As with the discovery of many unidentified victims in parks and forests, the bodies were found by hunters, two brothers, who reported their findings to local authorities. These versions incorporated their dental information, showing how their teeth could have affected the appearance of their faces. The guys jumped on my four-wheeler and we booted out of there and that was the last time that we saw the barrel.. Updates in the case of the Bear Brook Murders. She was 2 to 4 years old at the time of her death, placing her birthdate between 1975-1977. If you have any information about these missing cases or others, please call the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or visit its website at www.missingkids.org. They have so far been unable to identify who the mother of the child is and whether or not she may still be alive. 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,. The murder of Eunsoon Jun in Richmond, California. It was just odd that the barrel was out there It was [a] slightly rusted, dark blue barrel. He smoked constantly, Juns friend, Renee Rose, told 20/20. Larry would just grab and gobble up everything on the table and belch and eat more, and then he'd go sit on the couch.. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! 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There is one girl who we don't know who she is. [41] Sarah was laid to rest in Connecticut, closer to her father's family. A sister and two nieces.. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! In 2014, police announced that DNA profiling had revealed through MtDNA that the woman, and oldest and youngest girls were maternally related. Bear Brook murder victims remembered. Investigators said genealogy research. [10], Rasmussen resurfaced in December 1999 under the pseudonym Larry Vanner when California-based chemist Eunsoon Jun introduced him to her family. For Bear Brook listeners, a full episode preview of Jason Moon's latest reporting project, Death Resulting. Jun disappeared from Richmond, California, in June 2002, approximately two years after Vanner met her family and friends. The remains of a young girl, aged 2 to 4, was found in the second barrel with Sarahs remains in 2000. While searching Vanners California home, Gruenheid and a fellow detective located an enormous pile of cat litter in a crawl space. Like Rasmussen's confirmed victims, she had died of blunt force trauma to the head. We do regrettably fear that his daughter's mother is probably another victim somewhere, Carol Schweitzer, of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, said. We had a sister that was gone. Jenson arranged for Lisa to be taken to Southern California for two weeks with another family, Katherine and Richard Decker. The refrigerator had been dumped in a canal in San Joaquin County, California. In 1985 the plastic wrapped bodies of a woman and girl were discovered in a metal drum in a forest in Allenstown, New Hampshire. Police believe her answer indicates they may have been killed by Rasmussen, too. February 20, 2023 Sharon Johnson's family and friends have spent the last 35 years coping with her brutal murder. Maricopa County Sheriffs Department, Arizona. Rasmussen has been linked to five horrific murders and authorities fear there are more. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Bear Brook? From left: Marlyse Honeychurch, Marie Elizabeth Vaughn, a still unidentified victim, and Sarah McWaters. [36] The senior Rasmussen, known as the Chameleon killer, is believed to have used "at least five different aliases in a decades-long run of crimes across the country, including at least five homicides, and likely more. She said that she did but "they died eating grass mushrooms when they were out camping". [2] All four of the victims were either partially or completely skeletonized; they were believed to have died between 1977 and 1981. 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. Terry Rasmussen poses as "Curtis Kimball" in an arrest photo from 1990. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images. When I got up in the morning, I pulled my shades back, there was clouds and a beautiful blue sky, and there was seagulls circling in the sky, they were beautiful. To make a donation in support of Bear Brook, click here. 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. Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch (b. More than 30 years later, is it possible to get to the truth and who gets to tell it? The middle child, identified as Rasmussen's daughter, currently remains unidentified. More than 30 years later, is it possible to get to the truth and who gets to tell it? Curiously, the first drum was way back in 1985 and the second wasnt discovered until 2000. [14] Denise Daneault, a 25-year-old woman who lived two blocks from the Rahn residence, went missing from a bar in June 1980. Renee Rose spoke to "20/20" about her friend Eunsoon Jun. Bear Brook Starting February 20 Jason Carroll is serving life in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit. [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. 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. The only evidence against him? After his release, he assumed the name "Larry Vanner" and began living with chemist Eunsoon Jun in 2001. It's a blue 55-gallon steel drum. I closed the blinds back up. [2] He grew up in Arizona and attended North High School in Phoenix until dropping out during his sophomore year in 1960. I don't think they're ever going to find her, Beaudins father, Armand Beaudin, said. [10], Throughout the early 1980s, Rasmussen remained in possession of Beaudin's daughter, whom he called Lisa, and posed as her father. MANCHESTER, N.H. The search for the name of the remaining unidentified murder victim found in a barrel in Allenstown is leading authorities to Mississippi. 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. 2021 TV-14 Deep in the woods of New Hampshire, police find barrels with the remains of mutilated victims. [13], Police released a video of a police interview of Evans in June 2017 in hopes of finding his true identity. It was just a situation where, every time we searched, [we] came to a dead end. [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. She left the home after a trivial argument with her mother and was never seen alive again. 