On May 24, 2019, a jury convicted Bass of murder in the first degree. Peter Van Sant: You hear those words. 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. They got some background from his younger brother Tom Bass. But several years later, Wagner and her husband and some friends were talking about Bass and it came up that he used to live on the same street as the Stavik family. Tom Bass: I personally witnessed him tell Gina to shut up, you know, eight million times. 20/20 airs Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. 2019 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Were going back over some of the old leads and trying to weed out those that seem far-fetched.. McEachran was 44 when Mandy Stavik was murdered. 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. 2013 of aggravated first-degree murder for the murder of Correctional Officer Jayme Biendl on Jan. 29, 2011 while she was on duty at the Washington State Reformatory Unit of the Monroe Correctional Complex in Snohomish County. Tim had always been a loner, but as a teenager he began to reveal deeper issues. He married another Mount Baker graduate, Gina Malone. Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates Cities with similar population Wendy Aughe was 29 when she went missing in 1987. For the last year, Basss lawyers have tussled with the state in court, arguing that the DNA match to Ms Stavik was the result of an illegal search. An autopsy revealed drowning as the cause of death; she had also received a blow to the head and had been sexually assaulted. As kids, they palled around together like most brothers. Ron Peterson: Big thorns. A search began for possible survivors after a scanner detected a pulse one month after the mega-blast at the adjacent port, A full moon next to the Virgen del Panecillo statue in Quito, Ecuador, A Palestinian woman reacts as Israeli forces demolish her animal shed near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Students protest against presidential elections results in Minsk, The pack rides during the 3rd stage of the Tour de France between Nice and Sisteron, Law enforcement officers block a street during a rally of opposition supporters protesting against presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, A woman holding a placard reading "Stop Censorship - Yes to the Freedom of Expression" shouts in a megaphone during a protest against the mandatory wearing of face masks in Paris. "No. Mary Stavik: I just really didn't have any hope that became more ingrained in me as the years went on. Tim Bass says he's innocent and that he had a secret that explains everything. The shop, a branch of a commercial outfit supplying baked goods to customers across the region, was on an empty two-lane road north of Bellingham, Washington. READ NEXT: Murdered UNC Students Family Thinks Her Roommate Knows More Than She Is Telling, 30-Year-Old Rape/Murder Case Solved in Most Unusual Way, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Starck Follis: That's exactly what I'm saying. In July 1991, she was at home one night with her young son when she heard a knock on the door. Timothy Forest Bass must never be allowed to walk the earth as a free person. 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. "And I just kind of turned to Merrilee and said, 'Well, I am sure I know who killed her," Heather Backstrom says. The case went cold, and the murder hung like a dark cloud over this community for the next two decades. Mandy ran right in front of him while heading towards her home, about an eighth of a mile from where he saw her. Tim basically took his trash home, Det. 30 years later, authorities arrested a. I was like, Oh, my God. David Suchy was a local drifter seen in the area that day, Bowhay says. 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Prosecutor Dave McEachran: The harm that this caused is incalculable. The last person to see Mandy alive was a man in a pickup truck. Mandy Stavik, ABC's Nightline. What do you need, and Ill get it? she reportedly said. The police were again circling the Franz Bakery Outlet in the spring of 2017, hungry for information, and now she knew why. On the Friday after the holiday, Ms Stavik left for a jog around . The rape charge had been thrown out due to the statute of limitations expiring. I looked in the garbage and my heart was likebeating out of my chest, Wagner told ABC News. They followed Tim Bass all night long on his bakery delivery route. (The US average is 22.7) Acme property crime is 50.0. Gerber said he, Mulryan and OKeefe, who was seated in the back, drove to the park just before dawn Saturday. Back in 1989, Tim Bass lived down the road from Mandy Stavik and she often jogged past his house on her regular running routewhich is how he fixated on her, police believe. And to me, it can't be enough time. Jay Van Mersbergen | Juror: Maybe a quarter of the people tied up on whether or not there might be reasonable doubt. But the defense is hoping science can support Bass' account. Did you sleep the night before? Gerber said he didnt know Sather or her friends, the records show. Ron Petersen: That was the biggest fear of mine is how to get her out without disturbing it. Thank you, you're the greatest. Det. On November 24, 1989, Amanda "Mandy" Stavik was kidnapped, raped, and