COST OF LIVING Compared to the rest of the country, Acme's cost of living is 8.0% higher than the U.S. average. An extensive search began, which ended three days later with the tragic discovery of Mandys body lying face down in the Nooksack River. Twenty-four long years had passed without an arrest, and police finally had a prime suspect. OKeefe is described as a white man who is 6 feet 2 inches tall, medium build with black hair and blue eyes, according to a press release, Wednesday night, April 8. McEachran was 44 when Mandy Stavik was murdered. Kevin Bowhay: I didn't believe him. The state's case is simple: DAVE MCEACHRAN OPENING STATEMENT: The defendant's DNA was inside her. Kevin Bowhay: We developed this list we called it a DNA sweep. This week on Reasonable Doubt, the team takes on the Raul and Cathy Sarinana were sentenced to death for abusing Would love your thoughts, please comment. Mandy Stavik's family had come from Alaska. She alleged in court filings that he was both physically and verbally abusive to her and their three children. The community was repeatedly asked for assistance solving this case, Elfo said last December, according to a video. Her body was later discovered in a nearby river. It was it was agonizing As hard as it was, I I knew I had to do it. Backstrom also never discussed her concerns with anyone in the area. But now, police decided to pay Bass a visit at home. But investigators apparently did not have enough evidence for a search warrant to compel a DNA sample from Bass. Kim Wagner: And I just stood there and went, "Oh, s---. I was like, Oh, my God. What do you need, and Ill get it? she reportedly said. "I'm gonna find something. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Robin Bass: Oh, yes. Tim got married young, at 22, just six weeks after Mandy's murder. Mary Stavik: And he says, "We've got him." Later that day, the sheriff came knocking on Mary Stavik's door. The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspected homicide after a body was found at a park in Acme, according to a sheriff's office . He should never get out. "No. She was naked except for socks and her blue sneakers. Suddenly Backstrom blurted out that she knew who did it and Anderson said she did too. Out of the blue, one of the other mothers brought up the name Mandy Stavik. Det. Then he took, like, a pen out of the cup holder and would like start rubbing it along my knees 'cause I was wearing cut off sweat pants. Mary Stavik: She wanted to do everything she wanted to be very good to the best at everything she did. Tim's mom Sandra Bass insisted that her son never tried to blame his father for Mandy's death: SANDY BASS: That is totally false. The case went cold, and the murder hung like a dark cloud over this community for the next two decades. Gerber said he, Mulryan and OKeefe, who was seated in the back, drove to the park just before dawn Saturday. Many people were looked at for her murder in Acme, Washington, including the Green River Killer. Please enter valid email address to continue. And that's what I thought. Gina Malone: I felt like his servant "Go get me a drink. Then, in 2017, detectives returned to the bakery and encountered the woman who helped them land the case by providing the information about his 1989 deliveries and the Coke can. Unemployment in Acme is very high and the median home sales price is $0. Det. he'll spend enough years in jail, so if he ever does get out, his life will be practically over. In 1989, a beautiful, athletic, and intelligent young woman named Mandy Stavik went missing while out on a run in her home of Whatcom County, Washington. On the Friday after the holiday, Ms Stavik left for a jog around . I was "every juror, please do the right thing. Peter Van Sant: If Tim Bass sitting in his home was lookin' out the window, could he have seen Mandy running by? Det. And a man who helped the Whatcom County Sheriffs Office with search and rescue, Allen Pratt, testified that he noticed Mandys dog, Kyra, who had gone with Mandy on her run and returned home without her, was cowering with her tail tucked when he got to the Stavik residence and that there was silt from the river on the dogs hindquarters. Mary Stavik: I just really didn't have any hope that became more ingrained in me as the years went on. The community could feel safe and be whole again. Recent job growth is Positive. he said that he used to drive by our house. And I said, "Well, yes." By 2009, he was the lead investigator on this unsolved case. Peter Van Sant: In your heart, as well as in your head, you wanted to finish this? Judge will allow DNA evidence at trial of man accused in 1989 murder of Mandy Stavik, Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican, A girl's silhouette is seen from behind a fabric in a tent along a beach by Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, A Chinese woman takes a photo of herself in front of a flower display dedicated to frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China. But authorities hit roadblocks and dead ends. Thank you, you're the greatest. Acme is a tiny town down Highway 9 in Washington State's Whatcom County. DAVE MCEACHRAN | PROSECUTOR: