The Disappearance of Laureen Rahn - Maine 1980
Laureen Rahn, a 14-year-old girl, disappeared from her Manchester, New Hampshire apartment in the early morning hours of April 27, 1980. Her mother returned home to find the apartment door unlocked, the back door open, and Laureen gone, leaving behind her purse, money, and new sneakers. There were no signs of a struggle, but all the light bulbs in the apartment building's hallways had been unscrewed. The case remains unsolved, with various theories and potential links to other disappearances and a serial killer, but no definitive answers. Laureen Rahn is still considered a missing person.
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2026
1 updateResources discussing the disappearance of Laureen Rahn have been published, indicating ongoing interest and investigation into the case.
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2025
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2025
1 updateA childhood friend of Laureen Rahn, Michelle, revealed new details about Laureen's strained relationship with her mother and her desire to return to Florida. Additionally, an English man reportedly compiled a dossier on the case in 2021 and sent it to Manchester police.
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2021
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2021
1 updateThe Arroyo Grande Jane Doe, a case that was tentatively linked to Laureen Rahn's disappearance, is identified as 17-year-old Tammy Terrell from Roswell, NM.
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2010
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2010
1 updateSerial killer Terry Peder Rasmussen, also known as 'Bob Evans,' dies in prison in California. He is considered a suspect in the disappearance of Denise Daneault and other cases, and lived near Laureen Rahn at the time of her disappearance.
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1992
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1992
1 updateLaureen Rahn's parents declare her legally dead, twelve years after her disappearance.
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1985
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1985
1 updateThe male friend who was with Laureen the night she vanished commits suicide. Police did not believe he was involved in her disappearance.
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1980
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1980
3 updatesJudith Rahn discovers three unexplained phone calls from California on her phone bill. One call was made to a teen sexual assistance hotline, and two others were from a Santa Monica hotel allegedly used by a child pornographer.
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Six weeks after Laureen's disappearance, 25-year-old Denise Daneault, who lived two blocks from the Rahn residence, went missing from a bar in Manchester. Decades later, serial killer Terry Peder Rasmussen was named as a suspect in Daneault's disappearance, and he lived a mile and a half from where Laureen disappeared.
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Approximately one month before Laureen's disappearance, 15-year-old Rachael Garden went missing from Newton, New Hampshire. While law enforcement insists the cases are unrelated, some theories suggest a possible link due to proximity and similar profiles.
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