Mary Stavik: And he says, "We've got him." The case went cold, and the murder hung like a dark cloud over this community for the next two decades. Kevin Bowhay: I started goin' through, "Who's been interviewed? Like, you have to be careful about what you say. Peter Van Sant: Tim says he's an innocent man. And I said, "Well, yes." By David Rasbach. (The US average is 35.4) NOTE: The city of Acme, Washington does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The co-worker had a daughter herself. Authorities began searching. When asked about Mandy, Bass pretended he didn't even remember her. And I love that. Malone, who was still Bass wife at this point, initially gave him an alibi, which she later rescinded, telling police that he asked her to lie for him and she couldnt tell the truth until she felt safe. Det. Go get make me food.". Robert John Bardo traveled from his home in Arizona to West Hollywood to kill the actress in cold blood in a crime that shocked Hollywood. He had just recently been trained by the FBI on recovering DNA. It was it was agonizing As hard as it was, I I knew I had to do it. Mary Stavik: She wanted to do everything she wanted to be very good to the best at everything she did. Tom, do what you can.". Unfortunately, while investigators initially had plenty of persons of interest, all the suspects were eventually cleared by the DNA evidence or had a solid alibi. Heather Backstrom: In the end, three women's word or experiences are what took him down. There was no contact between these people. Acme is a tiny town down Highway 9 in Washington State's Whatcom County. Tim basically took his trash home, Det. Kim Wagner: I wasn't really gonna take no for an answer. Peter Van Sant: What was lost for you and this community with the death of Mandy Stavik? I felt like I went into prison, actually. His arraignment is scheduled for April 17. 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. Follow the links to read about more horrific murders profiled on 20/20 on ID. Bass was, by then, married and working as a driver at a bakery. I lived in prison for 28 years with him and now it's his turn. This goal was based on a 10% improvement from the national age-adjusted homicide rate of 6.1 in 2007. Where are we right now? She has worked in Montana, Florida and Virginia. Kevin Bowhay: I didn't believe him. Tim got married young, at 22, just six weeks after Mandy's murder. Jim Freeman [emotional reading card]: "For Mr. Freeman, the one person who has inspired and influenced me more than anyone. They followed Tim Bass all night long on his bakery delivery route. He's trying to cover himself. Kevin Bowhay: By weapon, that's what they used to gain to control of her. Det. But investigators apparently did not have enough evidence for a search warrant to compel a DNA sample from Bass. Timothy Forest Bass must never be allowed to walk the earth as a free person. Are you saying that when she came home, they met somewhere and had intimacy? The last person to see Mandy alive was a man in a pickup truck. The decision was appealed by the defence. This yields a total of 107 sex offenders in Washington per 100,000 residents which is 60% less than the national average. Detective Bowhay called Kim Wagner with the news. And we know that she was kidnapped, she was raped, and then she was killed. Basketball player, cheerleader, top student, once an aspiring airline pilot, Mandy Stavik truly stood out says her mother Mary. 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. This week on ID, the team at 20/20 examine this tragic case that devastated this rural, tight-knit community. Kim Wagner [emotional]: That they knew, and so that's why I did it. 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. Masks, which were already compulsory on public transport, in enclosed public spaces, and outdoors in Paris in certain high-congestion areas around tourist sites, were made mandatory outdoors citywide on August 28 to fight the rising coronavirus infections, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows to the national flag at the start of a press conference at the prime minister official residence in Tokyo. During an interview with investigators, Gerber said he met up with Mulryan at a friends house. Starck Follis: First of all, I don't have to prove it. The burden of proof is on the state of Washington, not on the defense. 30 years later, authorities arrested a. Semen was found on her body and preserved. Tim Bass' ex-wife Gina Malone testifies that she witnessed Tim ask his mother to lie for him to point the finger at his own dad. 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. And as the decades went by, the case became cold. Many people were looked at for her murder in Acme, Washington, including the Green River Killer. Mandy was too fast a runner to catch on foot. Both Backstrom and Anderson who barely knew each other held long suspicions about the same man. 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. Now, four years later, a female co-worker who has not been publicly named asked why. 