A new podcast miniseries from NHPR begins today. It’s called Bear Brook and it follows a cold case from right here in New Hampshire that’s changing how murderers everywhere are being investigated. Morning Edition Host Rick Ganley featured an excerpt of the first episode and spoke with reporter Jason Moon.
To learn more about the Bear Brook Podcast and listen to episodes, click here.
(Editor’s note: this transcript has been edited lightly for clarity.)
So Jason tell us a little more about this series. What’s Bear Brook about?
Well, at its core it’s a true crime story about an unsolved, or partially unsolved, case from right here in New Hampshire from near Bear Brook State Park. It began in the 80s when bodies were found inside a barrel in some woods near the state park. But it goes in so many other places beyond that. It ends up taking us all across the country to California, across decades, and it spans a lot including some really interesting advances in forensic science. So…
