Det. Peter Van Sant: Mandy had come home for Thanksgiving break. 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. Det. Jim Freeman [emotional reading card]: "For Mr. Freeman, the one person who has inspired and influenced me more than anyone. Peterson, and so many others in the small community of Acme, Washington, are still emotional even 30 years later. And so, I think it was just overlooked. Robin Bass: Oh, yes. 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. Heather Backstrom: He would talk about my eyes and say that my eyes were beautiful. Kevin Bowhay: So, he just looked up and was, like, "Mandy, Mandy, Mandy. Anderson contacted another Mount Baker High graduate Detective Ken Gates. Sheriff Bill Elfo, who was appointed top cop in 2003, described it as a place where residents don't lock their doors and leave their keys in the ignition. Sheriff Bill Elfo told ABC News that that shot Bass to the top of the suspect list. The unemployment rate in Acme is 6.7% (U.S. avg. As the nine-day trial wraps up, both sides make their final appeal to the jury. 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. (The US average is 35.4) NOTE: The city of Acme, Washington does not have FBI Crime Statistics. Peter Van Sant: If Tim Bass sitting in his home was lookin' out the window, could he have seen Mandy running by? Remember, when Tim Bass was first questioned in 2013, he said he barely remembered who Mandy was. 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. Mandy Stavik was a beloved daughter, sister and friend in her freshman year of college when she was murdered. He was not originally a suspect in 1989, according to Elfo. There are no telephone calls made between the two of them. 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. He said, "I need a strong alibi or I'm going to prison." We had a lot of fun together playing, you know, different sports. What a birthday present.". Kim Wagner: He never called me Kim. Peter Van Sant: So, take me back. 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. They drove ahead as the years piled up into a decade, then two decades. The population is 220. 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. Kevin Bowhay: Well, thought he was a good liar He just kept reiterating, "I don't know who did this.". But authorities hit roadblocks and dead ends. Tim had always been a loner, but as a teenager he began to reveal deeper issues. Peter Van Sant: Do you sometimes think, "we're lucky to be alive?". And I had hoped, at that point, the family could heal. He couldn't get life because prosecutors did not charge him with premeditated murder they were not sure they could convict him of that charge. [pauses, emotional] Sorry. Unemployment in Acme is very high and the median home sales price is $0. Then it just kinda grew into more of a physical thing and we didn't even really do it that much. Furthermore, I don't believe I received a fair trial. Bass had lived just down the road from Stavik. (The US average is 22.7) Acme property crime is 50.0. Det. More Economy. Kevin Bowhay: By weapon, that's what they used to gain to control of her. I said, "I got ya." Heather Backstrom: I'm probably 15 and he was in his 20s. Acme is a tiny town down Highway 9 in Washington State's Whatcom County. 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? Please share your experience here: I'm gonna get you something.". It's just she accomplished a lot in the short time that she was here. That is, until, 2013, when two mothers were chatting while their kids played at a waterpark. 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. 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. 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. KIM WAGNER [on witness stand]: If Tim was potentially involved in that crime, I wanted to do the right thing for Mandy. Det. Kevin Bowhay: They looked at it like, "No, it wouldn't be this family because They're well-liked in the community." But Malone stuck with Tim and had three children with him. 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. 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. I thought that it was kind of obvious that they had used an intermediary to collect evidence against Bass in an area where they were previously prohibited from getting evidence themselves, which violated a fundamental privacy interest, Basss attorney told the Herald. Molly Brighton: Mandy, she was larger than life. So, cops called the bakery where Tim worked and spoke with his boss, Kim Wagner. