Inside The Horrifying Mystery Of The Bear Brook Murders And The Evidence That Points To The Chameleon Killer. [4], In November 1985, the bodies of Honeychurch and Vaughn were found in a barrel in Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire. Curiously, against the advice of his attorneys, Vanner pleaded guilty to the murder during his trial. Honeychurchs sisters, Roxanne Barrows and Michelle Chagaris, remember her as bubbly and quirky, and said she had a good sense of humor.. My father's been outta my life since I was, like, 6 or 7, she said. And we watched the barrel fall on its side, Morgan said. It is later learned that three of the four victims are . 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. Marlyse Honeychurch was last seen around Thanksgiving 1978 with her two daughters, Marie and Sarah. Honeychurch may have adopted the alias name "Elizabeth Evans" to use in legal documents during May 1980. 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. Due to his use of many aliases, most notably "Bob Evans", Rasmussen is known as "The Chameleon Killer". After his release, he assumed the name "Larry Vanner" and began living with chemist Eunsoon Jun in 2001. He then took on the alias Gordon Jenson and abandoned the child at an RV park in Scotts Valley, California, in 1986. 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. In 1985 the plastic wrapped bodies of a woman and girl were discovered in a metal drum in a forest in Allenstown, New Hampshire. Terry Rasmussen poses as "Bob Evans" in an arrest photo from 1985. [1] The use of genetic genealogy to identify Rasmussen represented new possibilities in forensic investigations. The podcast had reignited interest in the case, and captured the attention of a 34-year-old librarian from Connecticut named Becky Heath. At least ten possible identities were ruled out. I guess dying serves him right, Rose said. Similar posts also aided in the identifications of the victims. 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. I closed the blinds back up. [4] The identities of the middle child, who Rasmussen fathered, and her mother remain unknown. 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.. While living in Manchester, New Hampshire, Rasmussen lived under the alias "Robert 'Bob' Evans" and worked at the Waumbec Mill. 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. Rasmussen is the suspected perpetrator of the Bear Brook murders. NEW YORK (AP) Amazon is pausing construction of its second headquarters in Virginia following the biggest round of layoffs in . 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. It was just a situation where, every time we searched, [we] came to a dead end. 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. The identities of Honeychurch and her two children were not known until they were confirmed by DNA profiling in 2019. [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. ALLENSTOWN "Love conquers all things. The only evidence against him? Jason Carroll is serving life in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit. A search leads authorities to his basement. [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. When authorities traced all Rasmussens aliases back to his true name, they found that in the early 1970s, he had been married and fathered four children from that marriage. Well it is Wednesday! There could be a variety of women out there who could be potential victims.. He was linked to the 1981 disappearance of a woman in New Hampshire that he was thought to be dating and was serving time for the murder of his wife in California when he died of natural causes in . All the same guy., Watch the full story on "20/20" FRIDAY at 9 p.m. In 2003, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department opened a case to find Lisa's biological family. In 1985 two bodies were discovered in a barrel in the Bear Brook State Park. Authorities have connected 5 murders to Rasmussen and they fear there are more. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images. It was the first time, researchers claimed, that genetic genealogy had been successfully employed in a murder case. 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. Sarah L. McWaters was 11 months old when she was last seen with her mother and sister around Thanksgiving of 1978. The woman, the oldest child and the youngest child . [35] He married in 1969, had four children, and lived in Phoenix, Arizona, and Redwood City, California. The remains of a young girl, aged 2 to 4, was found in the second barrel with Sarahs remains in 2000. MORE: Suspected Potomac River Rapist, who 'terrorized' women in '90s, caught with genetic genealogy July 2017 [4] They were found to have died of blunt force trauma to their heads. 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. And Denise only had one daughter, whom she had named Dawn. 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. New Hampshire State Attorney's Office, Sarah Lynn McWaters, Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch and Marie Elizabeth Vaughn. To this day, she has yet to be identified. Police question a man with multiple identities. We have never stopped looking, he said. May their souls find peace in Gods loving care.. There's always that hope, but nothing's definite.. They can rest in peace. Their slain bodies were found on November 10th, 1985, in Bear Brook State Park. 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. They remained an unsolved mystery, until 15 years later another two bodies were . [6] The two were married in an unofficial ceremony in 2001. He holds a bachelor's degree in screenwriting (widely considered to be a bad move) from Point Park University. [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. 1971) and Sarah Lynn McWaters (b. Authorities believed that Evans was the killer of the four Bear Brook victims, but did not elaborate. Roxane Gruenheid was a homicide detective at the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office. 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. They have so far been unable to identify who the mother of the child is and whether or not she may still be alive. After countless hours of research, genetic genealogist Rae-Venter found Armand Beaudin, Lisas maternal grandfather. The children both went through periods where they were in the custody of their fathers, but Marlyse would later regain guardianship. 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. "[14] He has been dubbed "The Chameleon Killer" due to his use of various aliases and his crime spree which stretched across the country. Under a plea deal, an additional charge of child abuse was dropped. From the creators of the hit podcast Bear Brook comes A True Crime Story. Maricopa County Sheriffs Department, Arizona.A mugshot of Terry Rasmussen from 1973. 