Bear Brook Murders

On November 10, 1985, a hunter found a 55-gallon metal drum near the site of a burned-down store at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire. Inside were the bodies of an adult female and young girl, wrapped in plastic (possibly a garbage bag)Autopsies determined both had died of blunt trauma

On May 9, 2000, the remains of two young girls were found near the first discovery site. These bodies were also in a 55-gallon metal drum. The cause of death for these children was also blunt force trauma.

Victims

The woman may have had Caucasian and Native American ancestry. She had curly or wavy brown hair and was between 5'2" and 5'7". Her teeth showed significant dental work,

The three girls may have also had some Native American heritage; they had light or European-American complexions

The girl found with the adult female was between 5 and 11 years old. She had symptoms of pneumonia, She was between 4'3" and 4'6" tall.

The second-youngest girl (age estimated between 2–4 years) The youngest girl (estimated age 1–3 years old) Investigation

In the early days of the investigation, authorities publicized the case in the United States and some parts of Canada. At least ten possible identities were ruled out. Despite hundreds of leads, the bodies have not been identified.

In June 2013, new versions of the victims' facial reconstructions were created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. These versions incorporated their dental information, showing how their teeth could have affected the appearance of their faces. The reconstructions were created in black and white, as their skin tones and eye colors could not be determined.

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.

DNA and other evidence

In 2014 police announced that DNA profiling had revealed through MtDNA that the woman, and oldest and youngest girls were maternally related.This means that the woman could have been the girls' mother, aunt, or older sister. In 2015, the woman was identified as the mother of the two girls.

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. Investigators have concluded the woman and two of the children lived in the area where their bodies were found. Advanced forensic testing showed the 2-to-4-year-old girl (since identified as Rasmussen's daughter)

TERRY PEDER RASSMUSEN(BOB EVANS)

In 2017, investigators announced that Terrence "Terry" Peder Rasmussen, who used multiple aliases including Robert "Bob" Evans, was the most likely suspect. His identity was confirmed via DNA from a son from his first marriage. He was also confirmed, via DNA, to be the father of the 2-to-4-year-old girl who was one of the Bear Brook victims. He is believed to be responsible for several other murders, including that of Denise Beaudin, his known girlfriend, who disappeared in 1981. Under the name of Evans, he was convicted and sentenced for the murder in 2002 of his then-wife. He died in prison in 2010