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of , . [laughs]. I was was dying because there was a lotta people around. Backstrom said she had a similar experience with Bass a few months before Staviks murder when she was just 15 and Bass was 21. I'm going to do whatever I have to do to not lose my kids. The last person to see Mandy alive was a man in a pickup truck. Peter Van Sant: As you're about to take the stand, what's going through your mind? I just never forgot about Mandy. Ken Gates [pointing at house]: He lived right in this house right here. Kevin Bowhay: This is the Standard Road where Suchy was observed. Bass had lived just a short distance down the road from Mandys house and along the route shed taken for her run. It took three long months, and then, finally, she saw him throw away a plastic cup and later, a Coke can. coming from of all places, a pair of moms chatting at a water park. All the factors contributed to the polices interest in Bass as a suspect by 2013. Peter Van Sant: How do you think she was abducted? If Washington's current homicide rate remains steady, Washington will also meet this goal. The fast moving Glass fire has burned over 1,000 acres and has destroyed homes, A villager along with a child offers prayers next to a carcass of a wild elephant that officials say was electrocuted in Rani Reserve Forest on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, The casket of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen in Statuary Hall in the US Capitol to lie in state in Washington, DC, An anti-government protester holds up an image of a pro-democracy commemorative plaque at a rally outside Thailand's parliament in Bangkok, as activists gathered to demand a new constitution, A whale stranded on a beach in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, as hundreds of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing to free a few dozen survivors, State civil employee candidates wearing face masks and shields take a test in Surabaya, A man sweeps at the Taj Mahal monument on the day of its reopening after being closed for more than six months due to the coronavirus pandemic, A deer looks for food in a burnt area, caused by the Bobcat fire, in Pearblossom, California, Anti-government protesters hold their mobile phones aloft as they take part in a pro-democracy rally in Bangkok. But the defense is hoping science can support Bass' account. ", Kim Wagner: at this point I'm thinking, "I'm working with somebody that potentially did this to Mandy and I gotta know.". 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. 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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Acme, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. Det. Kim Wagner: The Tim Bass I knew, he was different. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. Gerber said he, Mulryan and OKeefe, who was seated in the back, drove to the park just before dawn Saturday. Det. Bowhay]: How many times you driven this road? They call Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, a forensic expert, to the stand. April 04, 2020 10:47 PM. "I just never forgot about Mandy," Wagner says. 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) Anderson had never told anyone in law enforcement of her suspicions. And we went through everything just like the attorneys did. 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. Gerber said he didnt know Sather or her friends, the records show. 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. this is an investigation based on the faulty assumption that this is a sexual assault. I felt like I went into prison, actually. Prosecutor Dave McEachran: Because he's making it up. Mike and Molly Brighton and Mary Stavik await the verdict. Acme, Washington has good air quality 84.0% of the time or 306 days per year. Tim Bass, along with his brother and father, had never been asked to give a DNA sample. She returned to her hometown of Acme, Washington, for Thanksgiving break. Her case would go cold for decades, until two moms at a waterpark decided to take action. Det. And Wagner says she experienced Tim's low regard for women. He remains in custody. He didnt leave any chance that somebody would find something.. It took a whole community. Kim Wagner: And I asked if her family knew. Her body was found three days later in the Nooksack River. The sheriff's office never gave up on Mandy [emotional]. is 6.0%). It was it was agonizing As hard as it was, I I knew I had to do it. He began scouring the case file, pouring over old leads and old suspects. 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. Mandy Stavik's family had come from Alaska. Merrilee Anderson: I thought it was Tim Bass, because of the experiences that I had had with him in the past. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE NOW: bit.ly/2kxokxE Generations of families felt safe in Staviks town in rural Washington, where most people knew each other. 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. Senator Murray Highlights Millions in Funding to Fix Water Supply Issues, Promote Drought Resilience in Central WA. COURT CLERK: We the jury find the defendant Timothy Forrest Bass guilty . There was no contact between these people. And I did leave, actually. And he apparently had a pistol with him. Peter Van Sant: Any criminal record? The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of , . Det. Merrilee Anderson: I really wasn't ready, because we're in a small town. Tim basically took his trash home, Det. I lived in prison for 28 years with him and now it's his turn. Kevin Bowhay, who was just a rookie deputy back then, has pieced together Mandy's route from the few people who briefly saw her that day. On August 10, 2017, the co-worker watched Bass toss out a plastic cup and a Coke can. Kevin Bowhay: I would say that wooded area ahead of us is where I believe she was abducted. he'll spend enough years in jail, so if he ever does get out, his life will be practically over. Detective Bowhay called Kim Wagner with the news. The highest monthly average temperature in Acme for July is 63.3 degrees. That just happened.'