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

[Vern]

First, I am so sorry for your loss. From what I could find, George was described as a very kind man who, as quoted, wouldn't hurt a fly.

I've been able to find quite a few articles about the murder, the most important of which I'll link. His body was found on the morning of December 20, 1993, in the front room of his apartment, feet from the front door, which had been partly locked.

He had been beaten and stabbed, though I couldn't find any note of a part of his skull being missing. He was last seen at 2:30 a.m. on December 19, leaving the Unicorn Lounge, which from research, I believe is a gay bar. He is theorized to have picked up someone there. His car would be found days after his murder at a small shopping center.

Slain man's car is found

Clipping found in The Indianapolis News published in Indianapolis, Indiana on 12/25/1993. Slain man's car is found

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Information sought in slaying

Clipping found in The Indianapolis News published in Indianapolis, Indiana on 5/23/1994. Information sought in slaying

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Lawrence man found dead; car missing

Clipping found in The Indianapolis Star published in Indianapolis, Indiana on 12/21/1993. Lawrence man found dead; car missing

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Man slain in Lawrence was beaten and stabbed

Clipping found in The Indianapolis Star published in Indianapolis, Indiana on 12/22/1993. Man slain in Lawrence was beaten and stabbed

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Oddly, from what I could find, I found no evidence that George had been strangled in any way, but it's very possibly police didn't disclose this, nor the missing skull piece.

I haven't researched this case extensively, but George's movements shortly before his murder seem very close to Baumeister's known victims. I do recommend contacting to person also mentioned, to see if the missing skull piece may be among the bones found at Fox Hollow Farm.

Does George have a thread here on Websleuths?? That would be a great first step if not. I have no idea how to start one.

 

[dotr]

Does George have a thread here on Websleuths?? That would be a great first step if not. I have no idea how to start one.

Hastily assembled, hope this is fine, thanks to links provided by Palisades.

IN - IN- George Curtis, 54, data processor, last seen leaving the Unicorn Lounge, fatally bludgeoned & stabbed, @ home, Lawrence, 19 December 1993.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-man-slain-in-lawre/153964009/ By Erica Franklin STAR STAFF WRITER '' A Lawrence man found slain in his home died of blunt force injuries and multiple stab wounds in the upper body, investigators said Tuesday. The slaying of George Curtis...

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[DS2021]

His car would be found days after his murder at a small shopping center.

Jerry Williams-Comer – The Charley Project

Jerry is a suspected HB victim. His vehicle was found abandoned at a mall.

Definitely an interesting similarity

 

[DS2021]

Fox Hollow serial killer victim's family seeks help to ID 10,000 pieces of remains: 'Second only to 9/11'

Nine identified victims of Indiana's notorious 1990s Fox Hollow Farm serial killings and an unknown number of unidentified others were publicly honored for the first time Thursday.

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The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office and Coroner's Office have successfully named the nine known victims and are in the process of identifying four others. There were a total of 10,000 pieces of human remains located on the 18-acre estate where serial killer Herb Baumeister, owner of the Sav-A-Lot shopping chain, once lived.