Missing person report leads to resolution of 4 murders. Eunsoon Jun was a friendly and creative young woman who traveled the world by herself. She was also described as naïve and trusting. Her mother was concerned her daughter had stopped talking to her. Eunsoon was living with Larry Vanner. Every time she attempted to call her daughter, Larry would answer the phone and tell her Eunsoon was elsewhere. Larry finally told her that Eunsoon didn’t want to talk to her anymore. At that point, Eunsoon’s mother called the Sheriff. Roxane Gruenheid Roxane Gruenheid, Contra Costa Sheriff’s County Investigator had Larry fingerprinted. They discovered there was a warrant out for his arrest under the name Curtis Mayo Kimball, for child abandonment. He had abandoned a 5-year-old girl he referred to as his daughter “Lisa”. It would later be discovered the man wasn’t Larry Vanner, or Curtis Kimball. Instead, his name was Terry Rasmussen and he had abandoned a child in California and fled. (pic is of a potter, not Eunsoon) When investigators went through Eunsoon Jun’s home, there was no women’s clothing. Eunsoon Jun was an avid potter and there was pottery in various stages of completion in the garage. When they look in the crawl space, they find a body covered with cat litter. Terry Rasmussen pleads guilty to her murder. Roxane Gruenheid felt Terry was hiding something and couldn’t let go of the case. She had Lisa, DNA tested, and discovered Lisa was no relation to Terry. Now the mystery was, “Whose daughter is she?” Denise Beaudin In November of 1981, Denise Beaudin of Manchester, New Hampshire, went missing shortly after Thanksgiving with her 6-month-old daughter and her boyfriend, Robert T. Evans. (It would later be discovered his real name was Terry Rasmussen). It had been hypothesized that “Lisa” was Denise Beudin’s daughter (5 years after her disappearance). DNA testing has now proved this was the case. There is no information regarding Denise Beudin’s disappearance. It’s assumed Rasmussen killed Denise and left her body in the woods somewhere. Allenstown New Hampshire killer In 1985, the bodies of a mother and daughter were discovered in a drum in a forest near Allenstown, New Hampshire. They had been murdered. Marlyse Honeychurch had daughters Marie Vaughn and Sarah Mcwaters. Marlys had argued with her mother and left with her partner, Terry Rasmussen. It was later confirmed the bodies in the drum were of Marlyse Honeychurch and her daughter Marie Vaughn. Marlyse Honeychurch Her daughters Marie Vaughn and Sarah Mcwaters. In 2000, a second barrel is found adjacent to Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire containing two children. Unidentified female 2 to 4 years of age and infant who would later be identified as Marlyse Honeychurch’s daughter, Sarah Mcwaters. DNA testing confirmed that Terry Rasmussen was the biological father of the unidentified 2-4 year old girl, however the child was not related to Marlyse. Marlyse Honeychurch and Her daughter, Denise Vaughn Terry Rasmussen died on December 28, 2010, in High Desert State Prison in Rasmussen of a combination of lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia. Rebekah Heath, a research librarian who said she’d become “obsessed” with the case, helped identify the woman and the two children through her own sleuthing. ABC There are terrible people in the world, but there are also amazing people like Detective Roxane Gruenheid and Research Librarian, Rebekah Heath, who help make the world better. Thanks for listening, Frank Upcoming Events
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AuthorFrank F. Weber is a forensic psychologist specializing in homicide and sexual and physical assault cases. He uses his unique understanding of how predator’s think, knowledge of victim trauma, actual court cases, and passion for writing true crime thrillers. His Award Winning books include "Murder Book" (2017) "The I-94 Murders" (2018) "Last Call" (2019) and "Lying Close" (September 2020). Archives
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