Man Stabs 2 People And A Dog 30 Years Ago, Finally Arrested | True Crime Daily Brief
Episode 429, Aug 22, 2022, 03:00 PM
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After stabbing two people and a dog 30 years ago, a 51-year-old man was taken into custody.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Tony Haase was arrested and charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the deaths of Timothy Mumbrue and Tanna Togstad.
Mumbrue, Togstad, and their dog were found fatally stabbed at Togstad's residence on March 21, 1992. DNA testing helped lead to Haase's arrest, and the Division of Criminal Investigation had been investigating the deaths since then.
According to the criminal complaint, Togstad and Mumbrue were found dead in the bedroom of her Royalton home in Waupaca County. Detectives reportedly found foreign bodily fluids on Togstad's body as well as a single homicidal stab wound that perforated her left lung.
As a result of the attack, Mumbrue's heart and lungs were perforated. He was reportedly "homicidally stabbed" with wounds to the head, neck, and chest.
While there were signs of a struggle, the deaths did not appear to be the result of a theft or burglary, according to the criminal complaint.
Following the deaths, investigators tested evidence at the scene and collected DNA from "many individuals-of-interest", and Haase was ultimately identified as the suspect.
As a result of a traffic stop on July 6, 2022, officials collected a DNA sample from Haase. The lab detected a "major male contributor" and analysis determined the DNA was consistent with the profile previously detected from the bodily fluids recovered from Togstad's body.
Haase revealed to investigators that his father knew Togstad's father. Although he claimed to have had nothing to do with the murders, he then had memories of "snippets/blurbs" that he attributed to the murders around the time of Togstad's and Mumbrue's deaths.
"These 'snippets' included remembering walking down the house's front steps and vomiting in the yard," the criminal complaint said.
Haase's father died in 1977 in a snowmobile accident with two others. The second snowmobile hit his father's vehicle, killing him. The third snowmobile ran over the second one, resulting in a "horrible accident."
Togstad's father was reportedly one of the other two drivers.
Haase was allegedly drunk on March 20, 1992, when he began thinking about his father's death. He went to Togstad's house, but "insisted it was not for harm."
Haase allegedly got into a "scuffle" with Mumbrue, and he "couldn't remember if he had brought a knife or if it was at home," but he "moved his arm in a stabbing motion toward Mumbrue's chest."
Apparently, Mumbrue fell to the ground, and Togstad screamed, "What the f--k?" Haase punched her in the face, knocking her unconscious, and then stabbed her.
According to Haase, he didn't tell investigators what happened because he "didn't want it to sound like it was planned."
He reportedly thought, "Holy f--k, what did I do?" after seeing the news report about their deaths.
Haase faces a life sentence if convicted.
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According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Tony Haase was arrested and charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the deaths of Timothy Mumbrue and Tanna Togstad.
Mumbrue, Togstad, and their dog were found fatally stabbed at Togstad's residence on March 21, 1992. DNA testing helped lead to Haase's arrest, and the Division of Criminal Investigation had been investigating the deaths since then.
According to the criminal complaint, Togstad and Mumbrue were found dead in the bedroom of her Royalton home in Waupaca County. Detectives reportedly found foreign bodily fluids on Togstad's body as well as a single homicidal stab wound that perforated her left lung.
As a result of the attack, Mumbrue's heart and lungs were perforated. He was reportedly "homicidally stabbed" with wounds to the head, neck, and chest.
While there were signs of a struggle, the deaths did not appear to be the result of a theft or burglary, according to the criminal complaint.
Following the deaths, investigators tested evidence at the scene and collected DNA from "many individuals-of-interest", and Haase was ultimately identified as the suspect.
As a result of a traffic stop on July 6, 2022, officials collected a DNA sample from Haase. The lab detected a "major male contributor" and analysis determined the DNA was consistent with the profile previously detected from the bodily fluids recovered from Togstad's body.
Haase revealed to investigators that his father knew Togstad's father. Although he claimed to have had nothing to do with the murders, he then had memories of "snippets/blurbs" that he attributed to the murders around the time of Togstad's and Mumbrue's deaths.
"These 'snippets' included remembering walking down the house's front steps and vomiting in the yard," the criminal complaint said.
Haase's father died in 1977 in a snowmobile accident with two others. The second snowmobile hit his father's vehicle, killing him. The third snowmobile ran over the second one, resulting in a "horrible accident."
Togstad's father was reportedly one of the other two drivers.
Haase was allegedly drunk on March 20, 1992, when he began thinking about his father's death. He went to Togstad's house, but "insisted it was not for harm."
Haase allegedly got into a "scuffle" with Mumbrue, and he "couldn't remember if he had brought a knife or if it was at home," but he "moved his arm in a stabbing motion toward Mumbrue's chest."
Apparently, Mumbrue fell to the ground, and Togstad screamed, "What the f--k?" Haase punched her in the face, knocking her unconscious, and then stabbed her.
According to Haase, he didn't tell investigators what happened because he "didn't want it to sound like it was planned."
He reportedly thought, "Holy f--k, what did I do?" after seeing the news report about their deaths.
Haase faces a life sentence if convicted.
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