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Maggie Freleng

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94 total appearances

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Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

He lost his father, half-brother, and sister at a super young age. It made his mom really distant, so Mark's life was basically about survival. When he was a teenager, he was gifted a German Shepherd puppy and Mark and this puppy immediately bonded and he developed a passion for dogs. This dog gave him purpose and helped turn his life around.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

He lost his father, half-brother, and sister at a super young age. It made his mom really distant, so Mark's life was basically about survival. When he was a teenager, he was gifted a German Shepherd puppy and Mark and this puppy immediately bonded and he developed a passion for dogs. This dog gave him purpose and helped turn his life around.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

So Mark eventually studied dogs and became a dog quote guru and started a successful dog training business with high profile clients. Some Seattle local celebrities like Pearl Jam's lead singer Eddie Vedder, Soundgarden's Chris Cornell, and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. The business was super successful. He was called the dog trainer to the stars or the dog whisperer of the Pacific Northwest.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

So Mark eventually studied dogs and became a dog quote guru and started a successful dog training business with high profile clients. Some Seattle local celebrities like Pearl Jam's lead singer Eddie Vedder, Soundgarden's Chris Cornell, and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. The business was super successful. He was called the dog trainer to the stars or the dog whisperer of the Pacific Northwest.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

So that is Mark Stover, celebrity dog trainer. Linda Opdyke is the daughter of a multimillionaire, Wally Opdyke. He is an entrepreneur in the Washington state community. And so Linda hires Mark Stover, the celebrity dog trainer, to train her dogs. They meet regularly for dog training. And eventually the two of them connect and start building a relationship.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

So that is Mark Stover, celebrity dog trainer. Linda Opdyke is the daughter of a multimillionaire, Wally Opdyke. He is an entrepreneur in the Washington state community. And so Linda hires Mark Stover, the celebrity dog trainer, to train her dogs. They meet regularly for dog training. And eventually the two of them connect and start building a relationship.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

In 1992, the couple launches a dog business together. And then in 2002, they were married. But after the marriage is when things take a turn. Linda says Mark's demeanor changed. He became aggressive and developed a reputation of threatening and intimidating people. She says he would get easily angered over finances and became obsessive over how she spent money.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

In 1992, the couple launches a dog business together. And then in 2002, they were married. But after the marriage is when things take a turn. Linda says Mark's demeanor changed. He became aggressive and developed a reputation of threatening and intimidating people. She says he would get easily angered over finances and became obsessive over how she spent money.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

In 2005, after 14 years of being together, they separated. And by 2006, Linda says she was moving on, but Mark wasn't. She says he virtually started stalking her. He would call her 50 to 100 times a day with threats, one of them being, quote, this is war. This is goddamn war. Her home security camera showed him stalking her house in the night.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

In 2005, after 14 years of being together, they separated. And by 2006, Linda says she was moving on, but Mark wasn't. She says he virtually started stalking her. He would call her 50 to 100 times a day with threats, one of them being, quote, this is war. This is goddamn war. Her home security camera showed him stalking her house in the night.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

And at one time he broke into her home in the middle of the night with a gun. A year later, 2007, Mark agrees to a divorce but is apparently obsessing over their wedding photos and leaves her a message, you know I'm a guy that can hold a grudge until I'm dead, and I can hurt you too, and I know how to do it.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

And at one time he broke into her home in the middle of the night with a gun. A year later, 2007, Mark agrees to a divorce but is apparently obsessing over their wedding photos and leaves her a message, you know I'm a guy that can hold a grudge until I'm dead, and I can hurt you too, and I know how to do it.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

Linda calls the police, but they say they don't have enough evidence to arrest him for stalking, which sounds odd to me. She has a video of it, but either way. Linda starts training herself in self-defense. She stalks her home with 20 guns and seeks out more security. This is how she finds Michael Oakes.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

Linda calls the police, but they say they don't have enough evidence to arrest him for stalking, which sounds odd to me. She has a video of it, but either way. Linda starts training herself in self-defense. She stalks her home with 20 guns and seeks out more security. This is how she finds Michael Oakes.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

Michael Oakes is a weapons expert, self-taught security expert. He's a single father to four. His second wife says that Michael has a superhero mentality. He's strong enough to take out any bad guy who's harming the weak. So Michael and Linda, they get in a relationship and he and his children move into her house. At this point, Mark is still in the picture, allegedly stalking Linda.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

Michael Oakes is a weapons expert, self-taught security expert. He's a single father to four. His second wife says that Michael has a superhero mentality. He's strong enough to take out any bad guy who's harming the weak. So Michael and Linda, they get in a relationship and he and his children move into her house. At this point, Mark is still in the picture, allegedly stalking Linda.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

Mark's friends and family say he's moved on from Linda. He's in a serious relationship. He's in a good place. Things are looking up. The new woman who he's with says he was nothing like Linda described and that Linda was the one causing problems. To me, this is a nightmare with children involved, guns involved, and desperate people.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

Mark's friends and family say he's moved on from Linda. He's in a serious relationship. He's in a good place. Things are looking up. The new woman who he's with says he was nothing like Linda described and that Linda was the one causing problems. To me, this is a nightmare with children involved, guns involved, and desperate people.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

This simplified timeline is only part of the story. Once Michael was arrested, more would be revealed. Authorities would soon discover that on October 24, 2009, Michael traveled to Anacortes. At 7 p.m., he arranged to meet with his ex-wife, Jennifer, and when they met, he told her he was in town for a job. But it was going to be dangerous.

Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
Presenting Up and Vanished Weekly: Peter Van Sant discusses Mark Stover

This simplified timeline is only part of the story. Once Michael was arrested, more would be revealed. Authorities would soon discover that on October 24, 2009, Michael traveled to Anacortes. At 7 p.m., he arranged to meet with his ex-wife, Jennifer, and when they met, he told her he was in town for a job. But it was going to be dangerous.