To understand that, you need to understand Terry Rasmussens chaotic life. We interviewed several people who remembered Evans. When Eunsoon then disappeared in June 2001, police took Rasmussens fingerprints which identified him as Curtis Kimball from the child abandonment case. A conversation with one of Terry Rasmussen's surviving children. The suspected serial killer, who died in a California prison in 2010, is accused of having killed at least six people, including his toddler daughter. Terry Rasmussen Pictured are the metal drums in which four suspected serial killer victims were found in 1985 and 2000 in the woods near Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, N. H. Three of the victims have been identified as Marlyse Honeychurch and her two daughters. She had also spent time in the Midwest and West Coast but was not from the immediate area around Bear Brook State Park. Cold but not forgotten: Front Page Detectives set to host a week of stories about cold cases, Police Make Arrest In Three-Decade Cold Case In Which Woman Was Raped, Murdered, New York Serial Killer May Still Be Roaming Free And Police Fear Finding More Butchered Victims. The point was bought starkly into focus earlier this year after her work led to the arrest in California of a suspect in a series of brutal rapes. It shocked me, she says. When his daughter and granddaughter left Manchester with Evans, Beaudin said, Evans told him they were leaving town because they owed people money, 20/20 reported. She went to the police with her findings and they began the process of DNA testing to match Sarahs living relatives with the remains and so confirm the identities of three of the victims. Crystal Bonvillian, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, Authorities seek ID of serial killer's slain daughter. We found 73 records in 27 states for Terry Rasmussen in our US directory. An assessment card listed the junk strewn there. By this time, Lisa had been adopted. I was really centered on the little girl, on Lisa, Gruenheid told 20/20 last year. It was a missed opportunity. Prior to her involvement with the Bear Brook murders, she had never solved a case but found the process engrossing; therapeutic even. I went ballistic and had the woman pull the thread from Facebook. But in 1975, his wife left him and took their children after Rasmussen was arrested for aggravated assault. Like, was this really his daughter? For the first few years Id wake up wondering about the killer and ask my husband, Do you think he was a child rapist, or a guy who just snapped one day and wiped out his family? He would say, 'Its 2am. It took time to build trust and one of the most surprising revelations to arise from those early inquiries was that very few people in the area knew there had been four victims. It was not until Rasmussen was arrested for driving a stolen vehicle two years later in 1987 that fingerprints linked him back to Dawn. Examination of the genetic composition of the child and genealogy research suggest the mother of the child has relatives in Pearl River County, Mississippi, officials said in a news release. Rebekah looked for missing girls. By that point, I was in touch with several members of the family and we were all talking, just waiting it out, she continues. Who did he get her from?. With so much demand for her services however, she continues to crack cases and has so far solved around 30 crimes. The medical examiner could not determine for sure how the younger girls died but determined they had been murdered. Documents uncovered later showed she had signed for mail under the name. She had slightly wavy brown hair and stood approximately 3 feet, 3 inches to 3 feet, 9 inches tall. Barbaras name was not mentioned. I TOLD HIM, YOU DID NOT DO IT. He worked as an electrician at the general store in Allenstown where the bodies in the barrels were found near Bear Brook Gardens trailer park. The case, eventually called The Lisa Project, ended up containing more than 200 of the womans relatives including a first cousin, authorities said. WATERLOO - Eric K. "Razz" Rasmussen, 49, of Waterloo, died Saturday morning, Aug. 10, 2013, at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He doesnt exist prior to his (DUI) arrest in Cypress.. The Billionaire Murders: 'Arrest Imminent' In Brutal Execution-Style Killings Of Canadians Barry & Honey Sherman. A privacy advocate, who believed Barbaras work was unethical, posted on Facebook that Barbara had been the person who identified the suspect and revealed that he was in the community under licence. (New Hampshire State Police). RASMUSSEN's son is born. Terry Rasmussen served in the Navy from 1961 to 1967, he was stationed at bases along the west coast and also at Okinawa in the Pacific. He later said he was so traumatized by the discovery that it was 10 years before he was able to go back into the woods. She attended anniversary memorials for the victims and kept the four blank stones at home as a reminder, unaware that a faltering investigation on the other side of the country, and another genealogist, held the other keys that eventually unlocked the mystery. Eunsoon Jun is pictured in an undated photo. She had a slight overbite that may have been noticeable, the news release said. He had once been introduced to his pregnant girlfriend. The program about the case was aired again Friday night. Charles Manson Claimed Greatest Murderer Title Over Ted Bundy, It was a listing Id found from a 1999 Ancestry.com message board. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Copyright 2023 Radar Media Group LLC. She, Rasmussen and the girls, who were then 6 years old and 11 months old, left after Honeychurch and her mother got into an argument. It was just a situation where, every time we searched, (we) came to a dead end, he said. In 2012, they flew to Florida to interview the chief officer in the case when the first bodies were first found. 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. Rasmussen killed at least six people in a series of crimes that spanned decades and stretched across the continental United States. Her father said the family had never reported her missing because they had no idea where to look for her. His movements over the next decade are unknown, but in December 1999, Rasmussen resurfaced in California, using the new alias Larry Vanner. The suspected serial killer, who died in a California prison in 2010, is accused of having killed at least six people, including his toddler daughter. Just months after identifying Rasmussen, she used the same genealogy DNA process to help crack the infamous Golden State Killer case. It was a puzzle, and Barbara liked puzzles. She was most likely slain between 1979 and 1981, police officials said Thursday. The drum contained the decomposed, skeletonized remains of a young woman in her early twenties and a girl, aged around eleven. As time went on, investigators located hundreds of her genetic cousins. Ronda also believed the killerwasfamiliar with thearea. It was assumed the victims were a mother and daughter. Fingerprints taken from inside his trailer came back as belonging to Kimball, the name under which he had been arrested in 1985 for drunken driving. Rasmussen was trained as an electrician and served for six years at bases around the West Coast and Okinawa. The troopers counterparts in New Hampshire are working with genetic genealogist Dr. Barbara Rae-Venter on the case. The same DNA analysis that showed the girl was Rasmussens daughter showed that she was not related to Honeychurch or her girls, who were all last seen alive in November 1978 in La Puenta, California. With Lisa we had to do so target testing because we just didnt have the information. It's a childhood memory that stands out among the darkness that surrounds Stiers's dad he was Terry Peder Rasmussen, a man she was told last year was a serial killer, and the man authorities. (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children), It tore my mom up. The suspected serial killer, who died in a California prison in 2010, is suspected of killing at least six people, including his toddler daughter. Victims of Terry Rasmussen are remembered, decades after their violent deaths in Bear Brook State Park. As Jenson, he had abandoned a 5-year-old girl, who he claimed was his daughter, Lisa Jenson, while they were living together in 1986 at an RV park in Cypress, California. She often scanned old newspapers for unsolved crimes because she had an unorthodox hobby. The case, eventually called The Lisa Project, ended up containing more than 200 of the womans relatives including a first cousin, authorities said. Overview of the area in Bear Brook State Park and the second barrel, 2000. I got the call that he was not biologically related to Lisa, and that confirmed a lot of what my suspicions were, the former detective said. Investigators, amateur sleuths, professional genealogists and others continued their dogged pursuit for answers and identities. Which says, yeah, theres more victims out there, definitely.. ALLENSTOWN, N.H. Relatives in Mississippi could hold the key to identifying a little girl who was among four serial killer victims found stuffed into two 55-gallon drums in the New Hampshire wilderness decades ago. There were relatives out there somewhere who didnt know they were dead. In 1985, as the man calling himself Gordon Jenson showed up in Cypress with a little girl in tow, authorities in New Hampshire were making their first terrible discovery just outside of Bear Brook State Park. Gruenheid learned a few weeks after the guilty plea that he was not Lisa Jensons father. After so many years, the contact address given on the post was discontinued, so Rebekah used social media to trace the female writer. It was astonishing to finally give those girls their names back, says Ronda. The suspected serial killer, who died in a California prison in 2010, is accused of having killed at least six people, including his toddler daughter. And as it wasnt known until she was 20 that she had been abducted there had been no press about it, so when police called people and asked if theyd take a DNA test, they Googled it, didnt see anything and thought it was some kind of scam. The answers lead to questions. Serial Killer Showdown! Its a pretty straight forward technique, she explains. In California, cops were