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. Timelines come together. After reading about the long journey to identify the Chameleon Killers victims, read about the Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway. [Its because] there's still one victim out there, former Detective Cody said. [2] All four of the victims were either partially or completely skeletonized; they were believed to have died between 1977 and 1981. She said her mother and Rasmussen got married in 1968 in Hawaii. "[14] He has been dubbed "The Chameleon Killer" due to his use of various aliases and his crime spree which stretched across the country. The only evidence against him? an investigative journalist and the author of the book "Chase Darkness With Me." . By Eric Shorey & Gina Tron For more on the case, visit bearbrookpodcast.com. The identification of three decomposing corpses discovered in barrels in a New Hampshire state park have led police to believe they've solved a decades-old crime. It just made me angry and curious.. Investigators have concluded the woman and two of the children lived in the area where their bodies were found. [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. 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. Authorities believed that Evans was the killer of the four Bear Brook victims, but did not elaborate. Four Bodies Are Discovered In Bear Brook State Park 15 Years Apart On Nov. 10, 1985, a hunter trekking through Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire came across a large, industrial steel drum. All the same guy., Watch the full story on "20/20" FRIDAY at 9 p.m. "So our suspect started in 1984 as 'Curtis Kimball.' Then we had 'Gordon Jenson.' After countless hours of research, genetic genealogist Rae-Venter found Armand Beaudin, Lisas maternal grandfather. Yet, they still had no clue who the victims were. 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. The Bear Brook murders (also referred to as the Allenstown Four) are female American murder victims, two discovered in 1985 and two in 2000, at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire, United States. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. New methods of inquiry are used to crack other cold cases. Starring Terry P Rasmussen Genres Unscripted Subtitles None available This is the story of the Allenstown Four. [5] In 1989, he received a three-year prison sentence for child abandonment. Salamon said he and his family call the girl Angel.. [8][10] He was arrested that November and pleaded no contest in 2003[12] to charges relating to her murder and dismemberment. We believe we have our killer, said New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Strelzin at the time. Thanks for your support. 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. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Bear Brook? Her answer led police to believe that Rasmussen killed them too. Donate $20 today. [6] He was paroled in 1990 and subsequently absconded. The mother of the middle child, the unidentified girl in the second barrel found at Bear Brook in 2000, who was determined to be Rasmussens biological daughter, has also never been found nor identified. and I went, This can't be, Rose said of learning her friend was gone. [3][4] Rasmussen enlisted in the United States Navy in 1961 and served until he was discharged in 1967. 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. It was there that she introduced her family to her boyfriend, Terry Rasmussen, according to the New Hampshire Department of Justice. [7] His cause of death was a combination of lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia. In 2016, this child was determined to be Rasmussens biological daughter. [20], In January 2017, it was announced that Denise Beaudin, who had been missing since 1981, was connected to the murders. This is the twisted story of the Bear Brook Murders. 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. [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. He later abandoned that child, whom he had pretended to father and called Lisa, in a trailer park. 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. He settled in New Hampshire sometime in the late 1970s. [5] Two months later, he was confirmed to be Rasmussen, through Y-DNA testing from a DNA sample contributed by one of his children from what is believed to be his first marriage. Came to a dead end. Which says, yeah, there's more victims out there, definitely.. 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. Beaudin's body has never been found and she is currently presumed dead, according to The Concord Monitor. It was sad, Salamon said. 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. Never contacted nobody. There could be a variety of women out there who could be potential victims.. The abandonment of five-year-old Lisa in Scotts Valley, California. In the early days of the investigation, authorities publicized the case in the United States and some parts of Canada. There's always that hope, but nothing's definite.. She had an overbite, which was probably noticeable. Ultimately, the body was identified as Jun, who police determined had died of blunt force trauma to the head. Rasmussen was convicted and sentenced for the murder in 2002 of his then-wife, Eunsoon Jun; he died in prison in 2010. The first barrel was discovered in 1985, the second in 2000. [15] In attendance were members of Honeychurch's family and Rasmussen's daughter from his first marriage. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. I got a little crazy with it, she said. The Bear Brook murders (aka the Allenstown Four) are four female American murder victims, discovered in 1985 and 2000, at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire. The last time Honeychurch was seen by her family wasonThanksgiving 1978, according to a timeline released by the attorney general's office. A True Crime Story is about what happens when the official narrative is challenged. Inside, he found two bodies, dismembered, wrapped in plastic bags, and highly skeletonized beyond recognition, Oxygen reported. We have never stopped looking, he said. Subsequent investigations led to Honeychurch and her daughters being identified as three of the four victims found in Allenstown; the identity of the fourth victim, his daughter, remains unknown. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! October 24, 2018 An ominous New Year's party introduction. Maricopa County Sheriffs Department, Arizona.A mugshot of Terry Rasmussen from 1973. 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. And he wasnt being cooperative with that at all.. 