Kevin Bowhay: I'm questioning him on, like, "Well, did you have any relationship with her?" Reporter Denver Pratt joined The Bellingham Herald in 2017 and covers courts and criminal and social justice. At trial, Mandy's mother Mary. Mandy Stavik, ABC's Nightline. Anderson contacted another Mount Baker High graduate Detective Ken Gates. It occurred to Ron Peterson that Mandy's body may hold other important evidence. Mary Stavik: She wanted to do everything she wanted to be very good to the best at everything she did. Timothy Bass had gone to Mount Baker High too. As the jury in the Mandy Stavik case deliberated, the hours felt like an eternity. Det. 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. Acme is a tiny town down Highway 9 in Washington State's Whatcom County. Kim Wagner: And I asked if her family knew. Det. Anderson and Backstrom say they had creepy encounters with Tim Bass around the time of Stavik's murder, but they had never come forward with their suspicions. JIM FREEMAN EULOGY: You see her smiling back at you right at your soul with eyes that say, "I love life.". She kept an eye on Tim Bass day after day watching if he discarded anything that might have his saliva on it. If it was her girl who had been viciously killed, she wondered, wouldn't she want someone to do whatever they could? TIM BASS INTEROGATION: It was more of a friendship-type thing, we just talked. Prosecutor Dave McEachran: The harm that this caused is incalculable. That no one saw the two of them together. Peter Van Sant: Where were you guys when you had this conversation? [pauses, emotional] Sorry. Kevin Bowhay: And at that point, he goes, "Well, I don't wanna give my DNA. Kevin Bowhay: Yeah. The community was repeatedly asked for assistance solving this case, Elfo said last December, according to a video. On the Friday after the holiday, Ms Stavik left for a jog around . Some schools closed, others delayed, City to buy 12 acres to expand this trail and park on Bellinghams north side, Man indicted for allegedly embezzling $25,000 from Lummi Nation store, Man arrested after allegedly raping Bellingham victims he met via a dating app, Whatcom man held in attack on woman in rural neighborhood, Suspect rammed Whatcom patrol car and fled. The sheriff's office never gave up on Mandy [emotional]. 20/20 airs Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. A scholarship fund has been set up in Mandy Stavik's name at Mount Baker High. An advisory statement says to expect total snow accumulations of up to 10 inches in lowland areas. Basss trial is scheduled to start in April. Tom Bass says his brother Tim had always been a loner, but as a teenager he began to reveal deeper issues. In 2013, investigators went to Bass workplace, a bakery outlet store, in the hopes of obtaining a DNA sample from his delivery truck. Acme is located in Whatcom County, WA . Gerber is suspected of driving the vehicle that hit and killed Sather Saturday morning, April 4, at the South Fork Park in Acme, according to Whatcom County Superior Court records. Mulryan and OKeefe are suspected of being involved in the homicide of 21-year-old Darian D. Sather of Sedro Woolley. Det. 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. This light went off in my head and I thought, Is that why the police were at my work? And we know that she was kidnapped, she was raped, and then she was killed. Now the focus is only on preparing for trial and showing that Mr. Bass had nothing to do with this case.. Tom Bass now wonders if his brother considered other killings possibly even Heather Backstrom or Merrilee Anderson. Heather Backstrom and Merrilee Anderson had both gone to Mount Baker High. WEATHER & CLIMATE As it turns out, both women had experienced creepy run-ins with him and began exchanging stories. STEPHEN JACKSON: Tim Bass is not guilty. We needed to get to the bottom of it. Det. Where are we right now? And that's what I thought. Mary Stavik and daughter Molly Brighton were overwhelmed by the news that there was finally an arrest in Mandy's case. "And that's why I did it.". Afterward, she tried to flee a scenario suggested by the scratches on her arms and legs. Molly Brighton: Mandy, she was larger than life. Merrilee Anderson: So, I open the door and there's Tim Bass at the door. He should never get out. Recent job growth is Positive. Ken Gates [pointing at house]: He lived right in this house right here. 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. She was abducted. Bowhay noticed that a local drug dealer named John Wisnewski had been questioned because he told people he might know who murdered Mandy. When she failed to return home, her family began to panic. As Wagner chatted with investigators, she realized they were looking at the Mandy Stavik murder, and figured out what they were really after. I was very weak but I shouldve gone with my gut instinct, said Malone. 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Det. But Kim Wagner knew she had one more job to do. he'll spend enough years in jail, so if he ever does get out, his life will be practically over. 