This was not a situation where there was consensual sex. Ed Beaman | Juror: When we go in and deliberate, we had to turn in to be investigators and attorneys, too. The police were again circling the Franz Bakery Outlet in the spring of 2017, hungry for information, and now she knew why. Ken Gates [pointing at house]: He lived right in this house right here. Unfortunately, David was also a killer, and he shot his wife dead in their home in 1999. She says it was hardly a fairy-tale romance. The database acts as a central repository for detailed information on violent crimes occurring It would be easy to get away with it., Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Det. After 30 years of heartache, fear and frustration, the trial of Mandy's accused killer finally begins. Bowhay says her assailant had to be in a vehicle. Peter Van Sant: As you're about to take the stand, what's going through your mind? In fact, he was sentenced to around 27 years of imprisonment. Back then, Detective Ron Peterson led the search team for Mandy Stavik, moving upriver in a Zodiac boat. They drove ahead as the years piled up into a decade, then two decades. Tom, do what you can.". According to ABC News, when authorities began investigating Bass, his wife at the time, Gina Malone, told them he was very controlling and that he also loved to watch true crime shows and say that he wouldnt be stupid enough to get caught.. Mandy was too fast a runner to catch on foot. Anderson told CBS News that Bass was a friend of her husbands and that one night a few years after Staviks death, he came to their house and made sexual advances toward her. He didn't rape anyone. Stavik's murder seemed unsolvable the case hung over the small tight-knit community like a dark cloud. I felt like I just had to agree with everything hes saying because if I dont, I could be next. And he certainly didn't kill anyone. Never ever. And paused for a minute and then said, "No.". Would her family and friends finally get justice? And now, at 73, he's come out of retirement and insisted he not be paid as he leads the prosecution team in this deeply personal case. But Detective Kevin Bowhay, who attended the same high school as Mandy, had never given up. never." Mulryan and OKeefe are suspected of being involved in the homicide of 21-year-old Darian D. Sather of Sedro Woolley. He always called me "woman. They call Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, a forensic expert, to the stand. For Mary Stavik, who once thought she'd never see justice, Bass' sentence gave her some solace. However, after hearing each other's stories, Anderson decided to talk to police. ABC Det. At least, not at first. Anything that would have called attention to Tim Bass? Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. And his employer, Franz Bakery, would not voluntarily allow investigators to swab for a sample without a warrant or subpoena. Twenty-nine years and six months to the day had passed since Mandy Stavik was killed. Im disappointed at the appellate courts decision, his attorney told the Herald. Peter Van Sant: When you lifted her out of the water as a father, did you say anything to her? He didn't kidnap anyone. "And I turned to her and said, 'Oh, I do, too," Merilee Anderson says. This goal was based on a 10% improvement from the national age-adjusted homicide rate of 6.1 in 2007. An advisory statement says to expect total snow accumulations of up to 10 inches in lowland areas. They exchanged stories and discovered they were talking about the same man, Timothy Bass. Peter Van Sant: So, take me back. She was a high achiever, a former teacher told the Associated Press last December. Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime) Acme violent crime is 16.4. By David Rasbach. On November 24, 1989, 18-year-old Stavik was home from college for Thanksgiving when she went out for a run near her home in Acme, Washington, and did not return. Over 30 years ago, teenager Amanda Mandy Stavik disappeared while out for a run in her rural Washington town. With a population of 229 people and just one neighborhood, Acme is the 319th largest community in Washington. Deputies interviewed various persons of interest, including Mandy's boyfriend Rick Zender. at that point, I had started divorce proceedings And he's like. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Her body was found three days. At trial, Mandy's mother Mary. She has worked in Montana, Florida and Virginia. A number of neighbors, including Judy Strachila, Brad Gorum, and Jeremy Anderson, testified they saw Mandy during different parts of her run, according to the Bellingham Herald. "Then why would your DNA be inside her? Then, convicted murderer Tim Bass, whose DNA had sealed his fate, spoke in court for the first time: TIM BASS: I would first like to say that I'm 100% innocent of this crime. And that he had always been in love with me. ", Det. On May 24, 2019, a jury convicted him of first-degree murder, and the judge sentenced him to nearly 30-years in prison. Remember, when Tim Bass was first questioned in 2013, he said he barely remembered who Mandy was. (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. During