State prosecutors and advocates for missing children celebrated Monday the identification of little Rea Rasmussen as the final of four bodies found in Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, but they asked for the public’s help in getting answers about two other likely murder victims of Terry Rasmussen.

Rea's identification culminated the effort of dozens of people working on the case for the past 24 years. Attorney General John Formella said a key breakthrough came after the state partnered in January 2024 with the DNA Doe Project of Sacramento, California.

Jennifer Randolph, the project’s executive director of case management and operations, became emotional as she recounted her group’s work in uncovering the child’s identity after using genetic genealogy to compile a family tree with 25,

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