murdered as she went jogging near her home on Strand Road in Clipper, near Acme in Whatcom County, Washington State. The conversation shifted to the Stavik murder. And he certainly didn't kill anyone. Ed Beaman | Juror: When we go in and deliberate, we had to turn in to be investigators and attorneys, too. Are you saying that when she came home, they met somewhere and had intimacy? Peter Van Sant: And what are you feeling at this moment? On August 10, 2017, the co-worker watched Bass toss out a plastic cup and a Coke can. Kevin Bowhay: His name wasn't even on the radar. Det. Investigators believed she had been sexually assaulted, knocked out and placed in the river to drown. Timothy Bass killed Mandy Stavik in Acme Washington. And it may well not have been a sexual assault. Tim Bass' Coke can and cup retrieved by Kim Wagner. They charged him with kidnapping, rape and murder. Tom, do what you can.". When the results came back from the state crime lab, Basss DNA from the soda and cup were a 1 in 11 quadrillion match to DNA recovered from the dead young woman, prosecutors say. Bass had lived just down the road from Stavik. The unemployment rate in Acme is 6.7% (U.S. avg. Evidence of sexual contact is not evidence of rape. Friends of Mandy described him as a loner and an oddball. He had moved out of the area a couple of months after the murder. Peter Van Sant: As you're about to take the stand, what's going through your mind? However, after hearing each other's stories, Anderson decided to talk to police. But Kim Wagner knew she had one more job to do. That no one saw the two of them together. Unswayed, the judge sentenced Bass to the maximum sentence: nearly 27 years. We had posters on the wall and maps. An autopsy report was expected today on Amanda Stavik, 18. Peter Van Sant: Blackberry bushes got thorns on 'em. Peter Van Sant: And what do you say to those who say, "Prove It?" But if this anonymous womans freelance forensic work, pushed by a desire to do right, was the means of closing a 28-year-old cold case, it was also what threatened the prosecutions case. 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. Peter Van Sant: Why would his story evolve like that, in your opinion? TOM BASS [on witness stand]: He said that the cops are lying, everyone's out to get him. After this conversation, Anderson contacted a fellow classmate of theirs who worked for the Whatcom Sheriffs Office and told him about their suspicions of Bass, which is what led to an investigation. The sheriffs office is asking anyone who may have information on the whereabouts of Mulryan or OKeefe, or about what happened at the park between 6 p.m. Friday, April 3 and 8 a.m. Saturday to call 911 or the tip line at 360-778-6663. JUDGE OLSON: For 30 years you have lived free from the responsibility for your acts, but that life has been a lie and tragically it has caught your family, your mother, your brother, your ex-wife and your children in its web. Sather and two friends drove to the park early Saturday morning, April 4, to buy illegal drugs. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Last August, a judge ruled the evidence was admissible because the woman came up with the idea on her own. April 04, 2020 10:47 PM. Starck Follis is one of Bass' defense attorneys. Tim Bass could be eligible for parole in 24 years. Um, oh, yeah. Peter Van Sant: Why did you say Tim Bass? The state's case is simple: DAVE MCEACHRAN OPENING STATEMENT: The defendant's DNA was inside her. 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Mary Stavik: They have to have 100% agreement. Molly Brighton: I was like, "Wow, what a present. Gina Malone: It didn't feel like a marriage. His arraignment is scheduled for April 17. 20/20 on ID airs at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery. Gina Malone: He said, "I just want to let you know I slept with Mandy." In August 2010, Basss wife reportedly filed a domestic violence protection order against her husband. Acme is a rural village in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. Jim Freeman was Mandy's high school basketball coach and gave the eulogy at her memorial service, attended by nearly a thousand people. An advisory statement says to expect total snow accumulations of up to 10 inches in lowland areas. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Peter Van Sant: If Tim Bass sitting in his home was lookin' out the window, could he have seen Mandy running by? When authorities tested the cup, Bass DNA matched the DNA taken from Staviks body. 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. The sheriffs office determined Gerbers truck matched the description of the vehicle that allegedly hit and killed Sather and that he told friends he was in the Acme area when something bad happened to a girl, the court records state. I do know my son is not guilty of this crime. Years later, the two women now realized they had to speak up. And which, you know, whatever. this is an investigation based on the faulty assumption that this is a sexual assault. With a population of 229 people and just one neighborhood, Acme is the 319th largest community in Washington. The prosecution expert, the original medical examiner from 30 years ago, Dr. Gary Goldfogel, disagrees. Do you live in Acme, Washington? Peter Van Sant: In some ways, you could be whole again too, right? He said, "I need a strong alibi or I'm going to prison." Gina Malone: Guilty as hell. 