DNA evidence then connected the man officially identified as Terry Rasmussen to the bodies found in Bear Brook. He was also confirmed, via DNA, to be the father of a 2-to-4-year-old girl who was one of the Bear Brook victims. Police question a man with multiple identities. Instead, they focus on complete strangers. [4], While using the pseudonym Bob Evans, Rasmussen dated Denise Beaudin, who disappeared from Manchester, New Hampshire, after Thanksgiving of 1981 with her six-month-old daughter. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images. Timelines come together. Then, learn about Ivan Milat, Australias most violent serial killer. [2] All four of the victims were either partially or completely skeletonized; they were believed to have died between 1977 and 1981. Terry Peder Rasmussen (December 23, 1943 December 28, 2010) was an American serial killer. At the same time, Barbara Rae-Venter, a genetic genealogist, independently used the victims DNA to identify them in a cutting-edge technique that required using autosomal DNA, which is found inside the cell nucleus. From the creators of the hit podcast Bear Brook comes A True Crime Story. The bodies of his girlfriend, California woman Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch, her two daughters, and his own daughter were discovered in two barrels in Allenstown, New Hampshire, in 1985 and 2000. Huber says the investigation is stalled because she is still unidentified. Her teeth showed significant dental work, including multiple fillings and three extractions. The abandonment of five-year-old Lisa in Scotts Valley, California. Apparently, Honeychurch had been with Rasmussen the last time she was seen. [6] He was paroled in 1990 and subsequently absconded. Testing his DNA, they also determined that the man had not, in fact, been Lisas father and an investigation began to find out who Lisa really was. The victims were officially named in June 2019. [11][17], The girl found with the adult female, later identified as Vaughn, was between 5 and 11 years old. Gruenheid said she later determined a man matching Vanners description had bought 10 bags of cat litter from a nearby pet store. [40], Sarah's younger half brother, who had never met her, created a post in 1999 on the Ancestry.com website in efforts to locate her. Their hard work, along with that of a dogged researcher, ultimately unraveled a long trail of missing and murdered women and children all leading back, police say, to a serial killer. But only 19-year-old Jason Carroll was convicted. In the early days of the investigation, authorities publicized the case in the United States and some parts of Canada. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. During this hunt, one of the brothers noticed an oil barrel while walking down a trail. [21], The youngest girl, later identified as McWaters, was estimated to be 1 to 3 years old,[9][19] had long blond or light brown hair, was between 2ft 1in (0.64m) and 2ft 6in (0.76m) tall, and also had a gap between her front teeth.[22][23]. Investigators said genealogy research. Lisa sent a sample of her DNA to an ancestry website and learned her mothers name: Denise Beaudin. Sarah, her half-sister Marie and their mother, Honeychurch, were unknown persons until authorities announced their identities at a press conference on June 6, 2019. I don't know if my mother knew his capacity for violence, but I don't believe that she knew about this His ability to kill women and children., If my mother wouldn't have left my father, it couldve been me, she said.Would have been me.. [15], When Lisa was interviewed by detectives in 1986, they asked her if she had any siblings. In June 2013, new versions of the victims' facial reconstructions were created by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. [10] The reconstructions were created in black and white, as their skin tones and eye colors could not be determined.[24]. Although this moment is bittersweet, they had their names back on this day. Similar posts also aided in the identifications of the victims. She had blunt force trauma to the head, and then she was put in a container and the container was tied off and he dumped it, he said. Homicide", "Four Unidentified Allenstown Homicide Victims", "Allenstown, NH murder victims identified after nearly 40 years", "New rendering released for unidentified girl found in barrel in Allenstown", Original digital reconstruction of middle child, "3 bodies hidden in barrels remained unidentified for decades. In the show's second season, host Jason Moon returns with a new, even more complex story: In 1989, New Hampshire police charged three men in the murder of a pregnant woman named Sharon Johnson. It would take 17 years until the killer could be named and another two until his victims would be identified. Inside, he found two bodies, dismembered, wrapped in plastic bags, and highly skeletonized beyond recognition, Oxygen reported. To make a donation in support of Bear Brook, click here. [20], In January 2017, it was announced that Denise Beaudin, who had been missing since 1981, was connected to the murders. The last time Honeychurch was seen by her family wasonThanksgiving 1978, according to a timeline released by the attorney general's office. