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 dan luvera. oh, i immediately thought foul play. this is huge. there s more to the story, and there definitely was. keith morrison: coming up, more to the story? yes, there apparently was, starting with a secret history. stories of a marriage s ugly aftermath. you know, divorce is never, never pleasant.
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 ladies saw the car at the grange. here was someone driving mark s car onto the casino parking lot. whoever it was, abandoned it. and now dan luvera s investigation was moving very quickly. immediately started trying to find out who this michael oakes guy was that was seen behind the grange
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 immediately after michiel oakes arrest, stating that wally opdycke would not talk to us. reporter: well, had you asked him by then? no, we have not even requested to interview wally. strength that lasts you ll ask. what pain? with advil
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. reporter: this is detective dan luvera. oh, i immediately thought foul play. this is huge. there s more to the story, and there definitely was. more to the story? yes, there apparently was. starting with a secret history, stories of a marriage s ugly