Opinion ID: 1713477
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Heading: Missing Money from Kamps' Apartment

Text: ¶ 58. The State also theorized that after Armstrong murdered Kamps, he stole the $400 from Kamps that he had given her earlier in the evening. In the early afternoon of June 24, 1980, the State established that Armstrong deposited $315 in cash into his bank account. In both the opening and closing statements, the State emphasized the $400 missing from Kamps' apartment and Armstrong's $315 cash deposit the following afternoon, asserting that both instances together were an indication of Armstrong's guilt. ¶ 59. Karen Renzaglia, a bank teller at First Wisconsin West Towne Bank, was familiar with Armstrong and testified on behalf of the State. She said that Armstrong did not usually deposit large bills or large amounts, but on June 24, 1980, he gave her at least one $100 bill and at least two $50 bills, along with five 20s, a ten and a five, and then a check. While Armstrong was typically talkative, he was quiet that afternoon. [16] ¶ 60. The State presented testimony from several detectives that investigators were unable to find the $400 in cash that Armstrong gave to Kamps to partially satisfy his debt to Kamps' boyfriend, Dillman. Dean Fisher, a uniformed special investigator with the Madison Police Department testified that he and another officer looked in just about any conceivable place we figured there would be money hidden. Drawers, dressers, cabinets, anything, including clothing, in Kamps' apartment without finding the $400. ¶ 61. James Meicher, a member of the Dane County Sheriff's Department, assisted Fisher with the scene. Meicher testified that he found $136 in a pair of blue jeans that was located halfway from the top of a fairly large pile of clothing in Kamps' apartment, stating that the denominations were six $20 bills, three five dollar bills, and a single one dollar bill. Dillman testified that on the morning of June 23, 1980, when Kamps left his home in McGregor, Iowa, he gave her $133 in cashsix 20's, a ten, and three ones. The State attributed the $136 found in Kamps' apartment to Dillman and argued that the $400 investigators could not locate could be found in Armstrong's bank account and in the $61 on his person when he was taken into custody. ¶ 62. Armstrong testified that his brother, Steve, gave him $300, in repayment for clothes Armstrong bought him and for Steve's summer rent. [17] At trial, Armstrong also explained that he was involved in a car accident in the middle of May and received an insurance check on June 20 for $600 from his insurance company. He also sold the salvaged car to his roommate for another $250. May testified at the John Doe hearing that she was with Armstrong when he cashed the insurance check and that she witnessed Armstrong receive large bills.