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Bear Brook? Murders", "N.H. missing woman case linked to bodies found in steel drums in state park", "AG: NH cold cases linked to California murder", National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, "Video of police interview with 'Bob Evans' released; authorities hope for clues about killer", "Authorities reveal actual identity of killer known as 'Bob Evans', "True ID of 'Chameleon' Killer Revealed Terry Peder Rasmussen", "New Hampshire's Most Infamous Cold Case Leads to Unrelated 1985 Tenn. Published: Mar. They were buried together at a local Allenstown cemetery with a donated gravestone that read: Here lies the mortal remains known only to God of a woman aged 23-33 and a girl child aged 8-10. Sarah L. McWaters was 11 months old when she was last seen with her mother and sister around Thanksgiving of 1978. The bodies of his girlfriend, California woman Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch, her two daughters, and his own daughter were discovered in two barrels in Allenstown, New Hampshire, in 1985 and 2000. Despite hundreds of leads, the bodies were not identified. [32], Authorities said in 2018 that the Bear Brook woman was not Beaudin. Police have not been able to link Rasmussen to other cases, according toStrelzin. Curiously, the first drum was way back in 1985 and the second wasnt discovered until 2000. But it was a real-life murder mystery that had the 33-year-old amateur sleuth hooked a case as gruesome as it was shocking. Authorities on Thursday revealed that they had identified three of the four victims in the chilling cold case known as the Bear Brook murders . Bear Brook Starting February 20 Jason Carroll is serving life in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit. These are the stories of the women and children he is suspected of killing, one he confessed to murdering and those whose lives he changed forever: Honeychurch, who was born in Connecticut in 1954, was married twice and had a daughter with each husband. For more than 30 years, that story has profoundly shaped the lives of many people. The focus from this day forward should be to find the family of that little girl, he said. Rebekah Heath, a research librarian who said shed become obsessed with the case, helped identify the woman and the two children through her own sleuthing. It well could be Terry. DNA proved this child was fathered by Terry Peder Rasmussen. Also in the refrigerator, was a unique brand of milk that was only delivered to a certain area that matched up with where Rasmussen had been at the time, Huber said. And Denise only had one daughter, whom she had named Dawn. Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch (b. In 1989, Jenson, later identified as Rasmussen, was arrested for child abandonment and was subsequently sentenced to three years in prison. Salamon said he and his family call the girl Angel.. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. My father's real full name is Terry Peder Rasmussen, and he was born Dec. 23 of 1943, Diane Kloepfer told 20/20.. On June 8, 2000, the remains of Marie and Honeychurch, which were still unidentified at the time, were exhumed from the grave by authorities for DNA testing. Why are you with him? Hodges said. Under his plea agreement, an additional charge of child abuse was dropped. [7] His cause of death was a combination of lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia. You know, people ask me why I do these interviews. Ron Montplaisir, Jr., a former Allenstown, New Hampshire, police officer spoke to 20/20 about the hunter who found the first barrel in 1985. On June 6, 2019, the New Hampshire Attorney General's office revealed that investigators had successfully identified three of the four Bear Brook murders victims. Police believe Honeychurch fled to New Hampshire with Rasmussen, who at that point had begun using the name "Bob Evans." He faces 30 years to life for each murder conviction and up to five years for the weapons charges. [9][17], The adult, later identified as Honeychurch, was determined to be Caucasian with possible Native American ancestry. Replies were filled with other people who also believed they were related to Sarah one member of a family of three who had gone missing sometime in the late 1970s. More than 30 years later, is it possible to get to the truth and who gets to tell it? A family tree begins to take shape. We have never stopped looking, he