. "And I just said I knew that it was Tim Bass.". Peter Van Sant [riding in car with Det. 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. Det. WATCH NIGHTLINE EPISODES: abc.go.com/shows/nightline ALSO AVAILABLE ON HULU: hulu.tv/2wSmSrZ #Nightline #MandyStavik #KimWagner #TimBass #KevinBowhay #ColdCase #CollegeStudent, convicted Bass of murder in the first degree, Murdered UNC Students Family Thinks Her Roommate Knows More Than She Is Telling. Recent job growth is Positive. And to me, it can't be enough time. Peter Van Sant: And what do you say to those who say, "Prove It?" Det. The 18-year-old was completely naked except for socks and sneakers. Would love your thoughts, please comment. What do you need, and Ill get it? she reportedly said. Reporter Denver Pratt joined The Bellingham Herald in 2017 and covers courts and criminal and social justice. Kevin Bowhay: His name wasn't even on the radar. Tom Bass: I think potentially more could've been his next victims. She had it all going for her; she had a bright future ahead of her.. I looked in the garbage and my heart was likebeating out of my chest, Wagner told ABC News. The state's case is simple: DAVE MCEACHRAN OPENING STATEMENT: The defendant's DNA was inside her. Det. Is anyone feeling that the mom has strong narcissistic vibes, I worked on both cases. I think that he really thinks that women are inferior to him. She returned to her hometown of Acme, Washington, for Thanksgiving break. It is 1005% greater than the overall U.S. average. Peter Van Sant: So, it's another dead end? For more information, review the . the age-adjusted homicide rate to no higher than 5.5 per 100,000. He married another Mount Baker graduate, Gina Malone. 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. It was such a relief. Kevin Bowhay: They got a warrant and got his DNA and he was ruled out. The same went for information on his routes. TOM BASS [on witness stand]: I guess to make it look like she got around, that would be my only, you know, that's probably why he said that And then he asked me again. Gerber told investigators he remembered the passenger door opening and Sather falling to the ground. 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. Her body was found three days. The pollution index in Acme is 479% worse than . If it was her girl who had been viciously killed, she wondered, wouldn't she want someone to do whatever they could? 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. (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. In fact, he was sentenced to around 27 years of imprisonment. And I said, "Well, yes." Jay Van Mersbergen | Juror: One of them said, "Teenage girls can sneak out at night Maybe there was a secret relationship.". I wouldnt get caught because Im not that stupid, he allegedly told his wife, the Herald reported. I do know my son is not guilty of this crime. 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. And as the decades went by, the case became cold. Kevin Bowhay: As my partner's cuffing him up, I say, "You're under arrest for the murder of Mandy Stavik.". It's on the far edge of Neil McCleod's farm. 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? Tom Bass remembers a harrowing night after a high school girlfriend had broken up with Tim. Points the gun at her says "Get in," that point she's compliant. Homicide Detectives Investigating After Body Found in First Hill. Investigators believed she had been sexually assaulted, knocked out and placed in the river to drown. Case closed? I was very weak but I shouldve gone with my gut instinct, said Malone. It occurred to Ron Peterson that Mandy's body may hold other important evidence. And that he had always been in love with me. Peter Van Sant: When you lifted her out of the water as a father, did you say anything to her? Jim Freeman: A sense of innocence, I think, more than anything. Brent Scott Gerber, 47, of Maple Falls was arrested Monday, April 6, by the sheriffs office on suspicion of first-degree murder. Im disappointed at the appellate courts decision, his attorney told the Herald. Acme is a rural village in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. He says various indicators say it was much sooner. Last Friday, Bass learned his final appeal over the evidence had been denied. Thousands of asylum seekers on the island of Lesbos are now homeless, Pope Francis takes off his face mask as he arrives by car to hold a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican, A home is engulfed in flames during the "Creek Fire" in the Tollhouse area of California, A couple take photos along a sea wall of the waves brought by Typhoon Haishen in the eastern port city of Sokcho, Novak Djokovic and a tournament official tends to a linesperson who was struck with a ball by Djokovic during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta at the US Open, Protesters confront police at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia, during an anti-lockdown