Who is Wally Opdycke?
The businessman, Wally Opdyke, is the 72-year-old father of Linda Opdyke, Stover’s ex-wife. The couple went through a messy divorce in 2002. Wally Opdyke is a co-founder of the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery.
Is Linda Opdycke married?
By 2002, Stover & Opdycke had grown into a million dollar-a-year enterprise. After 11 years together, Linda and Mark finally decided to get married.
Who is Linda Opdycke?
Linda Opdycke, former wife of T. Mark Stover and girlfriend of Michiel Oakes testified in Skagit County Courthouse. Michiel Oakes admits he shot celebrity dog trainer T. Mark Stover, wrapped his body in plastic and dropped him into the Swinomish Channel.
Who killed the dog whisperer?
Michiel Oakes
Michiel Oakes was convicted Friday of first-degree premeditated murder in the slaying of T. Mark Stover, an acclaimed dog trainer with a who’s-who list of clients that included Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Mariners outfielder Ichiro.
Did they ever find Mark Stover?
Stover, 57, whose clients included Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Mariners outfielder Ichiro and members of Pearl Jam, disappeared from his Anacortes-area home in October 2009. His body has never been found.
What happened Mark Stover?
After 3 ½ days of deliberations, a Skagit County Superior Court jury on Friday convicted Oakes of first-degree premeditated murder in the slaying of T. Mark Stover, an acclaimed dog trainer with a who’s-who list of clients that included members of Pearl Jam, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Mariners outfielder Ichiro.
Who Killed mark the dog trainer?
Who killed Michael Stover?
A jury in 2010 found Michiel Oakes guilty of murdering Stover. A judge sentenced Oakes to 26.5 years in prison. He is serving time at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.
Who Killed mark the dog whisperer?
One Seattle fellow paying attention to all this activity was a young Safeco Insurance account manager named Wallace “Wally” Opdycke. While working in San Francisco he had discovered the Napa Valley and liked the idea of owning a winery. Now, looking at Eastern Washington vineyards, he began formulating a plan.
Who is winery co-founder Wally Opdyke?
Wally Opdyke is a co-founder of the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery. A document filed in Skagit County Superior Court say the witness told investigators that Opdycke, 72, hired Oakes “for the purposes related to the charged crime.”
The daughter of multimillionaire Wally Opdycke — once co-owner of Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery and K2 Ski Corporation — Linda was Mark Stover’s type: tall, beautiful and rich. At first, she says, the feeling was not mutual. “I felt he was very arrogant, actually rubbed me the wrong way initially,” she told Van Sant.
Why did Opdycke hire Oakes?
A document filed in Skagit County Superior Court say the witness told investigators that Opdycke, 72, hired Oakes “for the purposes related to the charged crime.” The document did not provide any further details.