A parish priest was found dead and a confession quickly came. But what the killer said happened and what the state pieced together were not the same thing and it would be up to a jury to decide if this was manslaughter or was it murder.  This case is *solved* Podcast recommendation: Making of a Musician Thank you to today's sponsor Uncommon Goods. Find unique gifts and get 15% off at UncommonGoods.com/CRIMELINES Episode update resources: Book about Mark Alan Smith: Legally Sane by Jon K. Hahn and Harold C. McKenney If you have any information on Terry Rasmussen, Pepper Reed, or Rea Rasmussen, please contact the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit at 800-525-5555 or email them at coldcaseunit@dos.nh.gov. Support the show! Get the exclusive show Beyond the Files plus Crimelines episodes ad free on Supercast: https://crimelines.supercast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimelines Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494  For one time support: https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support Links to all my socials and more: https://linktr.ee/crimelines Sources: 2025 Crimelines Podcast Source List  Transcript: https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790 If an exact transcript is needed, please request at crimelinespodcast@gmail.com   Licensing and credits: Theme music by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ Cover Art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Crimelines is a registered trademark of Crimelines LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.