i felt this was an important part of the story that i could tell, about a dangerous stalking situation. and if there s any information that i could offer up, i wanted to do so. keith morrison: and as she began, it was clear she was here to join the defense s campaign against victim mark stover s character. would you agree that mark stover was dogged in pursuit of his prey? yes, i would. keith morrison: the defense claimed michiel oakes knew linda opdycke had been stalked by her ex-husband. and that went to his state of mind when he acted in self-defense. so now, linda told the jury some stories she d earlier told oakes, her claim, for example, that mark appeared in her bedroom one night. and he had a pistol in his hand and laid it on the pillow next to my head and was very disturbed. keith morrison: and another time, she said, when she looked out her bathroom window i see mark on a hillside behind my house.
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immediately started trying to find out who this michael oakes guy was that was seen behind the grange by the two witnesses. keith morrison: once police had michael oak s id, they discovered he was spending time with linda opdycke, mark s ex-wife. so now, two officers from the okanagan county sheriff s department paid a visit at linda s house here in winthrop, washington. and sure enough, there was michael oakes suv in her driveway. once in the house, the officers asked to speak to oakes. he agreed, but then he said he needed to find his pills. he became agitated or frustrated. kept on asking for his medication. and the chief, not knowing if michael was having some sort of a medical issue, allowed him to look around for his medication. keith morrison: and while supposedly hunting for pills michael then secretly snuck out the basement area of the house and went to his vehicle.
who until mid-trial had refused to say one word in public, the woman at the center of it all, linda opdycke miss opdycke, raise your right hand. keith morrison: whose long silence was about to end. coming up, and end it would, with a bang, with stories of who she said was the real mark stover. and he had a pistol in his hand and laid it on the pillow next to my head. i see mark on a hillside behind my house. he s looking through the scope, pointing the rifle at me. keith morrison: when dateline continues. the beautiful thing about care, is knowing that it s always there.