still trying to find out who Lisa the child Rasmussen abandoned really was. She was surprised that she had never heard of the case and that so little had seemingly been done to solve it. It is not known how Rasmussens biological daughter fits into this time frame or when she died, but it is assumed Marlyse, Sarah and Marie died after May 1980. But a year later, in July 2017, he was unmasked, thanks to the pioneering work of another. Gruenheid learned a few weeks after the guilty plea that he was not Lisa Jensons father. Dark Seas: The 10 Most Horrifying True Crimes Committed On Cruise Ships. A son was born in 1970 in Palo Alto, California, followed by a third daughter in 1972. He died of lung cancer in 2010, never having faced justice for all the lives he took. She mused about what could have happened to her or her siblings. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy. We spoke to a man and who kept pigs there and he couldnt believe that a barrel with legs sticking out of it would be unnoticed for so many years because his pigs were constantly getting out of their enclosure and would have gone straight to it. The suspected serial killer, who died in a California prison in 2010, is accused of having killed at least six people, including his toddler daughter. What people dont understand is that when you upload to GEDmatch you are not uploading your DNA, that stays wherever you tested. Inside were the bodies of the two youngest victims, wrapped in plastic as the first two victims were. Ronda and Scott publicized the case to attract more leads. I sent her a message asking if she was still looking for the girl and she replied within minutes and said yes, she was still looking for Sarah. She explains: I would scour them night after night and spend hours going through the list of leads I built trying to find records to determine whether the individual identified in the lead was dead, alive or accounted for. That feeling will stay with me for a long time. A son was born in 1970 in Palo Alto, California, followed by a third daughter in 1972. Rasmussen was convicted of killing Eunsoon Jun in June 2003 and has been linked to five others deaths. Rae-Venter told 20/20 the search led her to a man named Armand Beaudin in Manchester, New Hampshire, about 15 miles from Allenstown and Bear Brook State Park. Terry Rasmussen Terry Rasmussen is pictured in an undated photo with one of his children. The couple separated in 1972 and got back together before splitting up for good in 1975, following Rasmussens arrest for aggravated assault, authorities said. We were very close. The suspected serial killer, who died in a California prison in 2010, is accused of having killed at least six people, including his toddler daughter. This guys a ghost. Her father said the family had never reported her missing because they had no idea where to look for her. She said that she did, but they died from eating grass mushrooms when they were out camping, Headley said. Terry Rasmussen Photos show Denise Beaudin and Terry Rasmussen, aka Bob Evans, in 1981, shortly before Beaudin vanished. Can you help identify 2 people found dead in King County? As he helped Lisa, now grown with her own family, look for her parents, he began working with Rae-Venter, the same genealogist now trying to identify Rasmussens slain daughter. Rasmussen, who was arrested for child abandonment in 1988 and served less than two years in prison as Kimball, was released on parole in October 1990 and disappeared. 19 mins. Headley asked her a question. She flew to Florida to interview the cop in charge of the original case. She had a slight overbite that may have been noticeable, the news release said. According to CNN, Rasmussen left the girl with neighbors, who later had to put her up for adoption. He said his father was tough on the outside but. For a long time the only gifts I wanted at birthdays and Christmas were subscriptions to research sites, archive systems and genealogy databases.. And now it turns out in the early 1980s, back in New Hampshire, he was using Bob Evans. Terry was united in marriage to Phillip Rasmussen on March 20, 1955, in Mason City. By their best estimates, ME's surmised the females had died sometime between 1977 and 1985. (New Hampshire State Police). They mind their own business. Authorities then had his DNA tested to discover if Lisa was his biological daughter. Using this technique, scientists were able to ascertain that the related victims the adult, oldest and youngest child were raised in and had been living in a swath of territory that covered all of New England and stretched down as far as West Virginia. 