Tony Haase appears in Waupaca County court for his trial. July 17, 2025. PC: Fox 11 Online
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Testimony wrapped up Tuesday at Tony Haase’s murder trial, without him taking the stand on charges he killed Tanna Togstad and Timothy Mumbrue in 1992. Closing arguments are expected Wednesday before the case is turned over to the jury for deliberation.
Haase faces two counts of first-degree murder for the murders at a Royalton home.
According to court records, testimony concluded Tuesday with Haase waiving his right to testify.
Although the murders were in 1992, Haase wasn’t charged until 2022, when DNA evidence and a confession tied him to the scene.
Eventually, Haase disclosed to investigators that his father had been killed in a snowmobile accident when he was 5 or 8 years old. Investigators had discovered Haase’s father died on Dec. 31, 1977, when Haase was 7 years old.
Haase continued and described that his father was operating a snowmobile in a group of three that was racing. The second snowmobile hit his father’s, and his father was killed. The third snowmobile then ran over the driver of the second. He described it as a horrible accident. One of those drivers was Togstad’s father.
During the trial, the defense argued Haase’s uncle Jeff Tiel — who died in 1995 — should have been a stronger focus of the investigation.
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