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: And what are you feeling at this moment? But investigators apparently did not have enough evidence for a search warrant to compel a DNA sample from Bass. The DNA came back as a match, and police arrested Timothy Bass for murder on December 12, 2017. However, in 2013, police were pointed in the direction of Timothy Bass. Kevin Bowhay: Yeah, at that point, I thought, "This is why we do what we do.". Sheriff Bill Elfo told ABC News that that shot Bass to the top of the suspect list. Population 220. I believe it was a gun. ' Wagner said. The unemployment rate in Acme is 6.7% (U.S. avg. 2019 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. 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. Did you sleep the night before? And it was kinda, like, "OK, I think we're bein' played here." 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. Det. Both Backstrom and Anderson who barely knew each other held long suspicions about the same man. And which, you know, whatever. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Mandy Stavik was a bright and gregarious young woman. Anderson and Backstrom had creepy encounters with him around the time of Stavik's murder, but they had never come forward with their suspicions. He's trying to cover himself. The case has captivated the community for more than a generation. Whatcom County Sheriff Larry Mount said she was murdered. 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. 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She went for a run the day after Thanksgiving, taking a very regular route that she often took. (The US average is 22.7) Acme property crime is 50.0. And his employer, Franz Bakery, would not voluntarily allow investigators to swab for a sample without a warrant or subpoena. I didn't know what to say. We had a lot of fun together playing, you know, different sports. Would her family and friends finally get justice? 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. Tim Bass, along with his brother and father, had never been asked to give a DNA sample. Belinda Temple from Katy, Texas, appeared to have a bright future. JUDGE OLSON: If you would like the opportunity, now is the time. He was not originally a suspect in 1989, according to Elfo. I wasnt a strong person back then. Hearing Backstrom's story, Anderson told her ownwhich was far more chilling. Crime in Acme, Washington Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime) Acme violent crime is 16.4. The decision was appealed by the defence. Kevin Bowhay: No. Right after that conversation, on December 12, 2017 28 years after Mandy had been found dead police arrested 50-year-old Tim Bass in the bakery parking lot. Dave McEachran [emotional]: She was such a good kid it just shouldn't have happened. A jury convicted Timothy Bass in the killing of a Whatcom County teenager in 1989. This week on ID, the team at 20/20 examine this tragic case that devastated this rural, tight-knit community. Peter Van Sant: In some ways, you could be whole again too, right? Det. 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. ''All these terrible things, all you can think is it doesn't happen to you. I was like, "What?". Kim Wagner: The Tim Bass I knew, he was different. Heather Backstrom and Merrilee Anderson are proud of their roles in putting Tim Bass away. On May 24, 2019, a jury convicted Bass of murder in the first degree. The defendant does not have a criminal record, but has had previous run-ins with the court system. The burden of proof is on the state of Washington, not on the defense. The male DNA was semen, suggesting a sexual attack. When Mandy jogged with her dog, the route that she would take would take her past Timothy Basss residence.. Kim Wagner, part of that trio of women, credits Mandy's hometown of Acme. Thailand has seen near-daily protests in recent weeks by students demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, Members of the Kayapo tribe block the BR163 highway during a protest outside Novo Progresso in Para state, Brazil. She alleged in court filings that he was both physically and verbally abusive to her and their three children. 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. If Washington's current homicide rate remains steady, Washington will also meet this goal. DAVE MCEACHRAN | PROSECUTOR: This was not a situation where there was consensual sex. Kim Wagner: It really took a village. Basketball player, cheerleader, top student, once an aspiring airline pilot, Mandy Stavik truly stood out says her mother Mary. But then, three years later, the sheriff's office got a tip that sent them in a new direction. All dead ends. The day after the big holiday meal at her house, Mandy set out on the last jog of her life with her German Shepard, Kyra. He didnt leave any chance that somebody would find something.. Timothy Forest Bass must never be allowed to walk the earth as a free person. 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. Tom Bass remembers a harrowing night after a high school girlfriend had broken up with Tim. Unswayed, the judge sentenced Bass to the maximum sentence: nearly 27 years. Follow the links to read about more horrific murders profiled on 20/20 on ID. Three days later, her nude body was found three miles away in the Nooksack River. Kevin Bowhay: Kim said, "Well, you guys want DNA, don't you?" 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. Peter Van Sant: How do you think she was abducted? 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