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These former lovers were afraid of each other. what happened to that marriage, the one on the heavenly island? in fact, there was a record, the detective discovered. and it was more hell than heaven. >> well, mark had issues with linda, and linda had issues with mark. >> reporter: to put it mildly. here's the story mark's fiancee teresa told the detective. the story, she said, mark told her that linda seemed to be doing her level best to destroy mark's dog training business. >> she had been calling key clients and saying really horrible things about him to damage the business. she called and t...

It was evening, october 29th, the day after mark stover disappeared. skagit county sheriff's detective dan luvera, now retired, told us how he stood in the dark and looked at mark stover's big new house and just knew something very bad happened here. but what? >> there was no signs of a struggle. there was just a little bit of blood here and there. >> reporter: of course, mark's protection dog, ding, was clearly injured. that could explain those bits of blood. >> reporter: but in here, earlier that day, just inside the carport door, luvera's investigation team had been knocked back by the over...

Over, found a small amount of marijuana and cocaine underneath the car. but he was not arrested. mark told police he believed he was being set up. those were not his drugs. mark wasn't charged with any crime. but he was terrified? >> he was terrified that someone was trying to set him up to be charged with transportation of these drugs and facing jail time or prison time or both. >> reporter: not long after that drug incident, mark opened up to a longtime client. told her, she said, that he was convinced his days were numbered. >> he totally shocked me by saying how every time he leaves his ho...

On october 24, 2009, four days before mark stover disappeared, michiel oakes stopped in to see her 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. >> he didn't give me a lot of specifics, he just said he was here on a job, side job. said there was risks involved, possible injury to himself. that it was fairly dangerous. >> reporter: at which point he left for a few hour, then contacted her again. >> he texted me and said job failed. i'm okay. no pay, though. >> reporter: no pay? >> no pay. >> reporter: what did...

In wait while the prosecution made its case that michiel oakes was a first-degree murderer. here's how their story began. with this video. a security camera about 5:30 a.m., the mt. vernon walmart. there's michiel oakes. it's the morning mark stover disappeared. receipts found in oakes' car showed he'd purchased ankle weights, anchor line, shin guards, camouflage clothes. also found in his car, that bulletproof vest. prosecutors argued that oakes arrived at stover's house a little later that morning. mark's employees were called to testify about what they saw and heard. >> i was awoken by the ...