said. Maricopa County Sheriffs Department, Arizona. She said that she did, but they died from eating grass mushrooms when they were out camping, Deputy Headley said. Josh is charged under the federal death resulting law a new and growing strategy for prosecutors and faces a sentence of two decades or longer. This is the twisted story of the Bear Brook Murders. His wife left him between 1973 and 1974 and his family last saw him around Christmas 1974. Rose ultimately went to the Contra Costa County Sheriff, where Roxane Gruenheid was a homicide detective. I stood there for just a few seconds There was no odor. Rebekah Heath, a librarian and true crime enthusiast from Connecticut, was ultimately the one who made the link between "Bob Evans," Rasmussen, and the missing women, leading to a round of DNA tests which ultimately confirmed the identityof the victims thus solving the crime. Let's talk about the Bear Brook murders. [15] In attendance were members of Honeychurch's family and Rasmussen's daughter from his first marriage. 1971) and Sarah Lynn McWaters (b. New methods of inquiry are used to crack other cold cases. David Salamon, Honeychurchs brother, remembered the lengths to which their family went to find Honeychurch and her daughters. "The Middle Child" was found on May 9, 2000 on private property next to Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, NH. The conclusion was made after family members of the victims helped with the process ofDNA testing andgenetic genealogy. She had an overbite, which was probably noticeable. 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She was born in Hawaiian Gardens, California, when her father was in the Marines. Click here to donate $20. [6] They last saw Rasmussen around December 1975 or 1976, when he showed up with an unidentified woman. June 7, 2019 A clue is found buried on an internet message board. In February 2020, it was announced that DNA analysis suggested the child was primarily Caucasian, with slight Asian, African, and Native American heritage. Authorities have connected 5 murders to Rasmussen and they fear there are more. Police officials announced on May 6 that three bodies two discovered in 1985 and a third discovered in 2000 were identified asMarlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch, 24, and her two daughters, Marie Elizabeth Vaughn, 6, and Sarah Lynn McWaters, 1. Police and FBI agents conducted a search in Manchester after receiving an anonymous tip regarding Daneault in November 2017, after Rasmussen was announced as the Bear Brook killer. She was only 5 months old when they left Manchester, [New Hampshire], Armand Beaudin said. This isn't the big news we're hoping to break - stay subscribed for another full episode of Bear Brook that we hope to bring you soon. Jensen told Gomulka at CrimeCon that Rasmussen put Jun's body in a 75-pound pile of kitty litter before he was able to dispose of her. Investigators said they finally got a break in 2017, when a new forensic technique known as genetic genealogy pinpointed Rasmussen as the likely culprit. A family tree begins to take shape. Where is she? Hodges remembered. For Bear Brook listeners, a full episode preview of Jason Moon's latest reporting project, Death Resulting. An estranged cousin goes missing. He had settled in nearby Manchester, New Hampshire, under the alias "Bob Evans" in the late 1970s. How investigators had missed it over a decade prior remains unclear, but the second barrel, like the first, contained the mutilated bodies of two young girls, stored in the same manner. [6], In 2019, the three biologically related females were identified as a mother, Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch, and her two daughters (of different biological fathers) Marie Elizabeth Vaughn and Sarah Lynn McWaters, last seen in November 1978. Rae-Venter said that in viewing the timeline for Rasmussen, it appears most likely that his daughter was born in Texas, possibly on the Gulf Coast if Rasmussen was working on an oil rig at the time. As of June2019[update], the third child remains unidentified, but authorities were able to confirm that Rasmussen was her biological father. [28] Beaudin disappeared from Manchester, New Hampshire, along with her young daughter and then-boyfriend Robert "Bob" Evans. In October 2018, the New Hampshire Public Radio released a podcast called Bear Brook, which explored the bizarre, unique case. But what if that story was based on a lie? She had been placed in the refrigerator with a pillow, sleeping bag and what appeared to be several blankets, he said. He was 62 years old when he passed away in prison. His true identity, Terry Rasmussen, was not revealed by authorities until 2017. But 15years later, a similar barrel was discovered in the same area, this time containing the remainsof two girls. Honeychurch may have adopted the alias