In 1995, scavengers found a refrigerator containing what former San Joaquin County Assistant Sheriff John Huber believes may be another one of Rasmussens victims. In 2000, 15 years after the first barrel was discovered, Sarahs body was found inside a separate barrel at Bear Brook State Park along with the body of an unknown child. Vanner fended off her loved ones questions with an array of excuses. More than 30 years later, is it possible to get to the truth and who gets to tell it? 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. 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: [10][25] In 2015, the woman was identified as the mother of the two girls. 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. From the creators of the hit podcast Bear Brook comes A True Crime Story. By 2017, Bob Evans was dead, and investigators believed he had killed Denise Beaudin after they left New Hampshire. She had brought her two daughters and a man she identified as Rasmussen to hermothers house in La Puente, California. There were still many questions to be answered and gaps in Evans history to fill in, but now investigators had a crucial piece of evidence Bob Evans, or Lawrence Vanner, had lived in New Hampshire in the mid-1980s. Honeychurch's body and one of the girl's bodieswerefound in November1985 in a barrel tipped on its side inBear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire. As of June2019[update], the third child remains unidentified, but authorities were able to confirm that Rasmussen was her biological father. There is one girl who we don't know who she is. During the news conference, investigators detail the Bear Brook State Park murders; the killing of Eunsoon Jun in California; Lisa's abandonment; and Lisa's link to the still-missing Denise Beaudin, her mother. 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.. A child is abandoned. [7] Based on the date they disappeared, available documents and Rasmussen's activities, the victims most likely died between 1978 and 1981. It was there that she introduced her family to her boyfriend, Terry Rasmussen, according to the New Hampshire Department of Justice. [15], When Lisa was interviewed by detectives in 1986, they asked her if she had any siblings. Curiously, against the advice of his attorneys, Vanner pleaded guilty to the murder during his trial. 9 min. [9][14] Daneault had been living on the same street as Rasmussen. 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 unidentified yo. [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. 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. Marlyse Honeychurch was last seen around Thanksgiving 1978 with her two daughters, Marie and Sarah. She also may have suffered from anemia. 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. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Marlyse was excited to be a mom. She had an overbite, which was probably noticeable. He was 62 years old when he passed away in prison. Rasmussen has been linked to five horrific murders and authorities fear there are more. ET on ABC. It would take 17 years until the killer could be named and another two until his victims would be identified. [4], In November 1985, the bodies of Honeychurch and Vaughn were found in a barrel in Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire. Ron Montplaisir, Jr., a former Allenstown, New Hampshire, police officer spoke to 20/20 about the hunter who found the first barrel in 1985. [13], Police released a video of a police interview of Evans in June 2017 in hopes of finding his true identity. David Salamon and Paula Hodges are Honeychurch's siblings. [28] Beaudin disappeared from Manchester, New Hampshire, along with her young daughter and then-boyfriend Robert "Bob" Evans. The veteran detective on the case develops a theory involving her husband and a teenager. He later abandoned that child, whom he had pretended to father and called Lisa, in a trailer park. [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. She loved her kids dearly, Chagaris 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. She said her mother and Rasmussen got married in 1968 in Hawaii. Authorities believed that Evans was the killer of the four Bear Brook victims, but did not elaborate. I guess dying serves him right, Rose said. At least ten possible identities were ruled out. He had an unofficial backyard marriage ceremony to Eunsoon Jun in Richmond that same year, though no marriage certificates were ever filed. That's why I do these to get her identified and so that there's closure for the families involved here. The Deckers came to believe Lisa might have been abused. 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. All the same guy., Watch the full story on "20/20" FRIDAY at 9 p.m. [35] He married in 1969, had four children, and lived in Phoenix, Arizona, and Redwood City, California. Click here to donate $20. Rasmussen was born on December 23, 1943,[1] in Denver, Colorado. A year later, Juns body was found dismembered and buried in her basement. bodies found. 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. 