only concern defendant expressed to Blaine on April 23 was that defendant needed to leave at approximately 4:30 p.m. so he would not be late picking up his carpool riders. Manuila Cahill testified she was commuting with defendant in April 1993 and usually arrived home at approximately 5:30 p.m. Robert Hunskor, whose apartment was next to defendant's, testified that he was contacted by Mr. Jannsen sometime between 9:15 and 9:45 p.m. concerning Tahisha's disappearance. The two men then walked by defendant's apartment as defendant exited from his front door. When the threesome reached the area where cars were parked, defendant and the other two men parted ways. Hunskor did not recall that defendant had anything in his hands as he left his apartment. From Hunskor's apartment, Hunskor could not see the area between defendant's door and defendant's vehicles, and did not know whether defendant had made additional trips between his apartment and his vehicles. Defendant seemed normal to Hunskor when Jannsen and Hunskor encountered him that evening. Hunskor's and defendant's apartments shared an internal wall, but Hunskor did not hear any noises from defendant's apartment on April 23 or at any other time. Holly Robles was working her shift as a waitress at Coco's Restaurant in Barstow on the evening of April 23, 1993. Robles testified that on that evening, defendant arrived at the restaurant between 9:00 and 9:30 p.m. and departed about 20 minutes later. When Beverly Walker, a resident of the Rimrock Apartments, returned home on April 23, it was dark and there were at least three police cars at the apartment complex. She agreed to assist in the search for Tahisha and received a list of telephone numbers to call, which she began calling between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m. Walker made telephone calls to residents for an hour or more, until perhaps 11:00 or 11:30 p.m. At some point during this time period, Walker contacted defendant by telephone at his apartment. At 1:15 a.m. on April 24, Detective Griego observed defendant's vehicle in a parking area of the apartment complex. At 2:35 a.m., Franey and Griego went to defendant's apartment. Defendant appeared to have been sleeping, and was calm when the officers spoke to him. Shortly before noon on Saturday, defendant was in the apartment complex's laundry room, apparently just finishing washing some laundry.