There have been several days of testimony and several articles in the Bellingham Herald; this one summarizes the trial so far and the prosecutor's final statement:
"Timothy Forrest Bass will spend nearly three decades in prison for kidnapping, raping and murdering 18-year-old Amanda “Mandy” Stavik nearly 30 years ago.
Detectives revealed how DNA from a plastic cup of coke led to the conviction this year of a man for the rape and murder of an 18-year-old jogger 30 years ago
Amanda Stavik's body was found in a river in Bellingham on November 24, 1989
The teen, 18, had vanished while out running with her dog three days previously
A 20/20 ABC special on the case reveals how DNA from a cup of coke which Bass drank from led to his December 2017 arrest following a breakthrough
He was found guilty of her rape and murder in July this year and received 27 years in prison
The two-hour 20/20 special is due to air on September 20 at 9pm ET on ABC
It took nearly 30 years, but the cold case was solved, resulting in the arrest and conviction this year of Timothy Bass of Everson.
Sheriff Bill Elfo says he hopes some good will come from ABC’s telling of Mandy’s story to a national audience.
The two-hour special, called “30 Years Searching” runs Friday at 9 PM on ABC and features interviews with Stavik’s family as well as Sheriff Bill Elfo and Prosecutor Dave McEachran who stayed on past retirement to prosecute Bass. ABC airs Acme murder cold case story |1170 KPUG-AM
Decades later, the tragedy of the Stavik case remained a topic of conversation in Acme. So, it wasn't altogether surprising that day in the water park that it came up in discussion. It was in the context of, "it's crazy that we still don't know who did it," Backstrom told "48 Hours."
"48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant with Merrilee Anderson, center, and Heather Backstrom. A chance conversation between the women — and information they shared with investigations — led to a new look into the unsolved murder of Mandy Stavik.
Backstrom and Anderson, who had both gone to Mount Baker High School, but barely knew each other at that point, started chatting as their kids frolicked on the water slides. Backstrom suddenly blurted out, "I know who killed her." Anderson, stunned at the statement, then replied, "I do too." Mutually intrigued, the two women told each other stories about their encounters with a local man around the time of Stavik's murder. How two moms chatting at a water park helped crack a Thanksgiving cold case murder
Amanda Teresa “Mandy” Stavik
BIRTH 16 Apr 1971
Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA DEATH 24 Nov 1989 (aged 18)
Acme, Whatcom County, Washington, USA BURIAL Saint Joseph Mission Cemetery
Clipper, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
ABC’s ’20/20′ highlights the elaborate efforts that went into the capture of Timothy Bass, who is allegedly responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Mandy Stavik, an 18-year-old who was just growing into the prime years of her youth. The route to justice here spanned 30 years of mixed...
Mandy Stavik Killer Tim Bass faced public outrage. The young girl’s family was shattered after the untimely loss of their loved one. The entire globe was
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