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New Hampshire

Posts Tagged “New Hampshire”

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True crime scene: Bear Brook Murders Case: The Final Victim Identified.
YouTubeJanuary 2, 2026

Bear Brook Murders: The Final Victim Identified After 45 Years

Rea Rasmussen, a toddler who disappeared in the late 1970s, has been identified as the fourth victim of serial killer Terry Rasmussen. Her remains were discovered in Bear Brook State Park, New Hampshire, nearly five decades after her death.

Bear Brook MurdersNew Hampshireofferidentifikation+3
A weathered, wooden barrel half-buried in dense New Hampshire forest foliage, signifying the hidden evidence that eventually exposed serial killer Terry Peder Rasmussen through DNA analysis.
CaseJune 6, 2025

Bear Brook Murders: From Barrels to Serial Killer

In November 1985, a boy kicking over a barrel in Bear Brook State Park, New Hampshire, uncovered the remains of two victims—beginning one of America's most haunting unsolved cases. Thirty-two years later, genetic genealogy identified the killer: Terry Peder Rasmussen, a man who had evaded justice under at least five aliases.

Serial killerUnsolved caseForensic medicine+24
A deserted road stretches through a snowy forest in New Hampshire, with an abandoned, damaged car bearing Massachusetts plates on the roadside, doors ajar, surrounded by scattered personal belongings in the fading winter light.
CaseJune 6, 2025

Maura Murray: 20 Years Missing After New Hampshire Crash

On February 9, 2004, 21-year-old Maura Murray crashed her car on Route 112 near Woodsville, New Hampshire. When police arrived minutes later, she was gone—and despite two decades of investigation, no trace of her has ever been found.

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Bear Brook podcast challenges justice
PodcastMay 26, 2025

Bear Brook: How a Podcast Exposed Justice's Darkest Questions

In 1985, New Hampshire police discovered human remains in barrels near Bear Brook State Park. Decades later, a podcast would transform this case into a watershed moment for forensic science—and raise troubling questions about how confessions are obtained and justice is served.

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The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair fascinates and provokes
TV SeriesMay 26, 2025

The Harry Quebert Affair: Fiction That Captivates Millions

Patrick Dempsey stars in 'The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair,' a 2018 fictional miniseries adapted from Joël Dicker's novel. The thriller follows a writer accused of murdering a teenage girl whose body is discovered on his property in Maine, captivating audiences worldwide on platforms including HBO Max.

MurderUnsolved caseNew Hampshire+14