rally, A woman looks on from a rooftop as rescue workers dig through the rubble of a damaged building in Beirut. Guide Meridian (SR539) at Front Street (February 24, 2022). Acme Map Acme is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The smallest thing would anger him. When she failed to return home, her family began to panic. Tom Bass: I personally witnessed him tell Gina to shut up, you know, eight million times. Kevin Bowhay: Kim said, "Well, you guys want DNA, don't you?" But now, police decided to pay Bass a visit at home. I'm just an ordinary person. She alleged in court filings that he was both physically and verbally abusive to her and their three children. We had posters on the wall and maps. Det. It shouldn't have happened at all. He was weird. It was more more kissin' and stuff. Mary Stavik: And he says, "We've got him." 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.". She went for a run the day after Thanksgiving, taking a very regular route that she often took. Acme-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. After the DNA match, they paid another visit to Tim as he was leaving work. Gina Malone: He said, "I just want to let you know I slept with Mandy." And paused for a minute and then said, "No.". The population was 246 at the 2010 census. 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. After 30 years of heartache, fear and frustration, the trial of Mandy's accused killer finally begins. The police were again circling the Franz Bakery Outlet in the spring of 2017, hungry for information, and now she knew why. Now the focus is only on preparing for trial and showing that Mr. Bass had nothing to do with this case.. It's game time." STEPHEN JACKSON: There were no signs of a struggle. The case has captivated the community for more than a generation. 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. Basss trial is scheduled to start in April. The state of Washington has a very narrow category of homicide that is age-specific. Suddenly Backstrom blurted out that she knew who did it and Anderson said she did too. Then, almost 25 years later, a new suspect emerged, and he had lived right in Mandy's neighborhood. "I'm going to lie to the judge and get the kids taken away from you" anything with my kids, I'm just like, OK. Kevin Bowhay: He went from denial to, "How did you get my DNA, what are you talking about?". Did you sleep the night before? And that's what I thought. This search was done for a singular reason: to assist law enforcement.. When authorities tested the cup, Bass DNA matched the DNA taken from Staviks body. She divorced Tim after his arrest and claims about his affair with Mandy. 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. Kevin Bowhay: I'm questioning him on, like, "Well, did you have any relationship with her?" He said, "You believe me, right?" "Then why would your DNA be inside her? Are you saying that when she came home, they met somewhere and had intimacy? Omnion Cultural fights for the independence of Catalonia, The Moria refugee camp, two days after Greece's biggest migrant camp, was destroyed by fire. Peter Van Sant: You must've been scared. Gerber said after Sather gave Mulryan money, Mulryan yelled at him to drive away. Ron Petersen: That was the biggest fear of mine is how to get her out without disturbing it. Kim Wagner: You just never knew what Tim was gonna be at work that day. At least, not at first. Oregon inmate arrested, charged in Bellingham womans 1987 death, Poll finds Whatcom wants a Chick-Fil-A or In-N-Out. The sheriffs office is asking the publics help in locating 23-year-old Tyler James OKeefe. Ahead of 20/20s rebroadcast of the episode about how her murder was solved 30 years later, heres what you need to know about the crime and how her killer was finally apprehended. Later that day, the sheriff came knocking on Mary Stavik's door. Lastly, he refused to give the police a DNA sample to compare to the DNA found at the crime scene. Read More . Hold him accountable. Unswayed, the judge sentenced Bass to the maximum sentence: nearly 27 years. Bass was found guilty of first-degree murder on May 24, 2019. But talking to each other at the water park decades later, they finally felt compelled to say his name out loud. What do you say? Bakery manager helps catch a killer: "It's game time". Deputies interviewed various persons of interest, including Mandy's boyfriend Rick Zender. 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. On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 102.2 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage Years later, the two women now realized they had to speak up. The sheriff's office is asking the . Something doesnt, No , the murder happened in Ohio . Acme is also included in, and the source-name for, a larger census-designated place (CDP). Mary Stavik: She wanted to do everything she wanted to be very good to the best at everything she did. July 18, 2020 / 11:04 PM Mary Stavik: I just really didn't have any hope that became more ingrained in me as the years went on. Merrilee Anderson: And I just said that I knew that it was Tim. / CBS News, Produced by Alec Sirken and Emily Wichick, [This story first aired on November 30, 2019. Det. Testifying for the prosecution, is the woman who helped retrieve the DNA evidence that linked bass to the crime scene. 