There's always that hope, but nothing's definite.. He holds a bachelor's degree in screenwriting (widely considered to be a bad move) from Point Park University. [2] The three girls were thought to also have some Native American heritage; they had light or European-American complexions. They are: Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch, the adult woman whose remains were discovered in 1985, and her two biological daughters, Marie Elizabeth Vaughn and Sarah Lynn McWaters. His own taped confession. [17] At that time, a tipster speculated that she could have been the "Elizabeth Evans" that had been listed as Rasmussen's wife during his time in Manchester. His own taped confession. More than 30 years later, is it possible to get to the truth and who gets to tell it? I was contacted one day by my nephew, and he was working with the sheriff's department out in California, Armand Beaudin told 20/20. They requested for me to do a DNA [test], and they discovered that I was the actual grandfather.. Jun was in her mid-40s when she introduced her family to her new boyfriend, Larry Vanner, whom authorities later identified as Rasmussen, according to the New Hampshire Department of Justice. The poster claimed to be McWaters half-sister. That's the only reason.. They can rest in peace. [14] Denise Daneault, a 25-year-old woman who lived two blocks from the Rahn residence, went missing from a bar in June 1980. Never contacted nobody. In November 2019, Honeychurch and her older daughter Marie Vaughn, were laid to rest together with a new headstone bearing their names in Allenstown, New Hampshire. In November 2002, he was arrested for Juns murder and in 2003, he was sentenced to prison for 15 years to life after he pled guilty to the crime. New Hampshire State Attorney's Office, Sarah Lynn McWaters, Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch and Marie Elizabeth Vaughn. [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. [42] In February 2020, a new rendering of the fourth victim was released by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and New Hampshire State Police. She had brought her two daughters and a man she identified as Rasmussen to hermothers house in La Puente, California. 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 . [41] Sarah was laid to rest in Connecticut, closer to her father's family. This is the first in an unknown number of short updates to the story of the Bear Brook murders that we'll be producing to let listeners know about any breaking news in the case. The second child found in the second barrel has not yet been identified although DNA evidence has confirmed thatRasmussen wasthe parent of this unknown victim and that she was not biologically related to Honeychurch or her daughters. At least ten possible identities were ruled out. I got a little crazy with it, she said. He faces 30 years to life for each murder conviction and up to five years for the weapons charges. 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Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! 2021 TV-14 Deep in the woods of New Hampshire, police find barrels with the remains of mutilated victims. 9 min. According to investigators, the reason that it took so long for the second drum to be recovered is that it was located outside the proximity of the initial crime scene. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Bear Brook? When somebody's story keeps changing, it means that they [have] either made something up, can't remember what they told you the first time or that they're lying to you, she added. And Denise only had one daughter, whom she had named Dawn. Jenson said after those two weeks, the Deckers could arrange for their daughter to adopt Lisa, police said. Deza was identified by Othram on February 23, 2023. On an online message board, she connected with a woman who was looking for her missing family members: a woman and her two daughters whose ages and locations matched that of Honeychurch, Sarah and Marie. [6] They last saw Rasmussen around December 1975 or 1976, when he showed up with an unidentified woman. For more on the case and to see a timeline of Sharon's last day, visit bearbrookpodcast.com. [4] The identities of the middle child, who Rasmussen fathered, and her mother remain unknown. For any tips concerning Terry Rasmussen and any unknown victims, please contact please contact Deputy Peter Headley with San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department at pheadley@sbcsd.org or the New Hampshire State Police Cold Case Unit (603)223-3648, ColdCaseUnit@dos.nh.gov, 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Curiously, against the advice of his attorneys, Vanner pleaded guilty to the murder during his trial. It was there that she introduced her family to her boyfriend, Terry Rasmussen, according to the New Hampshire Department of Justice. These versions incorporated their dental information, showing how their teeth could have affected the appearance of their faces. [34] Two months later, Robert Evans was confirmed as Terry Peder Rasmussen, through Y-DNA testing from a DNA sample contributed by one of his sons from what is believed to be his first marriage. Authorities fear both Beaudin and the unidentified mother of the middle child are other possible victims of Rasmussen. Sarah L. McWaters was 11 months old when she was last seen with her mother and sister around Thanksgiving of 1978. 