luvera s investigation team had been knocked back by the overwhelming odor of bleach. and here in the bathroom off the hall they found clorox bottles. looked like someone tried to wash away evidence. this had to be more than just an injured dog. mark stover s employees told about the strange events the previous morning. the barking dogs, the odd business of the locked carport door, the man wearing mark s clothes roaring down the driveway in mark s white chevy station wagon. mark never drove that fast. it didn t look good. the policeman poked around, sniffed, measured, and still, no mark stover. the evidence, even without a body, seemed clear. this was homicide. so by now, a couple of days after mark s disappearance, his employees were shifting from puzzled to shocked to grief stricken. mark took a role in my life like a surrogate father.
after mark stover disappeared. 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 overwhelming odor of bleach. and here in the bathroom off the hall, they found clorox bottles. looked like someone tried to wash away evidence. this had to be more than just an injured dog. mark stover s employees told about the strange events the previous morning. the barking dogs, the odd business of the locked carport
keith morrison: it was evening, october 29, 2009, the day after mark stover disappeared. skagit county sheriff s detective dan luvera stood in the dark and looked at mark stover s big new house and just knew something very bad happened here. but what? yeah, there was no signs of a struggle. there was just a little bit of blood here and there. keith morrison: of course, mark s protection dog, ding, was clearly injured. that could explain those bits of blood. but in here, earlier that day, just inside the carport door, luvera s investigation team had been knocked back by the overwhelming odor of bleach. and here in the bathroom off the hall they found clorox bottles. looked like someone tried to wash away evidence. this had to be more than just an injured dog. mark stover s employees told about the strange events the previous morning. the barking dogs, the odd business of the locked carport door, the man wearing mark s clothes
keith morrison: it was evening, october 29, 2009, the day after mark stover disappeared. skagit county sheriff s detective dan luvera stood in the dark and looked at mark stover s big new house and just knew something very bad happened here. but what? yeah, there was no signs of a struggle. there was just a little bit of blood here and there. keith morrison: of course, mark s protection dog, ding, was clearly injured. that could explain those bits of blood. but in here, earlier that day, just inside the carport door, luvera s investigation team had been knocked back by the overwhelming odor of bleach. and here in the bathroom off the hall they found clorox bottles. looked like someone tried to wash away evidence. this had to be more than just an injured dog. mark stover s employees told about the strange events the previous morning. the barking dogs, the odd business of the locked carport door, the man wearing mark s clothes
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 overwhelming odor of bleach. and here in the bathroom off the hall, they found clorox bottles. looked like someone tried to wash away evidence. this had to be more than just an injured dog. mark stover s employees told about the strange events the previous morning. the barking dogs, the odd business of the locked carport door, the man wearing mark s