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. It didnt take this long. What do you say to someone like that? Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Tim had fired into the air. I got a restraining order and left for two months. At that time, the police couldnt get a DNA sample because the company wanted a search warrant and they didnt have probable cause for a warrant. Peter Van Sant: You must've been scared. "And I just kind of turned to Merrilee and said, 'Well, I am sure I know who killed her," Heather Backstrom says. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? REPORTER: 30 years of wondering, two weeks of trial, 5 hours of deliberations. "I don't know what it was about her. The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office has identified another man wanted in a planned robbery that ended in the death of a woman in Acme over the weekend. An extensive search began, which ended three days later with the tragic discovery of Mandys body lying face down in the Nooksack River. They got some background from his younger brother Tom Bass. Acme Map Acme is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. Six weeks later, it was time for sentencing. The sheriff's office is asking the . Heather Backstrom: We decided, a bunch of us, to go to Dairy Queen. Bakery manager helps catch a killer: "It's game time". Mary Stavik: They have to have 100% agreement. At the high school, he started attending the girlss basketball games, and watching her play basketball. Mulryan gave Gerber $50 cash for his efforts, which was taken from the money they allegedly stole from Sather, court records state. The sheriff's office never gave up on Mandy [emotional]. In July 1991, she was at home one night with her young son when she heard a knock on the door. the age-adjusted homicide rate to no higher than 5.5 per 100,000. Tom Bass: I personally witnessed him tell Gina to shut up, you know, eight million times. By Denver Pratt. She had it all going for her; she had a bright future ahead of her.. Peter Van Sant: It's a solemn place for you isn't it? 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. Anderson contacted another Mount Baker High graduate Detective Ken Gates. The sheriffs office is asking the publics help in locating 23-year-old Tyler James OKeefe. He who could who could forget Mandy Stavik? Tim Bass, along with his brother and father, had never been asked to give a DNA sample. But it wasnt a clean getaway, 20 pounds of meth sailed from Bellingham on a ferry, rolled into burritos, Defense attorneys seek dismissals in cases against Bellingham school administrators. His brother Tom took the stand. It would now be at the heart of the jury's deliberation. By 2009, he was the lead investigator on this unsolved case. Hearing Backstrom's story, Anderson told her ownwhich was far more chilling. She was naked except for socks and her blue sneakers. TOM BASS [on witness stand]: He said that the cops are lying, everyone's out to get him. 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. He said, "I need a strong alibi or I'm going to prison." And the things that . Peter Van Sant [riding in car with Det. He remains in custody. When authorities tested the cup, Bass DNA matched the DNA taken from Staviks body. Gina Malone: He said, "I just want to let you know I slept with Mandy." Paul Snider allegedly killed two men near 80th and . And she says, "I can get it for you. Acme is also included in, and the source-name for, a larger census-designated place (CDP). Molly named her daughter after her sister Mandy. And so, I think it was just overlooked. At least, not at first. 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. Peter Van Sant: Where were you guys when you had this conversation? Mandy ran right in front of him while heading towards her home, about an eighth of a mile from where he saw her. He should never get out. 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. 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.". He was weird. (The US average is 35.4) NOTE: The city of Acme, Washington does not have FBI Crime Statistics. In saying that, though, the better man in me says I should say very little today and give this day to the Stavik family. Investigators got DNA from three dozen more men in the area, but Tim Bass wouldn't cooperate. It's game time." Um, oh, yeah. GINA MALONE [on witness stand]: He asked her, "Can we say dad did it?". 