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. Det. But they wanted to cast a wider net of potential suspects to be sure they were on the right path. 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. She secretly grabbed both, put them in a Franz Bakery bag and handed them over to police. Det. Kevin Bowhay: And at that point, he goes, "Well, I don't wanna give my DNA. Acme is located in Whatcom County, WA . Mandy Stavik's killer Timothy Bass was caught in the most unusual way when police got some help from Bass' coworker Kim Wagner. Peter Van Sant: Tim says he's an innocent man. And to accuse someone of something that we don't know for sure, is a little scary. She was naked except for socks and her blue sneakers. In addition, the sheriffs office is still trying to find 25-year-old Payton Thomas Mulryan, a white man who is 6 feet tall, 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. Det. Bakery manager helps catch a killer: "It's game time". Ron Peterson: We're upstream from where I recovered her. Sheriff Bill Elfo told ABC News that that shot Bass to the top of the suspect list. ' Wagner said. Follow the links to read about more horrific murders profiled on 20/20 on ID. Runnin' through the blackberries.". Molly Brighton: Mandy, she was larger than life. Peter Van Sant: And back in 1989, 1990 Did they go to the Bass household and question people there? Malone says throughout their nearly 30-year marriage, Tim was a controlling and emotionally abusive husband. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Afterward, she tried to flee a scenario suggested by the scratches on her arms and legs. It shouldn't have happened at all. But authorities hit roadblocks and dead ends. I didn't know what to say. 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. All that promise came to an abrupt end in 1989, when the college freshman came home from Central Washington University for Thanksgiving. And that's what I thought. Ron Peterson: It was like an assault on all of us. Backstrom also never discussed her concerns with anyone in the area. Kevin Bowhay: Yeah, at that point, I thought, "This is why we do what we do.". Jim Freeman [emotional reading card]: "For Mr. Freeman, the one person who has inspired and influenced me more than anyone. The air quality index in Acme is 32% better than the national average. 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And he asks if he can use the phone, because he had been hunting all day and wanted to use the phone to call his wife. The manager, Kim Wagner, directed them to the companys human resources department and didnt think too much of it because they hadnt given her any specifics about the investigation. Mandy was too fast a runner to catch on foot. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, The body of Mandy Stavik was discovered in a Washington river in 1989, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. We are the leaders in Crime Scene Cleanup Acme WA, Specializing in Blood removal and Decontamination of Crime Scenes, and Blood Clean Up from a Death Call Us for Crime Scene Cleanup Acme WA - 1-888-477-0015 Police arrested Timothy in December 2017 after his DNA matched with the DNA found on Mandy . Det. Peter Van Sant: And you were just watching your kids coming down the waterslide? Known as "homicide by abuse," a person can commit this crime when, under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to human life, but not necessarily creating a grave risk of death, a person causes the death of a vulnerable individual.Under the statute the defendants must have been previously engaged . The highest monthly average temperature in Acme for July is 63.3 degrees. Investigators became very interested in Timothy Bass; however, he refused to take a DNA test claiming that he didnt trust the police. I'm gonna get you something.". Median contract rent in 2019: $998 (lower quartile is $923, upper quartile is $1,458) Median gross rent in Acme, WA in 2019: $995 Housing units in Acme with a mortgage: 56 (0 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) And Tom Bass describes another damning incident after Tim was arrested. It would now be at the heart of the jury's deliberation. Authorities determined Mandy Stavik had drowned, but there was also an injury to the back of her head that indicated she may have hit the water unconscious, the Herald reported. Later that day, the sheriff came knocking on Mary Stavik's door. As the nine-day trial wraps up, both sides make their final appeal to the jury. Kevin Bowhay: I didn't believe him. The most monthly precipitation in Acme occurs in November with 5.2 inches. Also, he was charged with first-degree rape and first-degree kidnapping too. Peter Van Sant: Do you sometimes think, "we're lucky to be alive?". Bass was sentenced to 27 years in prison. And wanted to make love to me. TIM BASS INTEROGATION: It was more of a friendship-type thing, we just talked. It took three long months, and then, finally, she saw him throw away a plastic cup and later, a Coke can. By. She returned to her hometown of Acme, Washington, for Thanksgiving break. 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