the investigation, Bass claimed it was because he and Stavik had been having a secret relationship, but the only person who could have corroborated those claims was Bass father, who had died. In his interrogation after his arrest, Tim Bass claimed he had been having a secret affair with Mandy: TIM BASS INTEROGATION: Everything I've said's the truth. Acme is a tiny town located in the state of Washington. Gerber was formally charged Tuesday, April 7, with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery, according to Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Richey. This creek eventually dumps into the South Fork of . She understood. He actually ended up firing the gun. Kim Wagner: You just never knew what Tim was gonna be at work that day. It was 30 years ago this past Thanksgiving weekend that Mandy Stavik, an 18-year-old college student, disappeared after going out for a jog in Acme, Washington. Kevin Bowhay: This is the Standard Road where Suchy was observed. We had posters on the wall and maps. Dylan Eason and Isaiah Churchwell were convicted of murdering Cynthia William "Patrick" Alexander remains in prison for murder. Tim Bass' trial was turning into a family reunion from hell. Growing up in Washingtons Whatcom County, she was reportedly a star student and athlete at Mount Baker High School varsity basketball and softball; flute, clarinet and saxophone in the school band; an honour student who spoke Japanese and was fluent in sign language. Det. The male DNA was semen, suggesting a sexual attack. Ron Peterson: We came around the corner and we got outta the main river and then into the little side channel and I could see pink. After all, they've got the guy that did it. A jury convicted Timothy Bass in the killing of a Whatcom County teenager in 1989. Peter Van Sant: Where were you guys when you had this conversation? Timothy Bass killed Mandy Stavik in Acme Washington. Kevin Bowhay: So, he just looked up and was, like, "Mandy, Mandy, Mandy. Hearing Backstrom's story, Anderson told her ownwhich was far more chilling. Something pink. In the fall of 1989, Ms Stavik was a freshman at Central Washington University. Detective Bowhay called Kim Wagner with the news. But talking to each other at the water park decades later, they finally felt compelled to say his name out loud. This was a case that had lain cold for nearly 30 years until investigators received a tip-off that sent them in the direction of Mandys neighbor Timothy Bass. Peter Van Sant: And what are you feeling at this moment? Merrilee Anderson: I hear the "beep, beep, beep, we're sorry" when you call on the phone and it's disconnected, so I thought, "OK, something's up.". The pollution index in Acme is 479% worse than . That no one saw the two of them together. The investigators had come once before in 2013, asking about a delivery truck driver named Timothy Bass. Anderson and Backstrom had creepy encounters with him around the time of Stavik's murder, but they had never come forward with their suspicions. Molly Brighton: I was like, "Wow, what a present. His brother Tom took the stand. Testifying for the prosecution, is the woman who helped retrieve the DNA evidence that linked bass to the crime scene. 2019 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. A lotta tears. Investigators became very interested in Timothy Bass; however, he refused to take a DNA test claiming that he didnt trust the police. Kevin Bowhay: Oh, jeez. Stavik, 18, was home from college for Thanksgiving when she disappeared. Heather Backstrom and Merrilee Anderson are proud of their roles in putting Tim Bass away. Mandy had graduated from high school only that year and had just started her first year at Central Washington University when she returned home for Thanksgiving. Runnin' through the blackberries.". Heather Backstrom: He would talk about my eyes and say that my eyes were beautiful. (The US average is 22.7) Acme property crime is 50.0. They told her: Bass was a suspect in the 1989 rape and murder of 18-year-old Mandy Stavik, one of the regions most infamous unsolved crimes. So, I grabbed it and then I was like [laughs] I threw it in my desk drawer. It's on the far edge of Neil McCleod's farm. It's just she accomplished a lot in the short time that she was here. Where are we right now? Mandy Stavik, ABC's Nightline. Mandy Stavik was a beloved daughter, sister and friend in her freshman year of college when she was murdered. And, so, you'd tend to kinda stay away from people like that. In 2010, he traveled all the way to Cambodia where Wisnewski now lives to question him. "To accuse someone of something that we don't know for sure is a little scary," Anderson says. Are you saying that when she came home, they met somewhere and had intimacy? Now, it was time for a woman to testify who Bass knew very well: his now ex-wife Gina Malone. I was was dying because there was a lotta people around. Gina Malone: He said, "I just want to let you know I slept with Mandy." Ron Peterson: It was like an assault on all of us. Kim Wagner: My gut said it was him and my heart said it wasn't, because I just didn't really want to think that we all were betrayed. Did