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. Sather and two friends drove to the park early Saturday morning, April 4, to buy illegal drugs. Three days later, her nude body was found three miles away in the Nooksack River. WEATHER & CLIMATE The highest monthly average temperature in Acme for July is 63.3 degrees. Now, it was time for a woman to testify who Bass knew very well: his now ex-wife Gina Malone. STEPHEN JACKSON: Tim Bass is not guilty. Gina Malone: I felt like his servant "Go get me a drink. When Mandy jogged with her dog, the route that she would take would take her past Timothy Basss residence.. Gina Malone: It didn't feel like a marriage. Backstrom said she had a similar experience with Bass a few months before Staviks murder when she was just 15 and Bass was 21. Peter Van Sant: And what do you say to those who say, "Prove It?" Tim had always been a loner, but as a teenager he began to reveal deeper issues. (The US average is 22.7) Acme property crime is 50.0. Det. I wasnt a strong person back then. They call Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, a forensic expert, to the stand. Guide Meridian (SR539) at Front Street (February 24, 2022). Prosecutor Dave McEachran: Because he's making it up. Probably probably close to a hundred over the over the 30 years of workin' on the case. Det. But they wanted to cast a wider net of potential suspects to be sure they were on the right path. However, after hearing each other's stories, Anderson decided to talk to police. 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. The smallest thing would anger him. Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates Cities with similar population The prosecution expert, the original medical examiner from 30 years ago, Dr. Gary Goldfogel, disagrees. Points the gun at her says "Get in," that point she's compliant. Kevin Bowhay: I would say that wooded area ahead of us is where I believe she was abducted. April 04, 2020 10:47 PM. The investigation kicked into high-gear. Authorities wouldn't have their main suspect until 28 years later. 20/20 on ID airs at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery. Det. Years later, the two women now realized they had to speak up. Wagner came up with a plan to help police get the DNA they needed to connect Bass to the crime. It was Mandy wearing only her running shoes. It was after a softball game in the summer of 1989, a few months before Mandy's murder. Despite having DNA evidence and an intensive police investigation, the suspect was unknown for more than two decades. Heather Backstrom and Merrilee Anderson are proud of their roles in putting Tim Bass away. I'm gonna wake up at any moment in time" I was just, like, "this is the biggest thing that's ever happened to me." Tim Bass' Coke can and cup retrieved by Kim Wagner. Woman." One of the friends said he saw the passenger door open and Sather fall to the ground before the truck drove away, the court records state. Mandy Stavik, ABC's Nightline. Det. They charged him with kidnapping, rape and murder. The population is 220. And which, you know, whatever. / CBS News, Produced by Alec Sirken and Emily Wichick, [This story first aired on November 30, 2019. Det. There is a general store, post office, gas station, diner, elementary school and two churches located there. Kevin Bowhay: Yeah. Unswayed, the judge sentenced Bass to the maximum sentence: nearly 27 years. Det. It's November 27, 1989. Do the right thing, do the right thing.". Investigators believed she had been sexually assaulted, knocked out and placed in the river to drown. Although no one testified to ever seeing Tim Bass and Mandy together, juror Ed Beaman says they had a lot to discuss. 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 . Acme, Washington has good air quality 84.0% of the time or 306 days per year. Mary and Molly were too emotional to speak, so Molly's husband Mike Brighton spoke for them: MIKE BRIGHTON: My family will never be healed, never be normal. Two days later, they discovered a pair of abandoned green sweatpants in the woods. Gerber told investigators he remembered the passenger door opening and Sather falling to the ground. Kevin Bowhay: From there, it was you always look for that person that's strange or odd that doesn't quite fit into the community. It took a whole community. Det. Now they were lovers? As the jury in the Mandy Stavik case deliberated, the hours felt like an eternity. It took three long months, and then, finally, she saw him throw away a plastic cup and later, a Coke can. Merrilee Anderson: I really wasn't ready, because we're in a small town. The pollution index in Acme is 479% worse than . Anderson says she demanded that Tim leave, but he refused. 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. Anderson and Backstrom had creepy encounters with him around the time of Stavik's murder, but they had never come forward with their suspicions. Peter Van Sant: As you're about to take the stand, what's going through your mind? Heather Backstrom: No friend or family in the community that I lived in, 'cause of the weight of that. Ron Peterson: I immediately went, "Oh my God, she was runnin' away. Last Friday, Bass learned his final appeal over the evidence had been denied. Im disappointed at the appellate courts decision, his attorney told the Herald. Were going back over some of the old leads and trying to weed out those that seem far-fetched.. 