WAUPACA, WI- Jury selection is set to begin Monday, July 14, in the long-delayed murder trial of Tony Haase, who stands accused of killing Tanna Togstad, 23, and Timothy Mumbrue, 35, in a stabbing at a farmhouse in the Town of Royalton more than three decades ago.
The trial is expected to last six weeks, with jury selection taking place at a Waupaca school before proceedings move back to the courthouse. Out of an initial pool of 350 prospective jurors, 261 remain under consideration, Judge Raymond Huber confirmed Monday.
Haase, now in his 50s, faces two counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the March 21, 1992 killings. The case went cold for decades until a DNA match linked Haase to fluids recovered from Togstad’s body. Initially denying involvement, Haase later confessed during questioning, claiming he was drunk and emotionally triggered by thoughts of a 1977 snowmobile crash that killed his father, an accident in which Togstad’s father was one of the other drivers.
The community, and families of the victims, will now look to the courtroom for long-awaited answers in a case that has haunted Waupaca County for more than 30 years.
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