The Man Who Talked to Dogs

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🗓️ 31 December 2020

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

In this Dateline classic, life seemed perfect for Mark Stover. He had a successful career as a “dog trainer to the stars” on a beautiful island paradise. After a tough divorce, he’d recently found love again. Yet friends said he walked around in a constant state of fear. Could he sense the danger no one else could see? Keith Morrison reports. Originally aired on NBC on January 21, 2011.

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0:00.0	He was born with a gift.
0:15.8	He spoke to the animals.
0:18.6	A dog trainer to the stars.
0:21.2	With a beautiful wife.
0:22.7	He was totally crazy about her.
0:27.2	An ill wind would blow through paradise.
0:30.2	The cattle dogs were very, very upset.
0:37.0	It was a huge ruckus.
0:39.8	They told me, we haven't seen Mark and I knew in my heart something terrible had happened.
0:46.1	Where had the dog trainer gone?
0:48.0	A trail of sinister clues.
0:51.4	There was three wet blood spots in the hallway.
0:55.5	There was all sorts of ammunition and guns.
0:58.4	Firearms on magnets behind tapestries.
1:01.1	Firearms and drawers all over this house.
1:07.4	He has his arms around a big roll of plastic and my brain goes, there's a body.
1:13.1	Could anyone put it all together and sniff out the truth?
1:17.2	What did that say to you?
1:18.7	Well, it says a lot to me.
1:35.2	October 28, 2009.
1:37.2	Routine call middle of the day.
1:39.2	Dispatch set a squad car to talk to the two levies who'd phone to them.
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