WAUPACA, Wisconsin (WBAY) – On Tuesday, the defendant in a 30-year-old double murder case in Waupaca County requested a two-week postponement in his court hearings.
Tony Haase appeared in court via videoconference and requested an extension of two weeks to hire an attorney. The judge allowed him a week and set the next hearing for August 23.
The 51-year-old Weyauwega man remains in jail on a $2 million cash bail.
According to prosecutors, he stabbed Tanna Togstad and Timothy Mumbrue to death in March 1992 because he blamed Togstad’s father for his father’s death in a snowmobile accident 15 years before. He told detectives that after a night of drinking, he went to Togstad’s residence, got into a fight with Mumbrue, stabbed him, then knocked Togstad unconscious and stabbed her as well.
According to the criminal complaint, Haase was just recently recognized as a suspect, but no reason was given. The DNA sample was taken from a pen used during a traffic stop by investigators, and it was confirmed to be compatible with fluid recovered from Togstad’s corpse by the Wisconsin State Crime Lab.
Under the statutes in place in 1992, Haase is charged with two counts of First Degree Murder. If convicted, they face life in prison.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is still seeking for anybody who can help its investigation. Call 1-855-237-3262 to reach the Division of Criminal Investigation.
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