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Jennifer said she told michael back then, dont do it, walk away. but he wouldnt listen. and thats when thingsstar. well, jennifer and michaels marria started to unravel because michael had considered taking this job. and jennifer knew that this was a kill for hire. and she didnt want to have any part of it. keith morrison: and thus, didnt want to be married to a guy who was going to do such a thing. exactly, yeah. keith morrison: but remember, awful though it sounded, this was an ex-wifes story....

Was moving very quickly. immediately started trying to find out who this michael oakes guy was that was seen behind the grange by the two witnesses. keith morrison: once police had michael oaks id, they discovered he was spending time with linda opdycke, marks ex-wife. so now, two officers from the okanagan county sheriffs department paid a visit at lindas house here in winthrop, washington. and sure enough, there was michael oakes suv in her driveway. once in the house, the officers asked to sp...

Theres a 50-50 shot of getting questioned. if he gets questioned, hes guaranteed a trial. and if he gets a trial, theres no one thats going to stick up for him. and hes pretty much going to prison he said. looking at felony, 10 to 15 years. keith morrison: so big trouble, he told jennifer. there was evasive action to take, work to be done. jennifer thompson: he was really concerned about getting over with the things in his vehicle. he wanted to get them home and sterilized. and he said if anyone...

At her place in western washington, not too many miles from the stover kennels, and talked to her about a job he was supposed to do. jennifer thompson: he didnt give me a lot of specifics. he just said he was here on a job, a side job. there was risk involved, possible injury to himself. that it was fairly dangerous. keith morrison: at which point, he left for a few hours. then contacted her again. jennifer thompson: he texted me and said, job failed, im ok, no pay though. keith morrison: no pay...

It just so happened that the sergeant was standing on the deck above the driveway and observed michael oakes walking outside to the driveway. keith morrison: oakes, apparently not aware he was being watched, took a white bag out of his car, said the officer, and tossed it over a 20-foot embankment outside lindas house. he immediately questions michael about what he threw over the embankment. michael said it was garbage. keith morrison: garbage. garbage. keith morrison: but they went to retrieve ...