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

[airportwoman]

What methods did he use to murder his victims? What is the date of his earliest murder? Did he travel to other states?

It sounds like his preferred method was strangulation. I don't think we'll ever know for sure when he committed his first murder, and his wife did say in the late 1990s A&E program that he made frequent trips to Ohio, and yes, he's suspected of killing men there too.

 

[Caring1]

April 9, 2025

WESTFIELD, Ind. — A new team of forensic scientists is helping with the grueling task of identifying victims of suspected Indiana serial killer Herb Baumeister.
The Hamilton County coroner calls this new partnership a gamechanger — more resources to help families find closure.
Jeff Jellison said his office is collaborating with the Center for Human Identification, located at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.

So now, in a case that's gripped Indiana for decades, the team from Texas may now help identify more victims more quickly at Fox Hollow Farm.
They'll help examine the 10,000 bones and bone fragments found in Westfield, where investigators believe Baumeister killed dozens of men.

Team of forensic scientists in Texas to help identify remains at Fox Hollow Farm

The Hamilton County Coroner is collaborating with the Center for Human Identification, located at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.

www.wthr.com

 

[legalmomma]

https://fox59.com/news/indynews/another-victim-of-indiana-serial-killer-herb-baumeister-identified-bringing-total-to-10/

WESTFIELD, Ind. — Authorities have identified the remains of a 10th victim found on the property of a suspected Indiana serial killer who lived in Westfield.

Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison announced Tuesday that investigators have identified human remains found in 1996 on Fox Hollow Farm, the former home of Herbert Baumeister.

The name of the victim: Daniel Thomas Halloran. The coroner said Halloran was born in 1972, but that his death date is unknown.

The identification of Halloran was possible through “advanced forensic testing” and genetic genealogy conducted by Othram, Inc. in an attempt to identify nearly 10,000 remains recovered from Baumeister’s property in the 1990s.

Halloran is the 10th victim to have been identified, according to Jellison.

“This is a significant development in our ongoing efforts to provide answers to the families of those who went missing,” Jellison said. “We are grateful for the expertise of Othram and the advances in forensic science that made this possible.
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Thank you once again @othram

 

[boopboopshoop]

'My dad was brutally murdered' | Daughter of new victim of alleged serial killer Herb Baumeister speaks to 13News

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"We now know we have four more people, with Halloran and three unidentified DNA profiles," Jellison said. "That has all come about in a two-to-three-month time period."
But Jellison says they have potentially dozens more victims to identify. The initial identifications all came from one spot on Baumeister's Westfield property. But the remains of Halloran and others were found in new excavation sites.
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[lightofmine99]

Really sucks that this guy never got to face justice and will now perpetually be known only as an "alleged" serial killer.

 

[legalmomma]

Daughter finds closure as her father is identified among victims of Fox Hollow Farm

Coral Halloran is finding closure after DNA confirms her father, Daniel Thomas Halloran, as a victim of Fox Hollow Farm, resolving decades of mystery surrounding his disappearance.

www.wrtv.com

 

[CJ1868]

Yeah, I agree- It's very odd.. I also find it odd that there's conflicting reports of when the skull & bones were found.. But, I'm even more baffled to learn that the wife isn't the one that reported this-- Instead, it was her Divorce lawyer.

I’m sure it was because of the story he spun to her. About it being one of the old ones belonging to the Dr. father-in-law. In those days it was normal to walk into almost any medical facility and see one or more skeletons hanging from a metal frame through out the facility. Odd decor I know but that’s the way it was. Especially in rural areas with older Dr.’s. And honestly if she told the absolute truth. That he never laid a hand on her or the kids. I can see why she would want to believe he wasn’t that monster. Even after he committed suicide she still told everyone what a good father he was. And never laid a hand on her. Absolutely crazy and beyond moot to me. After knowing what he did to those poor souls. She was still trying to defend him in my opinion.

 

[CJ1868]

It sounds like his preferred method was strangulation. I don't think we'll ever know for sure when he committed his first murder, and his wife did say in the late 1990s A&E program that he made frequent trips to Ohio, and yes, he's suspected of killing men there too.

Here's what we know about notorious Indiana serial killer Herbert Baumeister

In 1996, Hamilton County sheriff's deputies found thousands of thousands of decomposed and charred bone fragments on Herbert Baumeister's Fox Hollow Farms in Westfield.

www.wrtv.com

This article may answer a couple of those questions. Doesn’t say why LE believes he is linked to the additional deaths. But that they do believe. It also has names DOD and site of body find on the additional victims. All these precede them buying and moving into FHF.

 

[Danaya]

Just finished the Fox Hollow Murders documentary. That Mark Goodyear guy was suspicious as hell. I'm not surprised that he's thought to have been his buddy Herb's accomplice, or otherwise used as "bait" to lure the young men to Fox Hollow. Mark knew way too much and has proven himself to be a liar. He admitted to lying to police!

If Herb acted alone, he likely led the men to the wooded area by gunpoint, where he shot or strangled them while they were restrained. I think he may have been a necrophiliac, given his strange attraction to mannequins. Mannequins don't move, they're not real people. Either that, or he likely assaulted his victims while they were unconscious.

Reminds me of how Dahmer would sleep at his Grandma's with a male blow up doll. Dahmer also liked the dehumanization involved in his sick acts and used drugs to destabilize the men before killing them. They should've arrested Herb when they had the chance. He would've had to pay for these crimes and maybe he'd have given closure to the victims' families. Law enforcement sure dropped the ball on this.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Dubbed "worse than Jeffrey Dahmer" by some, one serial killer's gruesome acts involved scattering 10,000 bones around his family home after strangling men to death during sexual encounters. This grim discovery represents the largest collection of unidentified human remains found in a single location in the US, surpassed only by the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Serial killer dad buried 10,000 bones in garden after sex game murders

The Fox Hollow Farm murders saw father-of-three Herb Baumeister strangle at least 25 men to death during sex before burning their remains and scattering their bones around his family home

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

 

[Knox]

It will take years to identify every victim of the Indiana serial killer Herb Baumeister, but the coroner on the case maintains that each individual is a “tragedy,” not a “statistic.”

Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison shared an update on his office’s ongoing work to identify each victim in a new interview with Fox News Digital.

'Several Tragedies' Still Left in Fox Hollow Farm Serial Killer Case, Coroner Says

There are still many victims unidentified in the case of Indiana serial killer Herb Baumeister, Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison said in a new interview. Officials believe the 10,000 human bones and fragments found at Baumeister’s Fox Hollow Farm could belong to 25 victims.

people.com

 

[DS2021]

'Several Tragedies' Still Left in Fox Hollow Farm Serial Killer Case, Coroner Says

There are still many victims unidentified in the case of Indiana serial killer Herb Baumeister, Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison said in a new interview. Officials believe the 10,000 human bones and fragments found at Baumeister’s Fox Hollow Farm could belong to 25 victims.

people.com

Of the approximately 25 victims buried on the infamous Westfield, Ind., estate, known as Fox Hollow Farm, 10 have been identified so far, the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office announced last month. The latest to be identified was Daniel Thomas Halloran, Fox News Digital reported.

The office currently has three more DNA profiles that have not yet been identified, and, regardless of the exact victim count, “several tragedies” remain in the decades-old serial killer case, Jellison told the outlet.