Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard

48 Hours

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3.9 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Mark Stover was a talented dog trainer, better known as the dog whisperer of the Pacific Northwest. He was charismatic and attracted the attention of wealthy blonde heiress Linda Opdyke. They built a business together, along with a marriage. But Linda said Mark also had a dark side and when she tried to leave the marriage, he obsessively followed. She sought the protection of a security expert Michiel Oakes who soon became the new love of her life, her knight in shining armor. But when blood was found in Mark’s home and he was reported missing, detectives went looking for Michiel. In this dark love triangle, just who was the hunter and who was the hunted? If you liked this episode of Trained to Kill, you can listen to the next episode of the series here: https://link.podtrac.com/wka6fu8r To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, listeners, it's 48 hours correspondent Peter Van Sant.
0:04.6	Today, I have a special episode to share with you from my new podcast, Train to Kill,
0:11.2	the dog trainer, the heiress, and the bodyguard.
0:15.3	You are about to hear the bizarre story of celebrity dog trainer Mark Stover,
0:24.8	who was known as the Dog Whisperer of the Pacific Northwest.
0:32.1	He trained the dogs of the rich and famous with clients including music stars, athletes, and top business executives. But this story isn't just about a dog trainer. It's one of obsession,
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1:18.9	I remember being woken up early in the morning by a hellacious barking.
1:24.9	It was 2009, three days before Halloween, a time when the boundaries
1:30.9	between the living and the dead become blurred. Stephanie Poor said the dogs
1:36.7	next door were going crazy. And they were upset and it was loud. What'd you think to yourself when you were lying in bed listening to that?
1:48.0	Something was going on over there and I wanted to get some more sleep and I was going to have words with Mark.
1:57.0	Mark was Mark Stover, Stephanie's next-door neighbor, and her boss.
2:04.3	Stephanie was a dog trainer at Mark's facility in Anna Cordes, Washington,
2:09.3	an island community about 80 miles north of Seattle.
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