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. [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. [4] The identities of the middle child, who Rasmussen fathered, and her mother remain unknown. [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. 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 . [20], In January 2017, it was announced that Denise Beaudin, who had been missing since 1981, was connected to the murders. [14] Denise Daneault, a 25-year-old woman who lived two blocks from the Rahn residence, went missing from a bar in June 1980. Their slain bodies were found on November 10th, 1985, in Bear Brook State Park. She had been placed in the refrigerator with a pillow, sleeping bag and what appeared to be several blankets, he said. It well could be somebody else. 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. Curiously, the first drum was way back in 1985 and the second wasnt discovered until 2000. Inside The Horrifying Mystery Of The Bear Brook Murders. A chameleon is revealed. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Known by a lengthy list of aliases, Terry Peder Rasmussen has been dubbed "The Chameleon Killer" for assuming so many different identities as he infiltrated families and destroyed lives in New Hampshire and California. He had settled in nearby Manchester, New Hampshire, under the alias "Bob Evans" in the late 1970s. 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. In the show's second season, host Jason Moon returns with a new, even more complex story: In 1989, New Hampshire police . Inside The Horrifying Mystery Of The Bear Brook Murders And The Evidence That Points To The Chameleon Killer. We had a sister that was gone. One of the hunters looked inside the open barrel and saw a skull. [7] His cause of death was a combination of lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia. Click here to donate $20. By 2001, Rasmussen was working odd jobs in California under yet another alias, Lawrence Vanner. I closed the blinds back up. This is the story of the Allenstown Four. In 1995, scavengers found a refrigerator containing what former detective John Huber believes may be another one of Rasmussens victims. And he brings a fresh examination of the evidence to a state that has never exonerated anyone for murder. I got a little crazy with it, she said. She married Sarah's father in September 1974, and the two were separated by the time she was known to be dating Rasmussen. And Denise only had one daughter, whom she had named Dawn. Now, the only question that remains is, who was the middle child, Terry Rasmussens daughter and fourth victim? In 1985, there was a grim discovery made in Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire: Two decomposing bodies found in a barrel. Timelines come together. Three of the victims would be identified, however, two years later, thanks to the obsessive amateur sleuthing of Rebekah Heath and Barbara Rae-Venter. He pleaded guilty to the death of his partnerEunsoon Jun, landing him a 15 year prison sentence, according to The Los Angeles Times. [12][6], Rasmussen died, aged 67, while imprisoned at High Desert State Prison[5] on December 28, 2010. The children both went through periods where they were in the custody of their fathers, but Marlyse would later regain guardianship. Then, 15 years later on May 9, 2000, a second 55-gallon drum was discovered in the same area. 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Terry Rasmussen poses as "Bob Evans" in an arrest photo from 1985. Esther Elliott, eight, (left) dressed as . Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Bear Brook? MORE: Suspected Potomac River Rapist, who 'terrorized' women in '90s, caught with genetic genealogy July 2017 Investigators said genealogy research. It was reported that he was known to travel with women and children. "[14] He has been dubbed "The Chameleon Killer" due to his use of various aliases and his crime spree which stretched across the country. 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. It wasnt Rasmussens first time in prison, however hed just been using a different name. May their souls find peace in Gods loving care.. 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. Jesse Morgan, who grew up in a small trailer park surrounded by Bear Brook, was 11 when he and his friends stumbled upon the first barrel. [5] Throughout 1980, he was arrested in Manchester three times for writing a bad check, theft, and diverting electric current. February 13, 2019 A son remembers his father, and searches for clues in his military paperwork. The Bear Brook murders, and Allenstown Barrel murders refer to four dismembered female murder victims found in barrels, two discovered in 1985 and two in 2000, at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire. 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. Terry Rasmussen poses as "Curtis Kimball" in an arrest photo from 1990. Police believe her answer indicates they may have been killed by Rasmussen, too. A True Crime Story is about what happens when the official narrative is challenged. By 1981, Evans was romantically linked to a woman namedDenise Beaudin who also went missing with her daughter shortly thereafter.