IN IN - Herbert Richard Baumeister AKA Brian Smart Preyed on Gay Men - Remains Found at Fox Hollow Farm - Possibly I-70 IN/OH Serial Killer

[Marysmith]

Resendez is among the first to be positively identified as one of Baumeister’s potential victims.

According to the Indianapolis Star, investigators believe Baumeister targeted gay men, brought them back to his home, and killed them.

In June 1996, Baumeister’s teenage son reportedly found a human skull on their land and brought it to his mother. Baumeister reportedly said the remains were left over from his late father’s medical practice. Baumeister and his wife were in the middle of getting a divorce at the time, and when her son showed her the skull, she filed an emergency protective order against Baumeister.

WXIN-TV reports the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office believes there could be 25 people buried on the property

Missing man's remains identified among 10,000 bones and fragments on suspected serial killer's property

HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. (TCD) -- Officials positively identified a man who went missing nearly 30 years ago after parts of his remains — along countless others — were discovered on a suspected serial killer’s property in 1996.

truecrimedaily.com

This is just such an unbelievably sick and sad situation. Just heartbreaking for all the victims.

 

[Kell1]

If they have 5 or more victims , theres usually another 1-5 more LE doesn't know about , even if they confess to the others .

 

[dotr]

Wondering if HB had any victims in Ontario prior to committing suicide here? speculation, imo.
January 25, 2024 rbbm

Remains found at a central Indiana estate are those of a man who has been missing since 1993

WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Remains recovered from the central Indiana estate of a presumed serial killer have been identified as those of a man reported missing in 1993, a coroner said Thursday. The remains recovered in 1996 at the Fox Hollow Farm estate of Herbert Baumeister were found to match...

toronto.citynews.ca

''Approximately 10,000 charred bones and bone fragments have been found at Baumeister’s 18-acre (7.3-hectare) estate in Westfield, about 16 miles (25.75 kilometers) miles north of Indianapolis, Jellison has said.

Baumeister was 49 when he killed himself in Canada in July 1996 as investigators sought to question him about the remains discovered at Fox Hollow Farm.

Investigators believed Baumeister, a married father of three who frequented gay bars, lured men to his home and killed them. By 1999, authorities had linked him to the disappearance of at least 16 men since 1980, including several whose bodies were found dumped in shallow streams in rural central Indiana and western Ohio.''

CRIME HUNTER: Serial killer Herb Baumeister ended it in Ontario park

Herb Baumeister put a gun to his head and squeezed the trigger at Pinery Provincial Park on Lake Huron on July 3, 1996.

torontosun.com

2022



NO SEX: Herbs wife Julie later said they had sex just six times in 25 years of marriage. ISP/HANDOUT
''Knowing police were closing in on him, Baumeister went on the run and slipped across the border into Ontario where he eventually ended his life.''

 

[Kell1]

Very possible

 

[meanmaryjean]

Another victim identified. RIP Jeffery Jones

More remains on former farm of Herb Baumeister identified

WESTFIELD, Ind. — Another set of human remains recovered at the former home of Herb Baumeister has been identified by the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office. According to a news release f…

fox59.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

This week, on May 22, the Hamilton County Coroner's Office in Indiana announced that another victim has been identified as Jeffrey A. Jones, who was reported missing in August 1993. His remains were identified through “extensive forensic genetic genealogy investigation," the corner's office said.

Earlier this year, on Jan. 25, the coroner's office also announced the identification of Manuel Resendez, whose remains were found in 1996. Additionally, Allen Livingston was identified as another one of Baumeister’s victims through the same process, CBS News reports.

"According to Jellison, investigators have four additional DNA profiles that have not yet been identified, bringing the total number of victims to 12," the coroner's office said in the May 22 statement.

“Because many of the remains were found burnt and crushed, this investigation is extremely challenging; however, the team of law enforcement and forensic specialists working the case remain committed," Jellison said in the statement.

Some Victims of Ind. Serial Killer Are ID'd, But Officials Face Stiff Challenge: 10,000 Bone Fragments in His Yard

This week, on May 22, the Hamilton County Coroner's Office in Indiana announced that another victim has been identified as Jeffrey A. Jones, who was reported missing in August 1993. His remains were identified through “extensive forensic genetic genealogy investigation," the corner's office said.

people.com

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Never heard of this one at all.

