Bear Brook
Episodes
Introducing: Operation Night Cat
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Click here to listen to the next episode of Operation Night Cat.A New Hampshire Fish and Game warden follows a tip to a man’s backyard. He finds a t...
The Middle Child
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investigators make a discovery that brings the case of the Bear Brook murders to a close after 40 years – and reveals a new mystery.Click here to ch...
The 13th Step: Feds Arrest Eric Spofford
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Big news on another podcast from the team behind Bear Brook: The 13th Step. That series investigates allegations of sexual misconduct against Eric Spo...
Introducing: The Final Days of Sgt. Tibbs
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Click here to listen to the rest of The Final Days of Sgt. Tibbs Bear Brook has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.Bear Brook, hosted by Ja...
Update: The Reversal
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The state of New Hampshire has made a sudden about-face: Prosecutors have now agreed to DNA test old evidence in Jason Carroll’s case. It’s the bi...
The Box
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The true crime media spotlight shines on Jason Carroll. Then, a chance encounter leads to a surprising discovery that changes the course of his case.F...
This Side of the Line
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How could someone possibly confess to murder if they didn’t do it? A modern understanding of confessions sheds new light on Jason Carroll’s case.F...
‘Don’t Roll the Dice’
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Carroll stands trial twice – and the juries come up with their own versions of what happened.For more on the case, visit bearbrookpodcast.com....
Trial in a Trial
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A new true crime story is told and when juries hear it, it leads to different results for all three defendants. During the first trial, the lead detec...
‘Promises Have Been Made’
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One set of confessions leads to another and three men are arrested for Sharon Johnson’s murder. Then, an alleged secret comes to light that changes ...
The Breaking Point
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Police interrogate a second teenager named Jason Carroll – with help from Jason’s own mother.For more on the case, visit bearbrookpodcast.com. To ...
The Pursuit
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We begin with the story police told about Sharon Johnson’s murder. The veteran detective on the case develops a theory involving her husband and a t...
Extraordinary
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For more on the case, visit bearbrookpodcast.com. To make a donation in support of Bear Brook, click here.To hear more stories by Jason Moon and NHPR'...
Season 2: Another Mystery
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Carroll is serving life in prison for a murder he says he didn’t commit. The only evidence against him? His own taped confession. More than 30...
The In-Between
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A clue is found buried on an internet message board. DNA is wrestled from rootless hair. Two investigators work parallel leads, and authorities call a...
Update: Eric Rasmussen
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A son remembers his father, and searches for clues in his military paperwork. A conversation with one of Terry Rasmussen's surviving children. Bear Br...
Update: Ripple Effects
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first short update in the story of the Bear Brook murders that we’ll be producing to let listeners know about any breaking news in the c...
Chameleon
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The case that was solved in reverse leaves many questions unanswered. New methods of inquiry are used to crack other cold cases. Do groundbreaking tec...
Bloodline: Part 2
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is part two of episode 5. A child is abandoned. Timelines come together. A family tree begins to take shape. A chameleon is revealed. Want to m...
Bloodline: Part 1
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A child is abandoned. Timelines come together. A family tree begins to take shape. A chameleon is revealed. Bear Brook has been named an Apple Pod...
Eunsoon Jun
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An ominous New Year’s party introduction. An estranged cousin goes missing. Police question a man with multiple identities. A search leads authoriti...
A Smaller Haystack
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Known Only To God
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The discovery of a second barrel raises questions. A stalled investigation churns back to life and then stalls again. An amateur sleuth takes Jason in...
Hide and Seek
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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.To hear more st...
Bear Brook: The Trailer
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Two barrels. Four bodies. And the decades-long mystery that led to a serial killer. Bear Brook: A podcast about a cold case that's changing how murder...