The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard
February 5, 2011 2:17 PM
Part 1: A celebrity dog trainer is murdered. Now, exclusive interviews reveal the truth behind the crime. "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
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See all 115 Comments1. What in the blue blazes does Linda O. want with Michiel? He looks like a pip-squeak, a shrimp with a complex about his size?
2. Why is Michiel's children living with the grandparents, and more importantly living with Linda? Was that the trade-off for M.? That he kills Mark for Linda, and in exchange for that Linda raises his children/ keep his kids away from their mother?
I find that really strange that Michiel's children's mother is not even in the picture?
I find it strange that Linda gets to walk away with Michiel's kids and he gets to rot in jail for murder.
I think the whole idea of Mark being a threat to Michiel is true in a way- Mark was a "man's man", and Michiel was this little wimpy guy with an inferiority complex that used weapons, being a "security expert" to compensate.
The idea that Linda sees their love as "legendary" is really funny to me, I'm sorry, but it is. Linda is lying through her teeth about her love for Michiel, and she's lying about Mark being a threat to her.
Again, just my thoughts/opinions.
Concerning the body of Mark Stover....I am guessing that, given the fact that the police did an exhaustive search for the body and could not find it, that they must have looked inside and/or around the onld abandoned water tower where Michael Oaks (Oats?) had said that he had planned to retreat to in the event that Mark's attack dog came after him (just another one of the ridiculous statements he made.......
However, if that area has not yet been searched, I would strenuously suggest searching it, based on the fact that Michael seems to be an incredibly arrogant attention seeker with the apparent need to show everyone how intelligent (and strong and fast) he is......remember in the courtroom when he took his own lawey to the ground so quickly and efficiently, remamber how proud he seemed to be of himself?
Also, what about his trip to his ex wife's house as an attempt to establish some kind of strange, innefective alibi, where he can not seem to help himelf, he just HAS to dramatize his plight, he tells her that if the cops found what was in his car he could go to jail for life? He does not get specific enough to lead her to the conclusion there is a dead body in te car, but tells her enough to at least unbrden himself a little, while at the same time making himself (in his own mind at least) seem like some sort of dangerous, exciting person, perhaps it could be drugs he had in his car? perhaps like the drugs he planted on the under-carriage of mark stover's car?
Taking all of this into account, it seems to me that he can not help but give people little clues as to what he has done, I won't speculate hy, but I will say that it could have been a clue when he mentioned the old water tower as his possible retreat option....could have been a slip, or deliberate, or, of course, it could actually just simply have been in his actual operational plan for this "job" of his, or "meeting" whichever.....
In any case it's worth a look huh? Again, most likely it has already been searched though....
...and yet? Potentially equally as controlling...albeit in a far more subtle way, the ENFJ. In unbalanced ENFJ's and ENTJ's alike, there is a native impulse for executive control. The primary difference? Think of it as emotionally needy/manipulative (ENFJ) vs. logically abrasive sand in your eyeballs (ENTJ)...means of manipulation. An unbalanced ENTJ is not particularly sensitive to the "feelings" of their loved ones, and an ENFJ amongst the most sensitive (if not the most) sensitive of all. When crossed, an unbalanced ENFJ beware, are emotionally, *pinpoint* in their assault. And an ENTJ, can *project* an *aura* of menacing, unmatched, and logically as pinpoint precise...both can give you the feeling of having been cut bone deep with a razor's knife.
And note, all 16 types are capable of devastating one another...too often overlooked in cases such as this, however? The *manner* in which we do it. It's not so simple as reducing the cast of characters to mere caricatures, pawns, faces of corresponding simple soap opera-ish good & evil (as portrayed by the rather attractive niece...who had never actually met, and yet equally biased).
Ultimately, there may be an exceedingly, exceptionally, rare excuse for murder that I'm not yet aware of...but this isn't it. And, of course, that much is obvious to all but Linda and her gullibly, inculplated main squeeze now behind prison bars.
But still, it's best to always search and strive, for a more *nuanced* understanding of what leads to such tragedy. Why? Because the holier than thou, cast a thousand stones, petty assault parade (which yes, the niece is herself guilty of) leads to...*blind* hate. In other words? ...let the stereotypes fly. Eww...midget Rambo over there with the Napolean complex...haha...ha...and amazon psycho princess with the twisted emotions...*none* of which are to believed...blondy, etc. It leads to nowhere. It makes not a one of us, not impliciated in any of this, a better person in real life. One day you may find yourself in such a situation...where you find yourself facing a wall of steroetypical perceptions, that feel like a an insurrmountable funeral procession...and see how you feel, when logically and personally you feel like there's no way out. The ending then, shan't be pretty. Hints of lying in Linda's body language? Yeah, you could probably make a case for that...but not in her hugs, which were prolonged and real. For you see, ENFJ's crave a story book, "legendary," romance in a way that few will ever know...just ask Olivia Newton John, Heather Locklear, Linda Evans, and even the loveliest newsie, she ain't no flewsie, on the block...Paula Zahn. We all have our weaknesses...and for an ENFJ to face an ENTJ growing more in love with money & power than "love" (...like the kind you can only seem to find in the "movies" of yore).... In unbalanced individuals of *every*, very specific, archetypal persuasion, this can be the end result; not nearly, as surprising, when our propensity for self-mutiliating machinations/fascinations are fully understood. Try not to judge the misunderstood; then none of this would have ever happened in the first place, me thinks. It's sad, all the way around, but for the "children" especially.
Linda's love for the love of her life,
Oakes is a pathetic little creature who was still over compensating for being bullied as a child. How about that Chuck Norris stunt in the courtroom.
In light of the fact this jury system frequently issues verdicts with the integrity of a Magic 8 ball it was somewhat reassuring they weren't smoked by the bizzare tale spun by the tiny creature.
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