you sleep the night before? The state of Washington has a very narrow category of homicide that is age-specific. Tom Bass now wonders if his brother considered other killings possibly even Heather Backstrom or Merrilee Anderson. And we went through everything just like the attorneys did. He married another Mount Baker graduate, Gina Malone. Gerber said after Sather gave Mulryan money, Mulryan yelled at him to drive away. Heather Backstrom: I'm probably 15 and he was in his 20s. Merrilee Anderson: And I just said that I knew that it was Tim. And she was killed. Starck Follis is one of Bass' defense attorneys. The investigation kicked into high-gear. STEPHEN JACKSON: There were no signs of a struggle. STARCK FOLLIS | DEFENSE ATTORNEY: It's easy to make the assumption that this pretty young woman would never have anything to do with Mr. Bass Just because somebody hadn't seen them together doesn't mean that they hadn't been together at some point. Prosecutor Dave McEachran: Because he's making it up. Peter Van Sant: So, it's another dead end? Bass was found guilty of first-degree murder on May 24, 2019. When police questioned him, he claimed he couldnt remember who Stavik was, which police found suspicious because, in that small community, everybody knew about Staviks case. Daily protests calling for the authoritarian president's resignation are now in their second month, Members of 'Omnium Cultural' celebrate the 20th 'Festa per la llibertat' ('Fiesta for the freedom') to mark the Day of Catalonia in Barcelona. When authorities tested the cup, Bass DNA matched the DNA taken from Staviks body. According to CBS News, in June 2013, two women, Heather Backstrom and Merrilee Anderson, who had attended the same high school as Stavik, took their children to a local waterpark and got to talking about Staviks unsolved murder because it was something that had rocked their small, tight-knit community. She handed over the information the police wanted even though her bosses had previously declined to assist. Det. She returned to her hometown of Acme, Washington, for Thanksgiving break. Molly Brighton: I was terrified. Tim Bass' Coke can and cup retrieved by Kim Wagner. And she was. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Bass was sentenced to 27 years in prison. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Acme is 100 out of 100 (100 being the best) based on the number of acute health-based violations for every water utility in the last 5 years. Kevin Bowhay: Kim said, "Well, you guys want DNA, don't you?" 20/20 airs Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. Det. coming from of all places, a pair of moms chatting at a water park. An autopsy report was expected today on Amanda Stavik, 18. 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It was updated on July 18, 2020.]. Jay Van Mersbergen | Juror: One of them said, "Teenage girls can sneak out at night Maybe there was a secret relationship.". Anderson says she demanded that Tim leave, but he refused. Peterson, and so many others in the small community of Acme, Washington, are still emotional even 30 years later. In 2013, investigators went to Bass workplace, a bakery outlet store, in the hopes of obtaining a DNA sample from his delivery truck. It's November 27, 1989. Kyra, her German shepherd, bolted off with her. Back in Acme, Washington, we're in dim late-afternoon light beneath the maple trees on Jones Creek. I was very weak but I shouldve gone with my gut instinct, said Malone. Investigators believed she had been sexually assaulted, knocked out and placed in the river to drown. And I love that. #2020 #MandyStavik #30YearsSearching #Crime #Murder #Washington #TimBass #DNA #Evidence #MissingPerson #SexualAssault #ABCNews #Investigation #DNAEvidence #ABC2020 #Documentary STREAM MORE EPISODE OF 2020, College student Mandy Stavik found dead, but case goes cold for years I Nightline, Stavik, who was from a rural town in Washington, was missing for three days before her body was found. Deliberations lasted a little over a day. Peter Van Sant: Mandy had come home for Thanksgiving break. Luckily the police were able to recover male DNA from her remains, so all they needed to do was find a match. KIM WAGNER [on witness stand]: If Tim was potentially involved in that crime, I wanted to do the right thing for Mandy. Kevin Bowhay: Well, thought he was a good liar He just kept reiterating, "I don't know who did this.". And Tom Bass describes another damning incident after Tim was arrested. this is an investigation based on the faulty assumption that this is a sexual assault. And he apparently had a pistol with him. It took three long months, and then, finally, she saw him throw away a plastic cup and later, a Coke can. Information was received pertaining to literally hundreds of potential suspects, and leads were followed up locally, in other states, and foreign countries, including in Asia. One of the names now on the list was Bass. The decision was appealed by the defence. Mandy Stavik's killer Timothy Bass was caught in the most unusual way when police got some help from Bass' coworker Kim Wagner. 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