Wash. dog trainer's killer gets more than 26 years
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A man convicted of murdering a dog trainer whose clients included some of Seattle's most famous residents has been sentenced to 26½ years in prison.
Michiel (MIKE'-al) Oakes claimed he killed dog trainer Mark Stover — his girlfriend's ex-husband — in self-defense last year after Stover threatened him. A jury didn't buy it and convicted Oakes of first-degree murder.
The Skagit Valley Herald reports that a judge on Tuesday denied Oakes' request for a new trial and sentenced him to 26½ years, the high end of his sentencing range.
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Stover's celebrity clients included members of Pearl Jam and Nirvana, moviemaker Cameron Crowe and Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz. His body has never been found.
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Information from: Skagit Valley Herald, http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com