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. It can conquer death." +4. Their slain bodies were found on November 10th, 1985, in Bear Brook State Park. Instead, they focus on complete strangers. [6] He was paroled in 1990 and subsequently absconded. 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. The conclusion was made after family members of the victims helped with the process ofDNA testing andgenetic genealogy. We know what he was, we know what he did and now we know who his victims were.. She was born in Hawaiian Gardens, California, when her father was in the Marines. [13] Additionally, they announced that DNA confirmed that he was the father of the middle child found in Allenstown but that Evans was a pseudonym and his legal identity was not known. May their souls find peace in Gods loving care.. [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. Bear Brook is an American true crime podcast covering the Bear Brook murders. Golden State Killer's invisible victims: Men whose lives were . 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. This is the twisted story of the Bear Brook Murders. Click here to donate $20. Just disappeared.. Apparently, Honeychurch had been with Rasmussen the last time she was seen. 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. To make a donation in support of Bear Brook, click here. "So our suspect started in 1984 as 'Curtis Kimball.' Then we had 'Gordon Jenson.' [38], Marlyse had previously married Marie's father in June 1971 and divorced by 1974. "The Bear Brook case was the . [10], Throughout the early 1980s, Rasmussen remained in possession of Beaudin's daughter, whom he called Lisa, and posed as her father. "[15], On May 9, 2000, the remains of two young girls were found near the first discovery site. Other forensic information showed that the woman and children lived together in the Northeastern United States between two weeks and three months before their deaths. [3] Moon began covering the cold case in 2015, and later started the podcast. [20], In January 2017, it was announced that Denise Beaudin, who had been missing since 1981, was connected to the murders. 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. Bear Brook murder victims remembered. Clockwise from left: Denise Beaudin, Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch, Sarah L. McWaters, Marie E. Vaughn, "the Middle Child," Eunsoon Jun. The family was comprised of Sarah McWaters, an infant, her older sister Marie Elizabeth Vaughn, and their mother Marlyse Honeychurch. Four months later, Ron Montplaisir, who was an Allenstown, New Hampshire police officer at the time, got a call from dispatch to meet a hunter at the edge of the woods. It was sad, Salamon said. Since 2017, he has been named as a suspect in several other crimes. 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. 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. Terry Rasmussen poses as "Curtis Kimball" in an arrest photo from 1990. [14] Denise Daneault, a 25-year-old woman who lived two blocks from the Rahn residence, went missing from a bar in June 1980. His own taped confession. I don't remember exactly what happened, Paula Hodges, Honeychurchs other sister, told 20/20. I just heard that they had an argument, Marlyse and my mom., My mom might've said something to her as, He's too old for you. [11], San Bernardino detective Peter Headley got Lisa's case in 2013 and genealogy website databases had grown since the case had started. The middle child, identified as Rasmussen's daughter, currently remains unidentified. A family tree begins to take shape. Huber says the investigation is stalled because she is still unidentified. [15], When Lisa was interviewed by detectives in 1986, they asked her if she had any siblings. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Bear Brook? [2] The three girls were thought to also have some Native American heritage; they had light or European-American complexions. Beaudin's body has never been found and she is currently presumed dead, according to The Concord Monitor. Rasmussen was born on December 23, 1943,[1] in Denver, Colorado. Lisa sent a sample of her DNA to an ancestry website and learned her mothers name: Denise Beaudin. Armand Beaudins daughter Denise Beaudin is Lisas mother. Show 8 More Episodes. [8], San Joaquin County, California Assistant Sheriff John Huber speculated that Rasmussen may have been responsible for killing Amanda Schumann Deza, In 1995, her body was discovered by scavengers inside of a refrigerator which had been dumped in a canal. From the creators of the hit podcast Bear Brook comes A True Crime Story. 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.. 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. [12] On January 26, 2017, authorities publicly announced that Evans was a suspect in the disappearance of Denise Beaudin and the Bear Brook murders. Renee Rose spoke to "20/20" about her friend Eunsoon Jun. There were little fingerprint cards, with these little tiny little hands, and had their little footprints on the back of them and little tiny fingerprints, Gruenheid said. [5] Throughout 1980, he was arrested in Manchester three times for writing a bad check, theft, and diverting electric current. 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. Ultimately, the body was identified as Jun, who police determined had died of blunt force trauma to the head. And the last story, the one that would tie them all together: the disappearance of a woman named Denise Beaudin from Manchester, New Hampshire. 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. When Lisa was taken into protective custody in 1986, police asked her if she had any siblings. Additionally, Huber said the womans remains bore the hallmarks of Rasmussens other victims. Beaudin and Dawn, an infant at the time, had gone missing from their home in Manchester, New Hampshire just after Thanksgiving in 1983. But 15years later, a similar barrel was discovered in the same area, this time containing the remainsof two girls. It was very surreal that a mother and daughter were actually inside the barrel itself, disposed of like common trash, John Cody, a former New Hampshire State Police detective, told 20/20.. 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. [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. It was just odd that the barrel was out there It was [a] slightly rusted, dark blue barrel. I wished he'd lived longer, so he would have suffered longer in prison, myself.. The only evidence against him? In June 2013, new versions of the victims' facial reconstructions were created by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Anyone with any information thought to be related to this case is encouraged to contact New Hampshire State Police. 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. 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