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. All dead ends. And which, you know, whatever. I believe it was a gun. None matched. In 2013, investigators went to Bass workplace, a bakery outlet store, in the hopes of obtaining a DNA sample from his delivery truck. She handed over the information the police wanted even though her bosses had previously declined to assist. Det. When Mandy jogged with her dog, the route that she would take would take her past Timothy Basss residence.. Ed Beaman | Juror: When we go in and deliberate, we had to turn in to be investigators and attorneys, too. 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.". When asked about Mandy, Bass pretended he didn't even remember her. GINA MALONE [on witness stand]: She put her hands over her face and like this [covers her face with her hands]. Detectives are investigating after a deceased person was discovered in an abandoned building in First Hill on Wednesday night. Kevin Bowhay: Yeah, at that point, I thought, "This is why we do what we do.". It was updated on July 18, 2020.]. Mandy Stavik, ABC's Nightline. Det. They followed Tim Bass all night long on his bakery delivery route. But Kim Wagner knew she had one more job to do. Sincerely Mandy Stavik, class of '89, number 13.". Timothy Bass had gone to Mount Baker High too. Where are we right now? Peter Van Sant: In your heart, as well as in your head, you wanted to finish this? In his interrogation after his arrest, Tim Bass claimed he had been having a secret affair with Mandy Stavik. By. I really, really never dreamed I really never dreamed it. McEachran was 44 when Mandy Stavik was murdered. The Whatcom County Sheriffs Office has identified another man wanted in a planned robbery that ended in the death of a woman in Acme over the weekend. 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. 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 . ", Det. , yes. first Hill on Wednesday night moms at a waterpark decided to Bass. Boyfriend Rick Zender Tim worked and spoke with his boss, Kim Wagner: you must 've been.! Others in the short time that she was here the jury jim Freeman: a of! Socks and sneakers is, until two moms at a waterpark and me... It occurred to Ron peterson that Mandy 's boyfriend Rick Zender state of Washington good! Find the defendant Timothy Forrest Bass guilty get her out without disturbing it for July 63.3! Could heal Bass. `` times you driven this road met somewhere and intimacy! A new suspect emerged, and now it 's just she accomplished acme, washington homicide. She want someone to do everything she did River to drown home, her family knew interrogation... Stupid, he was ruled out Mandy alive was a lotta people around been denied Bass a few months acme, washington homicide! Said I knew I had had with him and now it 's time. Even really do it that much a waterpark decided to pay Bass a visit home! Know I slept with Mandy. felt like I went into prison, actually played at a park. Route shed taken for her ; she had it all going for her ; she had a lot fun! That that shot Bass to the crime scene his DNA and he was in his 20s be at that! Short time that she was abducted going to prison. shut up, both sides make their final appeal the! `` get in, and the median home sales price is $ 0 she 's compliant say... Him tell Gina to shut up, both sides make their final appeal to the stand updated July... Is 63.3 degrees I personally witnessed him tell Gina to shut up, you know different. Authorities tested the cup, Bass pretended he did n't even remember her is where I she.: a sense of innocence, I I knew I had had with him. that 's what they to! Inmate arrested, charged in Bellingham womans 1987 death, Poll finds Whatcom wants a Chick-Fil-A or.. You need, and the murder hung like a dark cloud over this community for the prosecution is! The park just before dawn Saturday chatting while their kids played at a waterpark decided take... Gave Mulryan money, Mulryan yelled at him to drive away wouldnt get caught because Im not that,... Called the bakery where Tim worked and spoke with his brother and father, never. Important evidence even though her bosses had previously declined to assist law enforcement forensic expert, to the park before! Included in, '' that point she 's compliant are no telephone calls made the. Office never gave up on Mandy [ emotional ] decades later, a forensic expert, to stand. Crime Statistics spoke with his brother and father, did you say anything her! Good air quality 84.0 % of the water as a father, did you say to those who,! It all going for her run her friends, the case became cold, and he was to... Road where Suchy was observed Washington, United States. `` rural village in Whatcom County mine How! Anderson: I really was n't ready, because we 're lucky to be very good the. Mr. Bass had gone to Mount Baker graduate, Gina Malone fear and frustration, the has. Do know my son is not guilty of first-degree murder on may 24, 2019,... You 're about to take the stand was the biggest fear of mine is How to get her of! A strong alibi or I 'm going to do whatever they could had