The Chilling Revelation: Daughter of 'The Chameleon' Identified as Final Bear Brook Victim

After nearly four decades shrouded in mystery and horror, one of New Hampshire's most infamous cold cases, the Bear Brook murders, has finally yielded its last haunting secret. The fourth and final victim, previously known only as 'Allenstown Man's Daughter,' has been definitively identified as Sarah Marie McWaters, revealing a profoundly disturbing twist: she was the biological daughter of the suspected serial killer himself, Terry Peder Rasmussen.

This heartbreaking identification marks a monumental breakthrough in a case that has baffled investigators since the discovery of two barrels containing four sets of skeletal remains in Bear Brook State Park, Allenstown, New Hampshire.

The first barrel, found in 1985, held the bodies of an adult woman and a young girl. A second barrel, discovered in 2000, contained the remains of two more young girls.

Through relentless genetic genealogy work, the victims were progressively identified. In 2019, the adult woman was named as Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch, who vanished from La Puente, California, in 1980.

Her two daughters, Marie Elizabeth and Sarah Lynn, were also identified among the victims. All three had been linked to Rasmussen, a man who lived a life of aliases and deception, earning him the moniker 'The Chameleon.'

Terry Peder Rasmussen, who died in a California prison in 2010 while serving time for a separate murder, was confirmed as the father of one of the previously unidentified young girls.

His true identity was unmasked through DNA, revealing him to be the elusive 'Bob Evans,' one of many identities he used to evade detection for decades.

The identification of Sarah Marie McWaters, who was born in 1971 and would have been roughly eight to nine years old at the time of her death, completes this grim puzzle.

Authorities believe she was also killed around the same time as the Honeychurch family, likely between 1978 and 1981. This final revelation paints an even darker picture of Rasmussen, not only as a serial killer but as a man who allegedly murdered his own child, adding another layer of unspeakable tragedy to an already devastating case.

While law enforcement agencies, including the New Hampshire State Police and the FBI, express a profound sense of closure in identifying all four victims, the motive behind these horrific crimes remains largely speculative.

However, the identification of Rasmussen as the common link provides a chilling framework for understanding the brutal end met by these four souls. The Bear Brook murders, once a symbol of the enduring power of the unknown, now stand as a testament to the perseverance of justice and the enduring hope for answers, even in the face of unimaginable evil.