SEASON ONE

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 9

Episode 10

Episode 11

S1, Episode 1

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Three boys kick over a mysterious barrel in the woods. A small town cop fishes for answers. Evidence is buried, and the case goes cold.

Timeline

  • SUMMER 1985

    Jesse Morgan kicks over a barrel in the woods near Bear Brook State Park. Says it “smelled like rotten milk.”

  • NOVEMBER 9, 1985

    Danny Paquette murdered in Hooksett, roughly 6 miles from first barrel.

  • NOVEMBER 10, 1985

    First barrel found adjacent to Bear Brook State Park containing an unidentified adult female and female child.

  • MAY, 1986

    Danny Paquette’s death ruled a hunting accident; case is closed.

  • MAY 10, 1987

    Bodies found in first barrel are buried at St. Jean Baptiste cemetery in Allenstown, NH.

  • 1999

    Hooksett police chief Stephen Agrafiotis hires a private investigator and reopens the Paquette case.

S1, Episode 2

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The discovery of a second barrel raises questions. A stalled investigation churns back to life and then stalls again. An amateur sleuth takes Jason into the forest.

Map of Bear Brook State Park showing trail, gardens, and campsite with marked locations of two found barrels, one in November 1985 and the other in May 2000.

S1, Episode 3

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After 30 years of torpor, investigators finally inch the Bear Brook case forward. A geologist uncovers the history buried in human teeth and hair. The faces of the victims are reconstructed.

Map of the United States showing isotope test results, with two color-coded areas: blue for adults and two related children, and orange for unrelated children. Bear Brook State Park in New Hampshire marked. Title explains isotope remains help identify locations where victims spent parts of their lives.

S1, Episode 4

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An ominous New Year’s party introduction. An estranged cousin goes missing. Police question a man with multiple identities. A search leads authorities to his basement.

Timeline

  • MAY 1985

    Curtis Mayo Kimball is arrested for DUI.

  • JANUARY 1986

    Gordon Jenson arrives at Holiday Host RV Park in Scotts Valley, CA with five-year-old Lisa.

  • JUNE 1986

    Gordon Jenson gives Lisa away to Richard and Katherine Decker and then flees.

  • SEPTEMBER 1986

    Fingerprints taken from RV park confirm Gordon Jenson and Curtis Kimball are the same person.

  • NOVEMBER 1988

    Gerald Mockerman pulled over in San Luis Obispo, CA. He is driving a stolen vehicle from Preston, ID.

  • MARCH 1989

    While in custody, fingerprints confirm Gerald Mockerman, Gordon Jenson, and Curtis Kimball are the same person. He pleads guilty to child abandonment and is sentenced to 3 years in prison.

  • OCTOBER 1990

    Curtis Kimball is released from prison alone. He absconds the following day, becoming a fugitive.

  • NEW YEAR’S EVE 1999

    Eunsoon Jun introduces her new boyfriend, Larry Vanner, at her cousin Elaine Ramos’s Y2K party.

  • SUMMER 2001

    Larry Vanner and Eunsoon Jun marry, unofficially.

  • JUNE 2002

    Eunsoon Jun disappears.

  • NOVEMBER 2002

    Fingerprints confirm Larry Vanner and Curtis Kimball are the same person. Curtis Kimball is arrested for Eunsoon Jun’s murder.

  • JUNE 2003

    Curtis Kimball is convicted of Eunsoon Jun’s murder and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.

  • DECEMBER 2010

    Curtis Kimball dies in prison.

S1, Episode 5

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S1, Episode 6

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A child is abandoned. Timelines come together. A family tree begins to take shape. A chameleon is revealed.

New Hampshire Timeline

  • SUMMER 1985

    Jesse Morgan kicks over a barrel in the woods near Bear Brook State Park. Says it “smelled like rotten milk.”

  • NOVEMBER 10, 1985

    First barrel found adjacent to Bear Brook State Park containing an unidentified adult female and female child.

  • MAY 10, 1987

    Bodies found in first barrel are buried at St. Jean Baptiste cemetery in Allenstown, NH.

  • MAY 2000

    Second barrel found adjacent to Bear Brook State Park, containing the bodies of two unidentified female children. Shortly afterwards, bodies from the first barrel are exhumed for further testing.

  • 2011

    Ronda Randall starts looking into the Bear Brook case.

  • 2015

    NH authorities release results of radioisotope testing along with new composite sketches.

  • JULY 2016

    San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office contacts New Hampshire authorities about Denise Beaudin and the search for Lisa’s identity.

  • OCTOBER 2016

    DNA confirms that Bob Evans was the biological father of the unidentified 2-4 year old Bear Brook victim.

  • JANUARY 2017

    Authorities release details about Bob Evans and his connection to the Bear Brook murders, Eunsoon Jun’s murder, the disappearance of Denise Beaudin, and the abduction of Lisa.

  • JULY 2017

    Genetic genealogy confirms the true identity behind aliases Bob Evans, Curtis Kimball, Gerald Mockerman, and Larry Vanner is Terry Peder Rasmussen.

California Timeline

  • MAY 1985

    Curtis Mayo Kimball is arrested for DUI.

  • JANUARY 1986

    Gordon Jenson arrives at Holiday Host RV Park in Scotts Valley, CA with five-year-old Lisa.

  • JUNE 1986

    Gordon Jenson gives Lisa away to Richard and Katherine Decker and then flees.

  • SEPTEMBER 1986

    Fingerprints taken from RV park confirm Gordon Jenson and Curtis Kimball are the same person.

  • NOVEMBER 1988

    Gerald Mockerman pulled over in San Luis Obispo, CA. He is driving a stolen vehicle from Preston, ID.

  • MARCH 1989

    While in custody, fingerprints confirm Gerald Mockerman, Gordon Jenson, and Curtis Kimball are the same person. He pleads guilty to child abandonment and is sentenced to 3 years in prison.

  • OCTOBER 1990

    Curtis Kimball is released from prison alone. He absconds the following day, becoming a fugitive.

  • NEW YEAR’S EVE 1999

    Eunsoon Jun introduces her new boyfriend, Larry Vanner, at her cousin Elaine Ramos’s Y2K party.

  • SUMMER 2001

    Larry Vanner and Eunsoon Jun marry, unofficially.

  • JUNE 2002

    Eunsoon Jun disappears.

  • NOVEMBER 2002

    Fingerprints confirm Larry Vanner and Curtis Kimball are the same person. Curtis Kimball is arrested for Eunsoon Jun’s murder.

  • JUNE 2003

    Curtis Kimball is convicted of Eunsoon Jun’s murder and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.

  • DECEMBER 2010

    Curtis Kimball dies in prison.

S1, Episode 7

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The case that was solved in reverse leaves many questions unanswered. New methods of inquiry are used to crack other cold cases. Do groundbreaking techniques come at the cost of genetic privacy?

Map of the United States showing confirmed (orange) and suspected (blue) locations of a certain event, with city names and years indicated for each location.

S1, Episode 8

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S1, Episode 9

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The Bear Brook investigation leads to a new discovery. A victim in a different murder case is identified.

A son remembers his father, and ponders how he became The Chameleon.

S1, Episode 10

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Websleuthing meets genetic genealogy, and one of the last mysteries in the Bear Brook case comes to a close.

S1, Episode 11

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