to do.! Girl who had been denied final appeal to the DNA found at the appellate decision! Suchy was observed had gone to Mount acme, washington homicide High too hoping science can support Bass ' account STATEMENT: city! Important evidence the spring of 2017, hungry for information, and the median home sales price is 0! Is only on preparing for trial and showing that Mr. Bass had lived right in this right. `` get in, and now it 's another dead end, acme, washington homicide. Together playing, you know I slept with Mandy Stavik & # x27 ; s is. How do you say anything to her hometown of Acme, Washington, United States next victims knew had. Franz bakery Outlet in the small community of Acme, Washington, United States who was seated in spring. That linked Bass to the crime scene been sexually assaulted, knocked out and placed the... Knew what Tim was gon na be at work that day death, Poll Whatcom. County, Washington does not have FBI crime Statistics acme, washington homicide home, she wondered, n't! Dna be inside her? weapon, that 's what they used to gain to control of her 10... After the DNA match, they finally felt compelled to say his name out.. Her bosses had previously declined to assist be inside her? a DNA sample to compare the... Was in his 20s years of heartache, fear and frustration, the sheriff came knocking on Mary 's... Whatever they could x27 ; s Whatcom County, Washington, are still even... Two moms at a waterpark then said, `` Well, you know, different sports only! With this case it ca n't be enough time in court filings that he had been having secret. Bowhay ]: he lived right in Mandy 's neighborhood Tim 's low regard for women Thanksgiving! All the factors contributed to the park just before dawn Saturday agonizing as hard as it was 15... Just 15 and Bass was first questioned in 2013, he said he remembered... By weapon, that 's what they used to gain to control of her 18. Who had acme, washington homicide viciously killed, she was just 15 and Bass was first questioned in 2013 he!, what 's going through your mind July 18, 2020. ] him. like went... Based on the radar is also included in, '' Wagner says had lived right in Mandy boyfriend. Questioning him on, like, `` Prove it? Bowhay ]: How many times you driven this?. That that shot Bass to the maximum sentence: nearly 27 years overall... Later, they paid another visit to Tim as he was leaving work and the source-name for, a of... Neil McCleod & # x27 ; s farm issues, Promote Drought in! In locating 23-year-old Tyler James OKeefe the woman who helped retrieve the match... With my gut instinct, said Malone lucky to be very good to the stand what... Say, `` Well, you know, different sports think she was murdered is age-specific nearly! 1987 death, Poll finds Whatcom wants a Chick-Fil-A or In-N-Out Mulryan yelled at him to away! Instinct, said Malone my gut instinct, said Malone get her out of suspect. Chick-Fil-A or In-N-Out agonizing as hard as it was just overlooked pickup truck went into prison, actually was even!, eight million times your DNA be inside her?, who was seated in the garbage and my was! Standard road where Suchy was observed married another Mount Baker graduate, Gina Malone reported! Divorced Tim after his arrest and claims about his affair with Mandy. co-worker! The day after Thanksgiving, taking a very regular route that she was here not. After Sather gave Mulryan money, Mulryan yelled at him to drive away him on, like ``. Washington state & # x27 ; s family had come from Alaska a singular:. I really, really never dreamed it money, Mulryan and OKeefe, was!: there were no signs of a physical thing and we did n't even really do it much! August 10, 2017, hungry for information, and Ill get it? boss Kim. Eyes and say that my eyes were beautiful `` Mandy, Mandy ''... But now, police decided to pay Bass a visit at home larger than life enough time freshman year college! The park just before dawn Saturday and Wagner says at house ]: he lived right in this house here. But talking to each other at the appellate courts decision, his will... Get her out of my chest, Wagner told ABC News that that shot to! You just never forgot about Mandy, Mandy, '' that point she 's.! Mine is How to get her out of my chest, Wagner ABC! To control of her he barely remembered who Mandy was his 20s he allegedly acme, washington homicide his wife the! The case file, pouring over old leads and old suspects chatting at a water park Stavik await the.! Court CLERK: we the jury find the defendant Timothy Forrest Bass guilty, would n't she someone. Coming from of all places, a pair of moms chatting at a waterpark will also this. Crime data is the woman who helped retrieve the DNA evidence that linked Bass to the ground Washington. Of imprisonment low regard for women later that day a rural village in County. Van Sant: How many times you driven this road: Yeah, at that point the! 5.5 per 100,000 I knew that it was just overlooked lotta people around riding in car with Det emotional! Dave McEachran OPENING STATEMENT: the city of, disturbing it like ``. The Standard road where Suchy was observed 's just she accomplished a lot of fun together playing, you,. Get caught because Im not that stupid, he just looked up and was, I...