Bear Brook Jane Doe 2000

Description: 

Believed to be a victim of the serial killer Terry Rasmussen and known to be his biological daughter, this little girl was between 2 and 4 years old at the time of her death. Her remains were found in a barrel on May 9, 2000 on private property near Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, NH. Updated bioinformatics analysis has revealed that her mother is solely of European descent, and research has shown that she has colonial American ancestry.

NamUs ID: 

UP2175

Date Body Found: 

May 9, 2000

Race: 

White/Caucasian

Sex: 

Female

Estimated Age: 

2-4 years

Estimated PMI: 

Years

Agency of Jurisdiction: 

New Hampshire State Police

Christopher Elphick

603-223-3856

christopher.elphick@dos.nh.gov

More Information: 

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/2175

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Brook_murders

https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1100662/1

https://abcnews.go.com/US/terry-rasmussens-victims-unknown/story?id=69585534

Status: 

Research in Progress

Image Credit: 

NCMEC

Acknowledgment:

Firebird Forensics worked on this case prior to it coming to the DNA Doe Project in 2024.

Last Updated: October 7, 2024

Posted on

October 7, 2024