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. He then took on the alias Gordon Jenson and abandoned the child at an RV park in Scotts Valley, California, in 1986. [7] Based on the date they disappeared, available documents and Rasmussen's activities, the victims most likely died between 1978 and 1981. [35] He married in 1969, had four children, and lived in Phoenix, Arizona, and Redwood City, California. We were playing a game of hide and seek, Morgan told 20/20. I was approached by one of the kids in the group that he had come upon a barrel out in the middle of the woods, which was off the trail. [6] The two were married in an unofficial ceremony in 2001. [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. Assistant Attorney General Jeffery Strelzin explained the discovery at a press conference on June 6. Three of the victims would be identified, however, two years later, thanks to the obsessive amateur sleuthing of Rebekah Heath and Barbara Rae-Venter. But, I think until we know her identity, we're not going to solve the case.. Beaudin's daughter was abducted by Rasmussen and taken to California, where he raised her under the pseudonym "Gordon Jensen". Honeychurch was 24 at the time, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. He would say, Well she's busy taking care of her mother or She was going to get some therapeutic help, Rose said Vanner told her. 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. He didn't even look healthy. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Bear Brook? Marie E. Vaughn was first, born in 1971, then Sarah L. McWaters was born in 1977, according to the New Hampshire Department of Justice. Investigators knew who their killer was, but they still had no clue who the victims were. He finds Rasmussen to be a particularly repulsive serial killer in fact, the worst, in his opinion. 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. In October 2018, the New Hampshire Public Radio released a podcast called Bear Brook, which explored the bizarre, unique case. The man imprisoned for her murder maintains his innocence. Police believe Honeychurch fled to New Hampshire with Rasmussen, who at that point had begun using the name "Bob Evans." It was the first time, researchers claimed, that genetic genealogy had been successfully employed in a murder case. The Family in Barrels. ET on ABC. 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. Evans later abandoned a young girl, "Lisa", at a campground, and she was found to not be his daughter. The Bear Brook murders: Two barrels, four bodies found 15 years apart . Click here to donate $20. The Bear Brook Murders. In the early 1980s, a man who said his name was Gordon Jenson was living in a trailer park in California, with a little girl he called Lisa, who police say was about 4 or 5 years old at the time. [8] DNA evidence eventually found that he was not Lisa's father and the case spent years without any significant developments. By 2001, Rasmussen was working odd jobs in California under yet another alias, Lawrence Vanner. 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. She went with Terry. So our suspect started in 1984 as Curtis Kimball. Then we had Gordon Jenson. Then he was using Larry Vanner. And now, it turns out, in the early 1980s back in New Hampshire, he was using Bob Evans, San Bernardino County, California, Sheriffs Deputy Peter Headley explained. His own taped confession. 1971) and Sarah Lynn McWaters (b. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.. [3][9][10][11][12][13] Autopsies determined both had died of blunt trauma. 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. The bones of a foot . 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. The crime goes by many names, but one thing that is certain-it is one of the most horrendous and baffling crimes in American history. A family tree begins to take shape. He was just a really, really bad man, one of the worst, Jensen said. The Deckers came to believe Lisa might have been abused. Anyone with any information thought to be related to this case is encouraged to contact New Hampshire State Police. At the time, Morgan and his friends didnt know there were remains inside the barrel. Rasmussen is believed to be responsible for several other murders, including that of Denise Beaudin, his known girlfriend,[5] who disappeared in 1981. [6] They last saw Rasmussen around December 1975 or 1976, when he showed up with an unidentified woman. That's the only reason.. Eunsoon Jun, a chemist from California, was the first victim authorities were able to tie to Rasmussen. Honeychurch was last seen in La Puente, California, on Thanksgiving day that year. MORE: Suspected Potomac River Rapist, who 'terrorized' women in '90s, caught with genetic genealogy July 2017 It was reported that he was known to travel with women and children. She had symptoms of pneumonia, a crooked front tooth and a diastema (space between her top teeth), two earrings in each ear, and was between 4ft 3in (1.30m) and 4ft 6in (1.37m) tall. Her hair was wavy and light brown; she had no dental fillings. Now we need to identify and try to find all of his victims.. The remains of Marie and her mother, Honeychurch, were found in the first of two barrels that were discovered at Bear Brook State Park in November 1985. His true identity, Terry Rasmussen, was not revealed by authorities until 2017. He died in prison in 2010 after being convicted of her 2002 murder. But as it turned out, that person had been several different people throughout his life. Similar posts also aided in the identifications of the victims. [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. A family tree begins to take shape. The identity of the fourth victim still remains a mystery. Click here to donate $20. The Bear Brook murders in Allenstown, New Hampshire. In 1985, there was a grim discovery made in Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire: Two decomposing bodies found in a barrel. Vanner fended off her loved ones questions with an array of excuses. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. THE CHAMELEON KILLER 'Bear Brook Murders' Starcasm Staff September 5, 2021 The Chameleon Killer, True Crime For 30 years the killer of bodies found in barrels near Bear Brook State Park,. [11], San Bernardino detective Peter Headley got Lisa's case in 2013 and genealogy website databases had grown since the case had started. In November 2015, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children released a third set of reconstructions of the four victims at a news conference at the New Hampshire State Attorney General's office.
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