Theodore Mark Stover, 57, was reported missing from Anacortes, Washington, on October 29, 2009, after his fiancée became concerned when he failed to return home. An employee found Stover’s dog Dingo shot in the face at the residence. Investigators reported blood smears in a downstairs bedroom and hallway and noted a strong smell of bleach, and Stover’s car was later found at the Northern Lights Casino with bloody finger smears on the exterior — all signs pointing to foul play.

Suspicion centered on Michiel Oakes, the boyfriend of Stover’s ex-wife Linda Opdycke. Neighbors reported seeing a man move a large object wrapped in plastic between cars, one of them Stover’s, near a grange hall that day. Officers who later contacted Oakes found him attempting to discard a plastic bag containing a pistol; traces of Stover’s blood and a bullet-proof vest with a spent bullet were found in Oakes’ vehicle. At trial Oakes admitted shooting Stover, saying he acted in self-defense and later disposed of the body in the Swinomish Channel. The prosecution argued the killing was planned. In October 2010 a jury convicted Oakes of first-degree murder and he was sentenced to 26 years, but Stover’s body has never been recovered.

Does anyone have information about Stover’s movements or sightings around Anacortes on October 29, 2009?