1970 RASMUSSEN family moved to Redwood City, CA. One was found to have human legs sticking out of it. It had always stood out. When I did get them identified, it was hard to let them go.. Pictured are the metal drums in which four suspected serial killer victims were found in 1985 and 2000 in the woods near Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, N. H. Three of the victims have been identified as Marlyse Honeychurch and her two daughters. (New Hampshire State Police). I wanted to know why we have so many. Family annihilators generally go on to kill themselves.. As it turned out, police officials there were familiar with a man named Bob Evans. The bones of a foot were sticking out of it. Marlyse Honeychurch, from left, and her daughters, Marie Vaughn and Sarah McWaters, are pictured, along with artists renderings of their bodies before they were identified in 2019. Authorities said at the time that the pair appeared to have died of blunt force trauma. And now it turns out in the early 1980s, back in New Hampshire, he was using Bob Evans. I could have gone down a path that took me to someone like the guy who killed the Bear Brook victims. The success of her work led to more requests from other police agencies looking to solve cold cases. Due to his use of many aliases, most notably "Bob Evans", Rasmussen is known as "The Chameleon Killer". Due to his use of many aliases, most notably " Bob Evans ", Rasmussen is known as " The Chameleon Killer ". Here were these girls and nobody seemed to be caring for them. It is also unclear when she might have been slain. How could a whole family go missing. Lisa was in the car with him at the time of his arrest, according to police. Police were notified. I dont know if my mother knew his capacity for violence, Kloepfer said in her interview. The three were among four victims found stuffed into 55-gallon drums in New Hampshire woods in 1985 and 2000. The girl was one of four victims found stuffed into 55-gallon drums in New Hampshire woods in 1985 and 2000. Using DNA taken from Kimball/Vanner/Jenson/Evans in California, they discovered that he was the father of one of the child victims, who over the years had become known as the middle child because of her age in relation to the other girls. Cant you just go back to sleep. And with the booming popularity of ancestry sites and DNA heraldry services, the process gets increasingly quicker because the dataset has expanded. The three were among four victims found stuffed into 55-gallon drums in New Hampshire woods in 1985 and 2000. Rebekah is determined to carry on searching for the identities of nameless victims. It became consuming, you know that the answer is there somewhere. I was really centered on the little girl, on Lisa, Gruenheid told 20/20 last year. He completed 10 years of school, no degree received. So, our suspect started in 1984 as Curtis Kimball, Headley told 20/20. Terry Rasmussen was born in Colorado on Dec. 23, 1943. (It) just hurts that she doesnt know that it wasnt her fault, that she left with somebody that was gonna be horrible.. One came from a true crime podcast released that year, which explained how cutting-edge isotope tests had revealed where the victims had lived. Isotopes are atoms with either too few or too many neutrons. She said that she did, but they died from eating grass mushrooms when they were out camping, Headley said. With no missing persons reports in the area matching the victims, the case went cold until 2000, when a New Hampshire trooper investigating the 15-year-old mystery went back to the area to take some measurements. Rasmussen is suspected of having killed at least six people across the U.S., including Beaudin, pictured at right in 1976. You take the person who is unknown and find who they share DNA with to figure out who they are. Headley told 20/20 that when Dawn Beaudin was taken into protective custody after being abandoned in 1986, she was asked if she had siblings. Terry Rasmussen Eunsoon Jun is pictured in an undated photo. We dont feel police could have missed it. Thankfully, she says, her family was supportive and became as engaged with the case as she was. Eric has been studying his discharge paperwork, a form called a DD-214. All the same guy.. A conversation with one of Terry Rasmussen's surviving children. But having worn him down for several years, in July 2014, he suddenly admitted that he had a suspicion that the person who dumped the bodies was a man who did some work for him in the late seventies and early eighties. Rasmussen, who was arrested for child abandonment in 1988 and served less than two years in prison as Kimball, was released on parole in October 1990 and disappeared. (New Hampshire State Police). There were hundreds of leads to check.. View bio At a hearing, the suspects lawyer convinced the judge to release his client on bail with an electronic tag. The girls were estimated to be around two to three years old and a year old, respectively. The more matching DNA you have, the more closely they are related.. She created lists of leads and worked through them, checking public records to determine whether people had resurfaced or died. Terry Rasmussen Marlyse Honeychurch, from left, and her daughters, Marie Vaughn and Sarah McWaters, are pictured, along with artists renderings of their bodies before they were identified in 2019. In that email exchange in October 2018, Rasmussens name was the link Rebekah needed to confirm that the family her contact was searching for were three of the victims in the barrels. The suspected serial killer, who died in a California prison in 2010, is accused of having killed at least six people, including his toddler daughter.

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