Another new and well written article came out. It does confirm the states.
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Do you remember this little girl?
A renowned genealogist who helped authorities identify the alleged Golden State Killer is working with New Hampshire authorities to solve one of the remaining mysteries in the decades-long Bear Brook murder case:
Who is the “middle child” whose small body was found in a metal barrel near the state park in 2000?
Carol Schweitzer is supervisor of forensic services at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), which last week released a new artist’s rendering of what the little girl may have looked like.
The new drawing was done to highlight the latest genetic research in the case — and incorporate the features of her father, Terry Rasmussen, the serial killer who authorities believe killed her and three others, Schweitzer said.
Genetic genealogist Barbara Rae-Venter was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people last year, for her role in identifying the notorious Golden State Killer based on DNA from the crime scenes.
It was Rae-Venter’s genealogical work that led investigators to Rasmussen’s connection to New Hampshire, Schweitzer said.
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Rae-Venter’s ongoing work on the case has shown that the unidentified child is primarily caucasian, with a “small amount” of Asian, African and Native American ancestry.
She is believed to have been born between 1975 and 1977, standing 3 feet, 3 inches to 3 feet, 9 inches tall. She also had a slight overbite, which may have been noticeable, and she may have had anemia.
The child was most likely from
Texas, Arizona, California or Oregon, but no location is being ruled out, according to NCMEC.
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But the identity of the third child, who was 2 to 4 years old at the time of her death, most likely between 1979 and 1981, remains unknown. Genetic testing revealed that Rasmussen was the child’s father, but investigators are still trying to identify the child — and learn who her mother was, fearing that she, too, may have been one of Rasmussen’s victims.
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“The hope is that someone may see that facial reconstruction and recall the child, or recall a mother and the child,” said Jeffery Strelzin, senior assistant attorney general. “It may also be useful if we’re able to get some potential family members and would be able to show them that facial reconstruction and question them as well.”
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Another mystery is what happened to Denise Beaudin, a Manchester woman who was 23 years old when she disappeared around Thanksgiving in 1981 with her infant daughter and boyfriend, Rasmussen. Beaudin has never been seen again, but her daughter turned up in California in 1986, abandoned by the man neighbors believed was her father.
Years later, California authorities asked Rae-Venter if she could help them figure out the young woman’s real identity, and her DNA research located relatives in the Manchester area. That turned out to be the break in the case that led investigators to eventually identify Rasmussen and three of his Allenstown victims.
Do you remember this little girl?