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. It was sad, Salamon said. Ultimately, the body was identified as Jun, who police determined had died of blunt force trauma to the head. Advanced forensic testing showed the 2-to-4-year-old girl (since identified as Rasmussen's daughter) probably spent most of her childhood in either the upper Northeast or upper Midwest, perhaps Wisconsin. DNA proved this child was fathered by Terry Peder Rasmussen. In 2017, using genetic genealogy techniques, investigators were finally able to name their man: Terry Rasmussen, an inmate who had died seven years earlier, in 2010, while serving a sentence for the murder of his then-girlfriend, Eunsoon Jun. A fox, a wolf and a spaceboy: Felix, Zo and Arlo Duff posed up a storm ahead of their school day in celebration of World Book Day. As Heath was calling in the tip to authorities, investigative genetic genealogist Barbara Rae-Venter was also uncovering the three victims identities through a new technique that involves extracting DNA from the shaft of a strand of hair. In the show's second season, host Jason Moon returns with a new, even more complex story: In 1989, New Hampshire police . The children both went through periods where they were in the custody of their fathers, but Marlyse would later regain guardianship. The middle child, identified as Rasmussen's daughter, currently remains unidentified. 1971) and Sarah Lynn McWaters (b. A search leads authorities to his basement. True crime media like books, podcasts and TV shows continue to be a multimillion-dollar industry . Terry Peder Rasmussen (December 23, 1943 December 28, 2010) was an American serial killer. We believe we have our killer, said New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Strelzin at the time. Then, by reopening an earlier case, she helped a genetic genealogist to discover the identity of a girl the killer claimed was his daughter, and then, the killers true identity. 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. [6], Rasmussen lived in a number of states including Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Virginia, Texas, Ohio, Oregon, Hawaii and California. [13], Police released a video of a police interview of Evans in June 2017 in hopes of finding his true identity. He abandoned her in 1986 and was subsequently imprisoned on child abandonment charges. Honeychurch had an argument with her mother and left the residence, never contacting her relatives again. In 1985 and then again in 2000, police discovered the dismembered. Hes your atypical serial killer, Strelzin 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. [18], The middle child, currently unidentified,[9][19] also had a gap between her front teeth and died at an age between 2 and 4. Rasmussen is the suspected perpetrator of the Bear Brook murders. Esther Elliott, eight, (left) dressed as . Clockwise from left: Denise Beaudin, Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch, Sarah L. McWaters, Marie E. Vaughn, "the Middle Child," Eunsoon Jun. 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.. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Who could believe him for one second?, Rose said she told him: I want Eunsoon, not you, I want Eunsoon to tell me that she's done with our relationship or I'm going to get the sheriff involved.. It was just odd that the barrel was out there It was [a] slightly rusted, dark blue barrel. Curiously, the first drum was way back in 1985 and the second wasnt discovered until 2000. Then a Conn. librarian listened to a podcast", "Funeral for mother and daughter brings closure to longtime mystery", National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bear_Brook_murders&oldid=1130144089, This page was last edited on 28 December 2022, at 20:07. Ron Montplaisir, Jr., a former Allenstown, New Hampshire, police officer spoke to 20/20 about the hunter who found the first barrel in 1985. 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.. 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. November 15, 2018 This is the first in an unknown number of short updates to the story of the Bear Brook murders that we'll be producing to let listeners know about any breaking news in the case. Rasmussen killed at least six people in a series of crimes that spanned decades and stretched across the continental United States. They had been living with a man named Bob Evans. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. Investigative reporter Billy Jensen, who wrote about Rasmussen in his upcoming book Chase Darkness With Me," told Oxygen Digital Correspondent Stephanie Gomulka at CrimeCon 2019he thinks Rasmussen is responsible for killing other people, too. Before that, hed been jailed in 1988 for driving a stolen vehicle under the name Gerry Mockerman, and even earlier in 1985 for drunk driving and child endangerment. The bones of a foot . Click here to donate $20. [10] These bodies were also in a metal 55-gallon drum, and police believe that all four murders occurred at roughly the same time, despite investigators inexplicably missing the second drum in 1985. [31], The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children subsequently announced that an unidentified man, known by the alias "Robert Evans," was found through DNA to be the father of the middle child (who was not related to the three other victims). This linked him to New Hampshire in the same timeframe as the Bear Brook murders, when he was known as Robert Evans. The bodies were eventually buried in a nearby cemetery with a tombstone that read: Here lies the mortal remains known only to God of a woman aged 23-33 and a girl child aged 8-10. [3] Moon began covering the cold case in 2015, and later started the podcast. The hunt for a serial killer stretches to California as detectives unravel a tangled web of abuse and murder created by one man with many fake identities. 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. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Bear Brook? An estranged cousin goes missing. It just made me angry and curious.. 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. In 2016, this child was determined to be Rasmussens biological daughter. Buried in the cat litter, police found a human foot completely mummified wearing a flip flop. We know what he was, we know what he did and now we know who his victims were.. Police question a man with multiple identities. Despite hundreds of leads, the bodies were not identified.