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She was a type of woman that you'd want to take home to your mom and dad. she was just very sweet. keith morrison: of course, for dan luvera and his team of investigators, this was all pure gold. or so you'd assume, wouldn't you? coming up, turns out there was a very different side to this story. he wanted to provide a little twist and surprise. john henry browne: yeah. and boy, would he. when "dateline" continues. new d-con. so d-licious mice risk their lives for it. now 10 times tastier to mice than the lead competitor. mice love it to death.

She was growling. and so i started talking to her nicely, thinking oh my god, what is she doing here and what's gone on? and i backed down the driveway. keith morrison: at about the same time, the phone rang in the kennel. it was mark's fiance, teresa. when they told me ding was out, there was blood, ding is never out, ever. she's either in the house or she's with mark. she's not just out barking at people. keith morrison: no mark, injured dog. teresa frantic now, called the skagit county sheriff's department. all of those circumstances were very suspicious. keith morrison: this is detective d...

The deputy just gave him a warning. said don't go back there, go on your way. keith morrison: it was just a minor trespassing incident, after all. but now, a day later, it didn't seem so minor. time to find both cars. the dog trainer's car was no longer at the grange hall, but an alert detective noticed it here, in the parking lot of the northern lights casino, three miles from the place where the ladies had seen it. looked like blood on the back of a car. and when investigators ordered up the casino's surveillance video, they saw this. 6:21 pm, october 28th, perhaps seven hours after the ladi...

Very articulate, very believable. she was a type of woman that you would want to take home to your mom and dad. she was just very sweet. >> reporter: of course, for dan luvera and his team of investigators, this was all pure gold. or so you'd assume, wouldn't you? but assumptions are not the same thing as evidence and -- >> we didn't have any evidence to support that linda or wally were directly involved other than what jennifer thompson had told us. >> reporter: why not just call them in and ask them? >> they wouldn't talk to us. we got a letter and a phone call from wally's attorney immediat...

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 what's going on? and i backed down the driveway. >> reporter: at about the same time the phone rang in the kennel. it was mark's fiancee, teresa. >> when they told me ding was out, there was blood. ding is never out, ever. she is either in the house or she's with mark. she's not just out barking at people. >> reporter: no mark. injured dog. teresa, frantic now, called the skagit county sheriff's department. >> all of those circumstances were very suspicious. >> ...