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 from the office, the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office identified human remains originally recovered in 1996 from Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield as Jeffrey Jones.

This comes after other remains found on the site were identified last year as Allen Livingston , a man who was reported missing to the Indianapolis Police Department in 1993. Jones is the third person to have been identified through remains found on the farm.

The Fox Hollow Farm was the former home of Baumeister, an Indiana serial killer who police believe lured gay men to his home in the mid-80s and mid-90s before killing them and disposing their bodies on the property.

Officials said in the release that Jones’ remains were identified through an “extensive forensic genetic genealogy investigation” that was conducted by the coroner’s office and the FBI. Jones, a Fillmore resident, was reported missing in August 1993.

Officials said more than 10,000 remains have been recovered at Fox Hollow Farm, including bones, fragments and body parts. Officials said that investigators have four additional DNA profiles that have not yet been identified, bringing the total number of victims to 12.

“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,” said Jeff Jellison, the Hamilton County Coroner. “A special thanks goes to the very talented and hardworking people at the FBI, Indiana State Police Laboratory, Dr. Krista Latham of the Biology & Anthropology Department at the University of Indianapolis, and DNA experts from Texas based Othram Laboratory.”

The release said that the four unidentified DNA profiles will be sent to the FBI for genetic genealogy investigation.

According to previous reports, the investigation began in 1996 when Baumeister’s 15-year-old son stumbled upon bones while on the family’s 18-acre estate. Baumeister died in 1996.

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