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 that's what I thought. Housing density: 6 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019 in this county: $202,929. She went for a run the day after Thanksgiving, taking a very regular route that she often took. It was a town where everyone knew each other and it had a safe and friendly feel about it. Gerber was formally charged Tuesday, April 7, with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery, according to Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Richey. Bass' father had died more than a decade earlier. Det. The street map of Acme is the most basic version which provides you with a comprehensive outline of the city's essentials. TIM BASS INTEROGATION: It was more of a friendship-type thing, we just talked. At trial, Mandy's mother Mary. The database acts as a central repository for detailed information on violent crimes occurring Kevin Bowhay: So, about three months later, we got the results from the state crime lab and Katie from the crime lab says, "Kevin, we've got a match.". She was expecting her second child and was devoted to her three-year-old son, and her husband David was a respected football coach. The Washington State Attorney General's Homicide Investigation Tracking System (HITS) comprises investigators and the HITS databasea software application designed to store crime-related information voluntarily contributed by police and sheriffs' departments in the Pacific Northwest. 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. The lead detective on the case also discovered Mr. Bass lived on Strand Road near Mandy Staviks home when she disappeared in 1989, McEachran explained to the court. Acme is a rural village in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. Firefighters have brought the fire under control but they expected to keep working through the day, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posing for a selfie with his family at Berlin's Charite hospital. Acme is located in Whatcom County, WA . She was a high achiever, a former teacher told the Associated Press last December. Peter Van Sant: And back in 1989, 1990 Did they go to the Bass household and question people there? Detectives are investigating after a deceased person was discovered in an abandoned building in First Hill on Wednesday night. 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. Kyra, her German shepherd, bolted off with her. 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. Mary Stavik: I just really didn't have any hope that became more ingrained in me as the years went on. It was such a relief. Kevin Bowhay: Kim said, "Well, you guys want DNA, don't you?" Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime) Acme violent crime is 16.4. Det. Jim Freeman was Mandy's high school basketball coach and gave the eulogy at her memorial service, attended by nearly a thousand people. Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters massed close to Thailand's royal palace, in a huge rally calling for PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha to step down and demanding reforms to the monarchy, Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr maintain social distancing as they attend Friday prayers after the coronavirus disease restrictions were eased, in Kufa mosque, near Najaf, Iraq, A protester climbs on The Triumph of the Republic at 'the Place de la Nation' as thousands of protesters take part in a demonstration during a national day strike called by labor unions asking for better salary and against jobs cut in Paris, France, A fire raging near the Lazzaretto of Ancona in Italy. Gerber said Mulryan asked him for a ride to the park in Acme so Mulryan could meet with a girl who had apparently done something to him in the past, court records state. The 18-year-old was completely naked except for socks and sneakers. The Staviks' home was on a dead-end street, a mile from the highway. Kevin Bowhay: So, he just looked up and was, like, "Mandy, Mandy, Mandy. On December 12, 2017, Bass was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. She handed over the information the police wanted even though her bosses had previously declined to assist. 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. Tom Bass: Just the disgust the disrespect towards women. The friends told sheriffs office investigators that after Sather stuck her arm into the passenger side to exchange the money for drugs, the truck took off with Sather hanging onto the side, court records state. Kevin Bowhay: Oh, jeez. 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. I do know my son is not guilty of this crime. Peter Van Sant: For you, that moment when you're seeing the family embrace and the tears, did you think, "This is what justice looks like? And to me, it can't be enough time. Jackson floats a theory to jurors that, if true, would be shocking: the suggestion that Tim Bass and Mandy Stavik had consensual sex in the hours before her murder. KING 5's Eric Wilkinson with the latest from the Whatcom County Courthouse. 