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Keith morrison: mark stover was a bit like one of his well trained dogs. he was a creature of habit. always on time, never missed an appointment, in bed early, up with the sun. and every wednesday, mark hit the road for the hour and a half drive south to seattle for sessions with his loyal clients. a schedule which employs amber. we used to always joke that he was up, he beat the rooster out of bed. keith morrison: and beth. he was usually on the road by seven. keith morrison: and stephanie. he had his breakfast. beat seattle traffic. keith morrison: knew very well. but on the morning of wedne...

Keith morrison: so there was one defendant in the murder of mark's stover, michael oakes. but he certainly didn't look the part of a hired killer. all five foot six of him, soft spoken understated, articulate, father of four, grandfather of one. john henry browne: yeah, he's not your hollywood casting for a hit man. keith morrison: but cast as defense attorney, seattle's colorful and irrepressible john henry browne. john henry browne: he's a really kind, compassionate, loving guy. keith morrison: but early legal skirmishing seems sometimes to merely add confusion. was it murder? oakes a hired ...

Giving them treats or clicker training or something like that. he spoke to the animals. keith morrison: with talents that amazed his loyal clients, starbucks chairman, howard schultz, pearl jam's eddie vedder, major league outfielder ichiro suzuki, brought him their dogs. you know, one of these phrases was we train everybody in seattle from nordstrom to nirvana, but he was much more than a dog trainer to the stars. are you ready? ok. keith morrison: a longtime employee. come on, samson. he trained everyone, you know. it didn't matter to him who they were. it was about the person and the dog an...

Keith morrison: occasionally that sort of thing would happen. very seldom, very seldom to that extent. 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 mustn't 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...

She took the fifth on. keith morrison: so there was one defendant in the murder of mark's stover, michael oakes. but he certainly didn't look the part of a hired killer. all five foot six of him, soft spoken understated, articulate, father of four, grandfather of one. john henry browne: yeah, he's not your hollywood casting for a hit man. keith morrison: but cast as defense attorney, seattle's colorful and irrepressible john henry browne. john henry browne: he's a really kind, compassionate, loving guy. keith morrison: but early legal skirmishing seems sometimes to merely add confusion. was it...