Bear Brook
Bear Brook, hosted by Jason Moon, is the critically-acclaimed true crime podcast from New Hampshire Public Radio. Season 1 - Two barrels. Four Bodies. And a cold case that’s changing how murders will be investigated forever. Season 2: A True Crime Story - 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 years later, is it possible to get to the truth – and who gets to tell it? Stephen King called both seasons “the best true crime podcasts I've ever heard. Brilliant, involving, hypnotic...
Episodes
The 13th Step: Feds Arrest Eric Spofford
Big news on another podcast from the team behind Bear Brook: The 13th Step. That series investigates allegations of sexual misconduct against Eric Spofford, the founder of a major addiction treatment provider in New England, allegations Spo…
Introducing: The Final Days of Sgt. Tibbs
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 Jason Moon, is the critically-acclaimed true crime podcast from New Hampshire Public Radio. …
Emelia's Thing
A young police officer unexpectedly finds herself back in New Hampshire, and she’s not the same person she was when she left. Something happened to her – to all of us. But for Officer Emelia Campbell, this thing still lives in her brain and…
Introducing: What Remains from Outside/In
Introducing “What Remains,” a special series from NHPR’s Outside/In. A classroom display of human skulls sparks a reckoning at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia. A movement grows to “abolish the collection.” The Penn Museum relents to pressur…
Introducing: The Youth Development Center
For three decades, Andy Perkins didn’t talk about what happened to him at a place called YDC – the Youth Development Center. Then, he saw something on the news, and he realized he wasn’t the only person with a story about YDC. Andy gives us…
Update: The Reversal
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 biggest development in the case in 35 years – and one step closer to possibly learning who kille…
Bonus: ‘Crime Story’
It’s been one year since we dropped Bear Brook Season 2. Here’s where things stand with Jason Carroll’s case and a refresher on how we got here – and where the case is going. Host Jason Moon talks with Kathleen Goldhar of CBC’s “Crime Story…
Join us for Bear Brook Live
Join us for Bear Brook Live at WBUR CitySpace in Boston on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. Host Jason Moon and psychologist Dr. Fabiana Alceste will go deep on the science of false confessions, discuss the latest in Jason Carroll’s case, and take your q…
Introducing: The 13th Step
Reporter Lauren Chooljian starts getting tips about the founder of New Hampshire’s largest addiction treatment network. He is allegedly sexually harassing or assaulting women — employees and former clients at his facilities. The tips send L…
Introducing: The Last Ride
Introducing The Last Ride: Two young men of color vanished three months apart, on the same road in Naples, Florida, under eerily similar circumstances nearly 20 years ago. They were last seen with the same white sheriff's deputy. The since-…
A Special Announcement
Join Bear Brook's Jason Moon and Undisclosed host Rabia Chaudry for a live, on-stage conversation on Wednesday, May 17 at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage in Concord, New Hampshire.The event will be moderated by NHPR's podcast director Rebe…
The Box
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.For more on the case and to see selected data on exonerations, visit bearbrookpodcast.com. …
This Side of the Line
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.For more on the case and to see selected data on exonerations, visit bearbrookpodcast.com. To m…
‘Don’t Roll the Dice’
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. To make a donation in support of Bear Brook, click here. Bear Brook has been named an Apple…
Trial in a Trial
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 detective makes a big mistake.For more on the case and to see a table of confession discrepanci…
‘Promises Have Been Made’
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 everything.For more on the case and to see a timeline of the interrogations, visit bearbrook…
The Breaking Point
Police interrogate a second teenager named Jason Carroll – with help from Jason’s own mother.For more on the case, visit bearbrookpodcast.com. To make a donation in support of Bear Brook, click here. Bear Brook has been named an Apple Podca…
The Pursuit
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 teenager. A surprising admission leads to a new break in the case.For more on the case and to…
Extraordinary
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's Document team, click here. Bear Brook has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.…
Season 2: Another Mystery
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 years later, is it possible to get to the truth – and who gets to tell it?From the creators…
Introducing Supervision: A Privilege, Not A Right
When Emily Corwin was a reporter at NHPR covering jails and prisons, she wanted to tell a story about what happens next - a story about parole. Four and half million Americans are on parole right now - about twice the number of people in pr…
Introducing Document: The List
Bear Brook was a story about how amateur investigators and new forensic techniques are remaking the way we solve murders in America. Now, Jason Moon wants to tell you a different story about the criminal justice system. It starts with a mu…
The In-Between
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 press conference. Bear Brook has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.Bear Broo…
Update: Eric Rasmussen
A son remembers his father, and searches for clues in his military paperwork. A conversation with one of Terry Rasmussen's surviving children. Bear Brook has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.Bear Brook, hosted by Jason Moon, is…
Update: Ripple Effects
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 case. Bear Brook has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.Bear Brook, hosted by Jas…
Chameleon
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? Bear Brook has been named an Apple Podcasts …
Bloodline: Part 2
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 make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Bear Brook? Click here to donate $20. T…
Bloodline: Part 1
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 Podcasts Series Essential.Bear Brook, hosted by Jason Moon, is the critically-acclaimed true cr…
Eunsoon Jun
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. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Bear Brook?…
A Smaller Haystack
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. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating pr…
Known Only To God
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. Bear Brook has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.Bear Brook, h…
Hide and Seek
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 stories by Jason Moon and NHPR's Document team, click here. To listen to "Death Resulting," …
Bear Brook: The Trailer
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 murders will be investigated forever. From New Hampshire Public Radio. Visit bearbrookpodcast.co…