name "Elizabeth Evans" to use in legal documents during May 1980. In 1985, there was a grim discovery made in Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire: Two decomposing bodies found in a barrel. Her age at the time of death was estimated to be 23 to 33. The Bear Brook Murders. The first barrel was discovered in 1985, the second in 2000. Due to his use of many aliases, most notably "Bob Evans", Rasmussen is known as "The Chameleon Killer". The Family in Barrels. We have a few unidentified remains that we are trying to identify in different parts of the country that we think have all of his earmarks, Jensen told Gomulka. [8][39] It is believed that all four victims were murdered before 1981, as Rasmussen was known to have left New Hampshire after this time. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. When they reached out to Jenson again to finalize the adoption, he had disappeared. [3] He married in 1969, had four children and lived with his family in Phoenix and Redwood City, California. [5] Throughout 1980, he was arrested in Manchester three times for writing a bad check, theft, and diverting electric current. Rasmussen was born on December 23, 1943,[1] in Denver, Colorado. The only evidence against him? He was very, very white, very pale, Montplaisir told 20/20. He said to me, There's a barrel up in the woods, and I think there's some bones in there.. It had previously been thought impossible to recover autosomal DNA from hair strands that were no longer attached to the root, but a forensic lab in California had been working on a new method to reassemble the broken autosomal DNA found in rootless hair. [29], Evans died in prison in December 2010. After his release, he assumed the name "Larry Vanner" and began living with chemist Eunsoon Jun in 2001. Bodies In Bear Brook Barrel Murders Linked To 'Worst Serial Killer Out There' Police believe Terry Rasmussen, a man one expert deemed the worst serial killer, murdered the four women and children found stuffed into barrels in a New Hampshire state park decades ago. While living in Manchester, New Hampshire, Rasmussen lived under the alias "Robert 'Bob' Evans" and worked at the Waumbec Mill. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Bear Brook? All of them are still alive. Renee Rose spoke to "20/20" about her friend Eunsoon Jun. The refrigerator had been dumped in a canal in San Joaquin County, California. New Hampshire State Attorney's Office, Sarah Lynn McWaters, Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch and Marie Elizabeth Vaughn. She was previously known as San Joaquin Jane Doe and the Lady in the Fridge.[8][19]. Do groundbreaking techniques come at the cost of genetic privacy? A chameleon is revealed. Under a plea deal, an additional charge of child abuse was dropped. Deza was identified by Othram on February 23, 2023. A dedicated detective refused to stop digging after she solved the brutal murder of a chemist in California. Decades later, investigators discovered that Denise Beaudin was the mother of the child known as Lisa, a little girl Rasmussen claimed in the 1980s was his daughter, which DNA tests later confirmed wasnt true. It was just odd that the barrel was out there It was [a] slightly rusted, dark blue barrel. From the creators of the hit podcast Bear Brook comes A True Crime Story. And he brings a fresh examination of the evidence to a state that has never exonerated anyone for murder. We had a sister that was gone. I was like, There is no way there is no way thats a coincidence,' Heath said, This is huge.'. [6] He was arrested in Cypress, California, in 1985 under the name Curtis Kimball for charges of driving under the influence and endangering the welfare of a child but failed to appear in court. [5], The guilty plea came as a surprise to the court; Contra Costa County homicide detective Roxane Gruenheid has stated that she thinks he pleaded guilty after overhearing her say that she was going to request a paternity test for Lisa. Billy Jensen on the Bear Brook 4 Update and Remembering the Victims of Ted Bundy | CrimeCon, Debra and Terra Newell and Laura Richards Discuss Dirty John & Coercive Control, Nancy Grace Speaks About Fighting For Victims at CrimeCon 2019, Nancy Grace on Her New Oxygen Series Injustice, the Chris Watts Case, and More | CrimeCon, Photo: [6] A fingerprint match had confirmed that along with Vanner, he had previously used the aliases Jenson and Kimball,[5] linking him to the child abandonment case. Timelines come together. When alternate versions are told by lawyers and podcasters as part of a mounting effort to free Jason Carroll from prison and clear his name. Like Rasmussen's confirmed victims, she had died of blunt force trauma to the head. One of the victims had been his daughter. Bear Brook is an American true crime podcast covering the Bear Brook murders. [10] Jun