Today's episode explores two cold cases that were solved decades later.

First, Amy takes us through the cold case of Mandy Stavik, who disappeared while jogging the day after Thanksgiving in 1989. Two days later, her body was found in a nearby river. DNA was collected from Mandy's body as well as over 30 men from the community, but there was never a match. In 2013, two local moms, who were former classmates of Mandy, went to the police with a new suspect, the predatory Timothy Bass, who lived along Mandy's jogging path. Timothy becomes suspect number 1, but he wasn't going to give up his DNA so easily.

In the second part of the podcast, Chris tells the story of Lisa Ziegert, who disappeared in the spring of 1992. After not showing up to work as a teaching assistant, her car and belongings were discovered at the gift shop where she worked, and within days, her murdered body was found. Ten years later, the prime suspect became Gary Schara, but he refused to give up his DNA. The case remained cold until 2016 and thanks to a new technology called DNA Phenotyping, the police were closer to finding Lisa's killer. The new technology revealed that Lisa's murderer was a caucasian man with dark hair and dark eyes and all evidence led back to Gary. Gary confessed and was sentenced to life in prison.

⏱️ CHAPTERS⏱️
00:00 - 01:31 - Intro
01:31 - 21:43 - Mandy Stavik Case
21:43 - 33:26 - Lisa Ziegert Case
33:26 - End - Outro

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🎥𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝:
MANDY STAVIK CASE:
Former Chief Civil Deputy describes recovering Mandy Stavik's body
   • Former Chief Civil Deputy describes r...  
Bass' coworker: 'I wanted to do the right thing for Mandy':    • Bass' coworker: 'I wanted to do the r...  
Witness testifies about seeing Mandy running // Bellingham Herald:    • Family, friends and neighbors testify...  
48 Hours coverage with images: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mandy-st...
ABC/20-20 coverage with images: https://abcnews.go.com/US/100-volunte...
Video of road Mandy Stavik running on // Tim Bass in court video:    • New details emerge in 1989 murder of ...  
Mandy in high school, cemetery, place where body found:    • Longtime Mount Baker High teacher rem...  
Timothy Bass reacts as Judge Olson sentences him to 27 years in prison:    • Timothy Bass reacts as Judge Olson se...  
Mandy Stavik: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3...
Mandy Stavik // Young Tim Bass / Tim Bass in police station / Woman who turned Tim in (Kim Wagner): https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...


LISA ZEIGERT CASE:
Lisa, Lisa’s family, Murderer, Trial: https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/10...
Gary Schara headshot vs DNA phenotype image: https://www.masslive.com/news/2017/09...
Composite Sketches of Suspect in the Murder of Lisa Ziegert: https://hampdenda.com/composite-sketc...
Excerpt of Gary Confession letter: https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/10...
Gary images, trial images: https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/09...
Crime scene pictures, picture of the gift shop, community pictures: https://www.masslive.com/news/2017/09...
The Music Box/Dateline coverage of case: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/vide...