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. An obsessive fan murdered aspiring actress and former model, Rebecca Schaeffer. Something doesnt, No , the murder happened in Ohio . It's just she accomplished a lot in the short time that she was here. Peter Van Sant: Robin, did you ever see this? From that night on, Tom says people close to Tim noticed a change in him. Det. Put simply, law enforcement officers cannot use private citizens to obtain evidence without a search warrant where a search warrant would otherwise be required, the defence wrote in one motion filed in August, the Herald reported. Shoshana Paige: Even innocent people, when they're under that great weight of suspicion, can do things that can be interpreted as, "Well, only a guilty person would do this.". Thankfully, a colleague of the killer agreed to help the cops by giving them a water cup he had drunk from. Her body was found three days later in the Nooksack River. And he certainly didn't kill anyone. This week on ID, the team at 20/20 examine this tragic case that devastated this rural, tight-knit community. She was raped. A scholarship fund has been set up in Mandy Stavik's name at Mount Baker High. I really, really never dreamed I really never dreamed it. Det. China will celebrate national day marking the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1st, The Glass Mountain Inn burns as the Glass Fire moves through the area in St. Helena, California. At 7:48 p.m., a 911 caller reported finding a dead body in an abandoned building in the 600 block of 9th Avenue. Acme police department Sex offenders in Washington There are a total of 6,688 sex offenders in Washington. I was "every juror, please do the right thing. Mary Stavik and daughter Molly Brighton were overwhelmed by the news that there was finally an arrest in Mandy's case. Kim Wagner, part of that trio of women, credits Mandy's hometown of Acme. Tom Bass remembers a harrowing night after a high school girlfriend had broken up with Tim. Malone testifies that she witnessed Tim ask his mother to lie for him to point the finger at his own dad. Recent job growth is Positive. But Kim Wagner knew she had one more job to do. It shouldn't have happened at all. Gerber said he accelerated to 30 mph and started swerving, but Sather was holding onto the truck. Basss trial is scheduled to start in April. Peter Van Sant: You'd empty the garbage so it would be empty , Peter Van Sant: in case he dropped a cup or a bottle . Geographic Variation Among counties with 20 or more homicides in 2009- The investigation stalled yet again until police received an unexpected helping hand. Kevin Bowhay: No. The male DNA was semen, suggesting a sexual attack. I looked in the garbage and my heart was likebeating out of my chest, Wagner told ABC News. Bowhay says her assailant had to be in a vehicle. Heather Backstrom: He would talk about my eyes and say that my eyes were beautiful. Tom Bass recounted that when Tim was under investigation, he told Tom he had slept with Mandy Stavik decades ago and then asked Tom to tell police he had also slept with her. GINA MALONE [on witness stand]: She put her hands over her face and like this [covers her face with her hands]. Kevin Bowhay: I believe whoever was chasin' her caught her and and hit her in the head, knockin' her out and then placed her in the river to make sure she drowned. Mandy Stavik was a bright and gregarious young woman. She kept an eye on Tim Bass day after day watching if he discarded anything that might have his saliva on it. Her older brother Brent was shot and killed in Anchorage in 1975. He has finally received justice. But now, police decided to pay Bass a visit at home. Back then, Detective Ron Peterson led the search team for Mandy Stavik, moving upriver in a Zodiac boat. Bass was found guilty of first-degree murder on May 24, 2019. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Det. 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. At trial, Mandys mother Mary testified that after several hours, the family became concerned and called the sheriffs office. It is 1005% greater than the overall U.S. average. Kevin Bowhay: Yeah, at that point, I thought, "This is why we do what we do.". Kevin Bowhay: They looked at it like, "No, it wouldn't be this family because They're well-liked in the community." Hold him accountable. Bowhay noticed that a local drug dealer named John Wisnewski had been questioned because he told people he might know who murdered Mandy. He began scouring the case file, pouring over old leads and old suspects. On the Friday after the holiday, Ms Stavik left for a jog around 2:30 p.m. wearing a light-coloured sweatshirt, green sweatpants and blue running shoes, according to the Herald. I think that he really thinks that women are inferior to him. Population 220. And she was killed. Tom Bass now wonders if his brother considered other killings possibly even Heather Backstrom or Merrilee Anderson. Peter Van Sant: In your heart, as well as in your head, you wanted to finish this? I was like, Oh, my God. An autopsy report was expected today on Amanda Stavik, 18. She wanted to do well in everything she did. Randomly, one of the mothers brought up a notorious case from years ago in Acme the unsolved rape and murder of a beloved local young woman, 18-year-old Mandy Stavik, a recent graduate of. TIM BASS INTERROGATION: Are you trying to get me to admit to something I didn't do, is that what you're trying to do right now? 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