Terry Peder Rasmussen

Serial Killer

Terry Peder Rasmussen: The Chameleon Killer

Overview

Terry Peder Rasmussen was an American serial killer whose crimes remained concealed for decades because he repeatedly changed his name, moved between states, and formed relationships with women whose disappearances were not immediately reported. Born on December 23, 1943, in Denver, Colorado, Rasmussen used numerous aliases, including Robert "Bob" Evans, Curtis Mayo Kimball, Gordon Jenson, Gerry Mockerman, and Lawrence "Larry" Vanner. His ability to assume new identities eventually earned him the nickname "The Chameleon Killer." Rasmussen was convicted of only one murder during his lifetime: the killing of Eunsoon Jun in California. After his death, investigators connected him through fingerprints, DNA testing, genetic genealogy, employment records, and witness accounts to the Bear Brook murders in Allenstown, New Hampshire. Authorities have also identified him as the likely killer of missing women Denise Beaudin and Pepper Reed. Investigators believe additional victims may remain unidentified because Rasmussen traveled extensively and significant periods of his life remain undocumented.

The Disappearance of Marlyse Honeychurch and Her Daughters

In 1978, Rasmussen became involved with Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch, a young mother living in California. Honeychurch had two daughters from previous relationships: Marie Elizabeth Vaughn and Sarah Lynn McWaters. On Thanksgiving Day in November 1978, Honeychurch argued with members of her family at her mother's home in La Puente, California. She left with Rasmussen and took both children with her. Honeychurch, Marie, and Sarah were never seen alive by their relatives again. Their family initially believed they had left voluntarily and started a new life elsewhere. Rasmussen apparently transported the mother and children across the country to New Hampshire, where he was later known as Bob Evans. Investigators believe Rasmussen killed all three, along with his own young daughter, and concealed their bodies inside industrial barrels near Bear Brook State Park. The precise dates of the four Bear Brook murders have never been established. Investigators determined that the victims were killed sometime after Honeychurch and her daughters disappeared in November 1978 and before the first barrel was discovered on November 10, 1985. Authorities have generally placed the murders in the late 1970s or early 1980s. Because no exact death dates have been verified, the victims should not be assigned specific dates of death. ...

Confirmed Victims: (6)

Marlyse Honeychurch Age: (24), Date of Death: 1978

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