I guess I just keep wondering how Julie and those kids have done with all this.
Can you imagine growing up knowing who fathered you

 

[?!?]

More than 10,000 human remains found on suspected serial killer’s farm

Authorities in Indiana are continuing to identify human remains found at an alleged serial killer’s property.

www.wymt.com

 

[IceIce9]

Victims of Herb Baumeister to be remembered at memorial dedication in Westfield

It's been almost 30 years since investigators found thousands of remains buried on 18 acres behind Herb Baumeister's Westfield home.

www.wthr.com

 

[Plantlover96]

My great uncle George Curtis was brutally murdered in Indianapolis, Indiana December 19-20,1993 in his apartment. They are unsure of his exact date of death. He was a gay man in his 50s. He was strangled, stabbed, and left with a piece of his skull missing. He lived on the east side of Indianapolis, and was within a couple miles of I-70, and within 10 miles from one of the bars Herb was known to lure victims. I have contacted Marion County numerous times trying to get answers about my uncles case, and recently about how I believe Herb could have killed him. I always have to leave a message to no avail. I also cannot find my uncle listed on any cold case websites, and oddly enough only one news article that was VERY difficult to find from 1993 briefly mentioned a man was found slain in his apartment. It’s like he never existed or was murdered to them. You can easily find other information from around the same time period of others in Indianapolis that had been murdered, but nothing on my uncle. My grandmother (his sister) has said from day one they never treated this as a true investigation and it never went very far, she felt they truly didn’t care at the time because he was an older gay man. I have reached out to multiple different organizations in hopes to get some help. If any of you can offer any advice as to what I should do to help this get moved in the right direction quicker would be amazing and so appreciated. Thank you!

 

[legalmomma]

My great uncle George Curtis was brutally murdered in Indianapolis, Indiana December 19-20,1993 in his apartment. They are unsure of his exact date of death. He was a gay man in his 50s. He was strangled, stabbed, and left with a piece of his skull missing. He lived on the east side of Indianapolis, and was within a couple miles of I-70, and within 10 miles from one of the bars Herb was known to lure victims. I have contacted Marion County numerous times htrying to get answers about my uncles case, and recently about how I believe Herb could have killed him. I always have to leave a message to no avail. I also cannot find my uncle listed on any cold case websites, and oddly enough only one news article that was VERY difficult to find from 1993 briefly mentioned a man was found slain in his apartment. It’s like he never existed or was murdered to them. You can easily find other information from around the same time period of others in Indianapolis that had been murdered, but nothing on my uncle. My grandmother (his sister) has said from day one they never treated this as a true investigation and it never went very far, she felt they truly didn’t care at the time because he was an older gay man. I have reached out to multiple different organizations in hopes to get some help. If any of you can offer any advice as to what I should do to help this get moved in the right direction quicker would be amazing and so appreciated. Thank you!

I would contact Hamilton County Coronor Jeff Jellison since he is investigating the remains found on Fox Hollow Farms.

FBI commits thousands of dollars to renewed Herb Baumeister investigation

The money is through a SAKI grant, the nation's largest cold case sexual assault investigation grant.

www.wthr.com

Work on getting a dna sample to him. He also may likely have the LE contact you need. Good luck and I’m sorry for your loss. Coroner's Office | Hamilton County, IN

 

[Plantlover96]

I would contact Hamilton County Coronor Jeff Jellison since he is investigating the remains found on Fox Hollow Farms.

FBI commits thousands of dollars to renewed Herb Baumeister investigation

The money is through a SAKI grant, the nation's largest cold case sexual assault investigation grant.

www.wthr.com

Work on getting a dna sample to him. He also may likely have the LE contact you need. Good luck and I’m sorry for your loss. Coroner's Office | Hamilton County, IN

I contacted him yesterday actually. He has been the first that was helpful. He took all my information and told me the best he could do is turn it over to Marion County since they have jurisdiction. It’s a constant cat and mouse game. Thank you