disappeared in June 2002 and her body was found buried in cat litter in their home after having died from blunt force trauma to the head. "The Bear Brook case was the . They remained an unsolved mystery, until 15 years later another two bodies were . About a year later, Heath, who lives in Connecticut, was listening to a New Hampshire Public Radio podcast about the Bear Brook murders when information about the victims reminded her again of the . This is the twisted story of the Bear Brook Murders. The man imprisoned for her murder maintains his innocence. Vanner died in prison in December 2010 of natural causes. [1] [2] The podcast is hosted by Jason Moon and was released through New Hampshire Public Radio. January 23, 2023 Jason Carroll is serving life in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit. Donate $20 today. A sister and two nieces.. They can rest in peace. It just made me angry and curious.. The New Hampshire Attorney General's office revealed that three of the victims in what became widely known as the "Bear Brook Murders" are Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch and her two daughters,. In 1981, Denise Beaudin went missing shortly after Thanksgiving with her 6-month-old daughter and her boyfriend, Rasmussen, whom she had known as Robert T. Evans, according to the New Hampshire Department of Justice. A paternity test comparing Rasmussens blood from prison and a sample police had from 5-year-old Lisa showed Rasmussen was not her father. [6] The divorce was finalized in 1978. The refrigerator had been dumped in a canal in San Joaquin County, California. Together we have been able to uncover the identity of the Allenstown killer, a murderer who tried to erase his victims and hide in the process, tried to hide who he was and what he did, but ultimately he wasnt successful, Strelzin said, according to The Washington Post. It was determined that they had been killed sometime between 1977 and 1985. The murder of Eunsoon Jun in Richmond, California. A staff writer for All That's Interesting, Austin Harvey has also had work published with Discover Magazine, Giddy, and Lucid covering topics on mental health, sexual health, history, and sociology. [8] DNA evidence eventually found that he was not Lisa's father and the case spent years without any significant developments. The Allenstown Four. Inside The Rise And Fall Of Atlantic City, Retired Kansas City Detective Roger Golubski Charged With Sex-Trafficking Teenage Girls In The 1990s, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. From left: Marlyse Honeychurch, Marie Elizabeth Vaughn, a still unidentified victim, and Sarah McWaters. At the time, Morgan and his friends didnt know there were remains inside the barrel. A chameleon is revealed. Click here to donate $20. She married Sarah's father in September 1974, and the two were separated by the time she was known to be dating Rasmussen. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Eunsoon Jun, a chemist from California, was the first victim authorities were able to tie to Rasmussen. an investigative journalist and the author of the book "Chase Darkness With Me." . [9] Beaudin was not reported missing at the time as her family believed she left town due to financial reasons. [6] The two were married in an unofficial ceremony in 2001. Big, like 4 or 5 feet around and probably 2 or 3 feet high, she said. ALLENSTOWN "Love conquers all things. Ongoing genealogy efforts have revealed that Jane Doe's mother's relatives may have come from Pearl River County, Mississippi. Thanks for your support. After an argument with her family, she left with Rasmussen and her two daughters, six-year-old Marie Elizabeth Vaughn and one-year-old Sarah Lynn McWaters. DNA is wrestled from rootless hair. The case stumped investigators for years: four bodies, found dismembered, skeletonized, wrapped in plastic bags, and stuffed in two 55-gallon steel drums in the Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire. By 2001, Rasmussen was working odd jobs in California under yet another alias, Lawrence Vanner. This new discovery didnt offer any immediate clues as to who the killer had been, though. Terry Rasmussen poses as "Curtis Kimball" in an arrest photo from 1990. Updates in the case of the Bear Brook Murders. [9][14] Daneault had been living on the same street as Rasmussen. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. [6] Aided by genetic genealogist Barbara Rae-Venter in 2015, Beaudin's daughter discovered her mother's identity and that the man she once thought had been her father was her kidnapper. The children both went through periods where they were in the custody of their fathers, but Marlyse would later regain guardianship. Rasmussen, who had used several other aliases throughout his life,was named as a suspect in 2017.
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