– ID bones presumed victims
– Effort pushes I-70 killer’s victims to 13.
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In a recent development, a renewed effort to identify thousands of bones found at the Indiana estate of a long-deceased businessman suspected in a string of killings has pushed the number of his presumed victims to 13, according to Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison.
Following this renewed effort, four new DNA profiles have been obtained and will be sent to the FBI for genetic genealogy analysis to hopefully identify them. The bones and fragments found at the estate have led investigators to believe they could represent the remains of at least 25 people.
Herb Baumeister, the businessman in question, took his own life in Canada in July 1996 as investigators sought to question him after approximately 10,000 charred bones and bone fragments were discovered at his sprawling estate, Fox Hollow Farm.
Jellison revealed that investigators believe Baumeister, a married father of three who frequented gay bars, lured men to his home and killed them at his estate in Westfield, around 16 miles north of Indianapolis.
Efforts to Identify Victims
In 2022, Jellison launched a renewed effort to match potential victims of Baumeister to the remains found on his estate in the 1990s. The coroner continues to urge relatives of young men who disappeared between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s to submit DNA samples for the identification effort.
So far, this effort has led to the identification of three men based on DNA extracted from the bones. Two of these men, Jeffrey A. Jones and Manuel Resendez, were among the eight potential victims identified in the 1990s.
Identification Successes
Last week, Jones’ remains were identified through a forensic genetic genealogy analysis performed by the FBI and Jellison’s office. Similarly, Resendez’s remains were identified using the same technique in January.
Furthermore, with the assistance of a DNA sample provided by his mother, bone fragments belonging to 27-year-old Allen Livingston, reported missing in 1993, were confirmed last October. Livingston’s identification made him the ninth presumed victim identified by investigators.
The ongoing efforts to identify the victims of this heinous crime continue, with the hope of bringing closure to the families of those who lost their lives at the hands of Herb Baumeister.
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