In 2009, three days before Halloween, a grisly crime stunned the seaport town of Anacortis, Washington.

Mark was known as the dog whisper of Anacortis.

They soon discovered a story tangled in obsession.

Who was the hunter and who was the hunted?

Follow and listen to Train to Kill, the dog trainer, the heiress,

and the bodyguard on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts.

Blink is intended for mature audiences as it discusses topics that can be upsetting, such as

as drug use, sexual assault, and emotional

and physical violence. Content warnings for each episode are included in the show notes.

Resources for drug addiction and domestic abuse can be found in the show notes, and on our website,

blinkthepodcast.com. The testimonies and opinions expressed by guests of the show are their own

and do not necessarily reflect the views of myself or affiliates of this podcast.

The next few episodes will bring some major revelations, but before we dive in, I want to revisit

the core of this story.

Jake's Medical Recovery.

Jake is the only known person to survive stage four of acute toxic progressive lecoencephalopathy.

That alone is extraordinary and something worthy of medical textbooks.

But his survival isn't just about defying one terminal diagnosis.

There's more to his story.

More unexplained phenomena.

More medical mysteries that challenge what we think we know about the brain and the limits of the human body.

And Jake's case is forcing experts to rethink everything.

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