Olathe ? Nancy Robinson took the stand in her husband’s triple murder trial Thursday, saying she still loved John E. Robinson despite his numerous affairs and sadomasochistic sexual preference.

“I’ve always loved him. I don’t understand all this,” Nancy Robinson said, fighting back tears as she testified in the Johnson County District Court room where her husband of 38 years is on trial.

John Robinson, 58, Olathe, is charged with capital murder in the deaths of Suzette Trouten, 27, Newport, Mich., and former Purdue University student Izabela Lewicka, 21. Their bodies were found in barrels on property the Robinsons owned in Linn County, Kan.

He is also charged with first-degree murder for the death of Lisa Stasi, who disappeared in 1985. He also awaits trial on three murder charges in Missouri.

Nancy Robinson testified about her husband’s activities on March 1, 2000, the day prosecutors allege Trouten died.

Her testimony conflicted with Thursday’s other witnesses, who described John Robinson’s activities as he checked Trouten out of her hotel and picked up her dogs from an Olathe animal clinic.

Nancy Robinson appeared to give a partial alibi for her husband when she told defense attorney Sean O’Brien that she remembered seeing her husband and grandson leaving to get their granddaughter at school and again at lunch.

Those comments seemed to surprise Dist. Atty. Paul Morrison, who asked why she failed to make those statements in three previous interviews with authorities. Morrison asked if it was odd that she suddenly remembered those events.

“I guess, but I don’t remember,” Nancy Robinson said.

Telephone records showed a call was placed to Santa Barbara Estates Mobile Home Park at 11:43 a.m. on March 1 from the Linn County property. Nancy Robinson managed the park until she resigned June 17, 2000.

Later that day, Robinson picked up Trouten’s two Pekinese dogs from Ridgeview Animal Hospital, where they had been boarded since Feb. 16. Robinson carried the dogs out in a small animal kennel.

Janile Cosby, a former veterinarian assistant, said Robinson was in a hurry and commented about going to the airport.

Rodney McClain, animal control officer for the city of Olathe, said he was dispatched at 2:35 p.m. to pick up two small dogs reported as strays at Santa Barbara Estates. The two dogs were in a small kennel at the mobile home park’s office.

Former employees of the Guest House Suites in Lenexa also took the stand. On Feb. 14, Trouten checked into the hotel.

Tim Herrman, former assistant manager, identified Robinson as the man he remembered checking in a key for Trouten’s room about 3:20 p.m. March 1.