Terry Rasmussen | |
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 Rasmussen's 2002 mugshot | |
| Born | December 23, 1943 |
| Died | December 28, 2010 (aged 67) |
| Other names | Robert "Bob" Evans Curtis Mayo Kimball Gordon Jensen Lawrence "Larry" William Vanner Gerald "Gerry" Mockerman |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
| Penalty | 15 years to life |
| Details | |
| Victims | One conviction, 5+ more suspected |
Span of crimes | c. 1978–2002 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | New Hampshire California |
Date apprehended | 2002 |
Terry Peder Rasmussen (December 23, 1943 – December 28, 2010) was an American convicted murderer and suspected serial killer who was convicted of one murder, and linked to at least five more in a series of crimes that stretched across the contiguous United States between 1978 and 2002. Due to his use of many aliases, most notably "Bob Evans", Rasmussen is known as the Chameleon Killer.
In 1981, Rasmussen left New Hampshire with girlfriend Denise Beaudin, who subsequently disappeared; he is suspected of killing her. Rasmussen also abducted Beaudin's daughter and fled to California. He abused and molested the child before deserting her in 1986 and was subsequently imprisoned on child abandonment charges. Rasmussen died in prison after being convicted of the 2002 murder of another girlfriend, Eunsoon Jun.
Rasmussen is the prime suspect in the unsolved Bear Brook murders, which took place in New Hampshire sometime between 1978 and 1980. The bodies of Marlyse Honeychurch, her two daughters, and his own daughter were discovered in two barrels in the Allenstown area between 1985 and 2000. Although the Allenstown barrels were discovered during his lifetime, Rasmussen was not linked until 2017, when DNA profiling connected him to the crime. Subsequent investigations led to three of the Bear Brook victims being identified; the identity of the fourth victim, Rasmussen's daughter, remains unknown.