Sarah McWaters

All four of the victims were either partially or completely skeletonized; they were believed to have died between 1977 and 1981.

Based on the date they disappeared, available documents and Rasmussen's activities, the victims most likely died between 1978 and 1981.

Rasmussen is believed to be responsible for several other murders, including that of Denise Beaudin, his known girlfriend, who disappeared in 1981.

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.

On November 10, 1985, a hunter found a metal 55-gallon 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 a young girl, wrapped in plastic.

Autopsies determined both had died of blunt trauma.

The two were buried in an Allenstown 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. Their slain bodies were found on November 10th, 1985, in Bear Brook State Park. May their souls find peace in God’s loving care."

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.

According to investigators, the reason that it took so long for the second drum to be recovered is that it was located outside the proximity of the initial crime scene.

The cause of death for these children was also blunt force trauma.

The adult, later identified as Honeychurch, was determined to be Caucasian with possible Native American ancestry.

Her age at the time of death was estimated to be 23 to 33.

She had curly or wavy brown hair and was between 5 ft and 5 ft in height.

Her teeth showed significant dental work, including multiple fillings and three extractions.

The three girls were thought to also have some Native American heritage; they had light or European-American complexions.

The girl found with the adult female, later identified as Vaughn, was between 5 and 11 years old.

She had symptoms of pneumonia, a crooked front tooth and a diastema (space between her top teeth), two earrings in each ear, and was between 4 ft and 4 ft tall.

Her hair was wavy and light brown; she had no dental fillings.

The middle child, currently unidentified, also had a gap between her front teeth and died at an age between 2 and 4.

She had brown hair and was about 3 ft tall.

She had an overbite, which was probably noticeable.

She also may have suffered from anemia.

DNA proved this child was fathered by Terry Peder Rasmussen.

On May 9, 2000, the remains of two young girls were found near the first discovery site.

Rasmussen was convicted and sentenced for the murder in 2002 of his then-wife, Eunsoon Jun; he died in prison in 2010.

In June 2013, new versions of the victims' facial reconstructions were created by the National Center for Missing & 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.

In 2017, investigators named Terry Peder Rasmussen (1943-2010) as the most likely suspect.

He was also confirmed, via DNA analysis, as the father of a 2-to-4-year-old girl who was one of the Bear Brook victims.

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.

The middle child, identified as Rasmussen's daughter, currently remains unidentified.

In February 2020, it was announced that DNA analysis suggested the child was primarily Caucasian, with slight Asian, African, and Native American heritage.

The organization later released an updated version of the child's facial reconstruction.

The youngest girl, later identified as McWaters, was estimated to be 1 to 3 years old, had long blond or light brown hair, was between 2 ft and 2 ft tall, and also had a gap between her front teeth.

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 were not identified.