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Stood ding by the back door. and she was obviously hurt. she was growling. and so i started talking to her nicely thinking, oh, my god, what is she doing here and whats going on? and i backed down the driveway. >> reporter: at about the same time the phone rang in the kennel. it was marks fiancee, teresa. >> when they told me ding was out, there was blood. ding is never out, ever. she is either in the house or shes with mark. shes not just out barking at people. >> reporter: no mark. injured dog...

But even then, in the fall of 2009, an ill wind was picking up. marks employees couldnt help but notice it. he was off somehow. >> he was very different, and he told me that he was very paranoid. hed actually been locking his doors. >> reporter: even though, as everyone knew, marks highly trained guard dog, ding, would have protected him from anything. >> i asked him why he was locking his doors because he had ding. and he said, i dont know. im just a little weirded out about something. >> repor...

It was a huge ruckus next door. >> reporter: occasionally, that sort of thing would happen. >> very seldom. very seldom to that extent. >> reporter: then, 8:00 a.m., amber arrived at the kennels. and still the dogs were upset. >> they would not settle in that morning. >> reporter: odd. then someone told her mark was still around. he mustnt have left yet for seattle. >> and i thought that was strange because he was supposed to be gone over an hour prior. >> reporter: she walked to the house where...

The driveway which mark would never have done. >> reporter: did you call out to him or wave? >> i waved and i went, "ugh, i hope thats mark." >> reporter: i hope thats mark? well, of course it must have been, stephanie thought, rushing a bleeding ding to the vet. about 20 minutes later, stephanie walked up to the house to use the bathroom. this time the door was unlocked. about this was weird. >> before i even got to the door, there was this immense smell of bleach. >> reporter: bleach? >> yeah,...

>> reporter: then not long after, stephanie arrived and noticed perhaps a hundred yards from where she stood down in the field marks station wagon was backed up to the carport area of his house. >> i was kind of surprised that it was parked where it was parked because it was never parked there. it was really hard to get it into that position to begin with. >> reporter: anyway, why hadnt he left for seattle? it was then she noticed, must be mark up at the house. >> someone who had marks hat on, y...

Keith morrison: then 8:00 am, amber arrived at the kennels. and still, the dogs were upset. they would not settle in that morning. keith morrison: odd. then someone told her mark was still around. he mustnt have left yet for seattle. and i thought that was strange, because he had supposed to be gone over an hour prior. keith morrison: she walked to the house where mark made a habit of leaving the carport door unlocked so the employees could use the bathroom. and i had noticed a little bit of blo...

Marks employees couldnt help but notice he was off somehow. he was very different and he told me that he was very paranoid. hed actually been locking his doors. keith morrison: even though, as everyone knew, marks highly trained guard dog, ding, would have protected him from anything. i asked him why he was locking the doors, because he had ding. and he said, i dont know, im just, im just a little weirded out about something. keith morrison: he didnt say what. no, he didnt say what. and mark, it...

Mark would have left it. i was looking for bloody towels. i was looking for bloody paper towels. the bathroom was immaculate. there was absolutely nothing in the washing machine. there was nothing in the tub. keith morrison: stephanie wasnt sure what was going on, but it all felt kind of creepy. my thoughts were well, that was freaky. and i got out of there and i didnt go back up to the house the rest of the day. keith morrison: you went on with the day? um-hmm. keith morrison: but a strange day...

She was growling. and so i started talking to her nicely, thinking oh my god, what is she doing here and whats gone on? and i backed down the driveway. keith morrison: at about the same time, the phone rang in the kennel. it was marks fiance, teresa. when they told me ding was out, there was blood, ding is never out, ever. shes either in the house or shes with mark. shes not just out barking at people. keith morrison: no mark, injured dog. teresa frantic now, called the skagit county sheriffs de...

Keith morrison: i hope thats mark? well, of course, it must have been, stephanie thought, rushing a bleeding ding to the vet. about 20 minutes later, stephanie walked up to the house to use the bathroom. this time the door was unlocked. but this was weird. before i even got to the door, there was this immense smell of bleach. keith morrison: bleach? yeah, like, it took my breath away. keith morrison: and inside the house. there was three wet, what looked like blood spots in the hallway, that had...