Blood is Thicker: The Farris Wheel

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The Hunter | Trained to Kill Apr 16, 2025

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Linda Opdycke fled her family’s property and lived on the run, determined to separate from her husband Mark Stover. In her efforts to defend herself against what she called his relentless stalking and harassment, Linda met a former security expert who thought he could help her deal with her ex.

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Puppy Love | Trained to Kill Apr 09, 2025

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Mark Stover trained the dogs of the rich and famous. When Linda Opdycke, the daughter of a multi-millionaire, hired him to train her new attack dog, they started combining business and pleasure. Their partnership lasted for more than a decade before disputes between the two ripped their lives apart.

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Who Was The Hunter & Who Was The Hunted? | Trained to Kill Apr 02, 2025

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When celebrity dog trainer Mark Stover disappeared from his home in Washington State, leaving behind a scene covered in blood, no one knew if Mark was the victim or the perpetrator. As detectives unraveled the clues, they discovered a twisted story fueled by a love triangle between Mark, his heiress ex-wife, and her new boyfriend. Was Mark the hunter, or the hunted?

The Aftermath | Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings Jun 12, 2024

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How to make sense of this incomprehensible tragedy? Detective Brian Byerson has been in touch with Ashley Hargan weekly since her mother and sister were killed. She not only testified at trial; she made some dramatic moves after she discovered the truth.

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Toe on the Trigger | Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings Jun 05, 2024

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Detectives finally arrest a suspect in the Hargan family murders. But at trial, defense attorneys argue a new theory for how the killings might have happened. And that theory might cast enough doubt to throw the entire trial into question.

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The Impersonator | Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings May 29, 2024

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Investigators think they know who killed the Hargan women, but can't seem to get a confession. Then, a representative from Capital One bank sent them recordings of some strange phone calls made the day before the shootings. Someone pretending to be Pamela Hargan called the bank wanting a wire transfer for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Those recordings would expose a motive.

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A Killer in Plain Sight | Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings May 22, 2024

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When detectives started investigating the deaths of Helen and Pamela Hargan, they came to a much different conclusion than the first responders on the scene. This was not a murder-suicide; it was a double homicide. But who could have killed the mother and daughter? Police began to zoom in on a single, shocking suspect.

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The Boyfriend | Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings May 15, 2024

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On the day that Helen Hargan and her mother Pamela were found dead, Helen's boyfriend Carlos spent hours convincing 911 dispatchers to send help to the Hargan house. By the time police arrived, it was too late. But Carlos' story would blow a hole in the theory that the Hargan killings were a murder-suicide.

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Home From Texas | Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings May 08, 2024

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Pamela Hargan lived in a wealthy Virginia suburb, surrounded by family: her daughters Megan and Helen and her granddaughter all lived with her in her million-dollar home. From the outside, the Hargan women had it all. But when Pamela and Helen were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide, detectives had to ask: what was going on inside the Hargan household?

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A Betrayal Like No Other | Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings Apr 23, 2024

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Pamela Hargan was a successful businesswoman and a devoted mother to three adult daughters. The Hargans were a typical suburban family until one day, Pamela was gunned down in her own home and her youngest daughter, Helen, was found dead upstairs. 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant unpacks the web of evidence from the complex case of the Hargan killings, revealing treacherous motives of jealousy and a family fortune.

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