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| shy |
Posted - 24 February 2003 : 9:27:20 PM
Herb Baumeister was the embodiment of the American dream. He built from scratch a chain of successful local thrift stores in Indianapolis and led a seemingly normal life as a husband and a devoted father of three. However, when police uncovered the remains of seven young gay men in the woods of Fox Hollow Farm -- the family's $1 million estate in the exclusive Indianapolis suburb of Westfield -- Baumeister's American dream was more like a murderous nightmare.
In fact, Baumeister's wife of 20 years -- Julie -- had no idea of what Baumeister was all about. Every summer, while she and the kids went to Baumeister's mother's lakeside condo, he stayed behind "to work." A big fan of autoerotic asphyxia, Baumeister is suspected in as many as a dozen unsolved gay murders along the Indiana Interstate, and another dozen young gay men killed in Ohio and Indiana.
In June, 1996, while Baumeister was at the condo, officers found hundreds of bones -- adding up to the remains of seven people -- in the woods behind his estate. All the victims frequented the same bars that Baumeister did, and all went missing on days when his wife and kids were away. Not one to face the music, Baumeister took off to Canada where he committed suicide
For Julie Baumeister the shock was monstrous. The man she thought was a hard-working and devoted father -- the man she shared her bed with for 20 years -- was clearly one of Indiana's most prolific serial killers.
In May 1993 gay men began disappearing to the tune of 10 over two years. Police scoured gay Indianapolis for clues. In the fall of 1994, a man told them of a strange tryst he had with someone named Brian: They had gone to Brian's sprawling estate and engaged in autoerotic asphyxiation. A year later the man spotted Brian again and, aware of the rash of disappearances, took down his license-plate number. As it turned out, Brian was Baumeister.
November of that year -- though lacking sufficient evidence for a search warrant -- detectives showed up at Fox Hollow Farm asking to search the estate. When Baumeister refused, they went to work on Julie. They told her about Baumeister's cruising and that they suspected him of being a serial killer. She refused to believe them. "The police came to me and said, 'We are investigating your husband in relation to homosexual homicide. I remember saying to them, 'Can you tell me what homosexual homicide is?'"
Five months later they approached her again. Remembering a skull and a cluster of bones her 13-year-old son had found in the woods outside the house which her husband casually dismissed as an old skeleton his father kept, she became more suspicious of her now estranged husband. Finally, with Baumeister gone for some R & R at the lakeside condo, she allowed police to inspect the property. As the search began, the 49-year-old Baumeister disappeared. Eight days later, on July 3, 1996, campers discovered his body lying beside his car in Ontario's Pinery Provincial Park, with a bullet hole from the business end of a .357 Magnum in his forehead.
On April 28, 1998, investigators concluded that Baumeister probably killed 16 men in all after linking him to nine other men whose bodies were found dumped along rural roads in Indiana and Ohio between 1980 and 1990.
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| halliwell2046 |
Posted - 29 April 2008 : 4:19:29 PM
just in case you are wondering the address to the house is 1111 161st. Westfield IN. Also there was something on the local news today about another body that was found that they think is one of his victims. |
| angeldust24 |
Posted - 26 August 2007 : 05:43:39 AM
hey everyone i know Julie, well i have only met her once but she is my bosses bestfriend
Amanda Glenn |
| lady_macbeth |
Posted - 16 March 2007 : 01:18:17 AM
Hi, I'm doing a report on Baumeister and I was wondering if I could have some more information on him. I really interested an would appreciate all the information you have on him. My e-mail is oboebabe234@yahoo.com
Thanks,
~lady macbeth |
| indiana |
Posted - 15 March 2006 : 06:16:31 AM
I'm sorry--that email address is laportememory@hotmail.com
hi |
| indiana |
Posted - 15 March 2006 : 06:15:26 AM
The house in indeed still intact and for sale.
I lived in Bloomington, Indiana during the final couple years of Mr. Baumeister's activities.
I am interested in recieving emails regarding any nugget of information from people who knew Herb Baumeister or had any interaction with him--regardless of how small or insignificant.
Feel free to write to me at laportememory@yahoo.com with any input you might have.
Does anyone have any recollection of seeing him in Bloomington, Indiana between 1994 and early 1996?
hi |
| 420dave |
Posted - 19 February 2006 : 05:09:58 AM
I worked for Herb Baumeister for a year and a half at his Indianapolis west side store(Sav-a-lot Thrift Store). I always thought he was a little strange but generally just a nice guy. It always did seem strange that he knew alot of teenage boys. Once a month or so at the store we would have to load a truck full of that months donated clothes that were not being sold. The clothes were in bails and required alot of stregnth to load. He would have 6 or 8 teenagers come and help. I thought they were just former employees or friends of employees. I now wonder if some of the people who were helping us ended up in his back yard. He never approached me in any wierd ways or anything but he did ask alot of personal questions. He was always interested how me and my girlfriend were doing. It is creepy to know that I worked so close to a killer and had no idea |
| ellestea |
Posted - 04 February 2006 : 2:38:40 PM
just a hint on the house... look for village farms across the street from best buy... |
| ellestea |
Posted - 04 February 2006 : 2:37:13 PM
i know where baumeister's house is located...
i also know where his wife works... i saw her there totally by chance...
i am also getting married at the same church by the same person that married them... not by choice... by coincedence... |
| JerryLK |
Posted - 20 December 2005 : 10:02:18 AM
I am trying to locate Fox Hollow Farms. On 161st Street, west of US 31 there in what appears to be a hores farm/pasture. Is this a part of the Fox Hollow Farms? I read the earlier post of the address and was wondering if this could be a part of the estate?
Thanks
Jerry |
| 01Stycom |
Posted - 07 December 2005 : 08:08:48 AM
AndyRiesmeyer
Just saw your post. The house is still standing and is located at 1111 E 156th St. It's actually for sale right now (listed by Century 21 for $1,699,000.) I saw a segment on channel 13 when it was first listed and that was over a year ago so I guess it's been kind fo hard to sell!
Hope that helps! |
| Nyce_n_Sw33t |
Posted - 03 November 2005 : 10:17:15 AM
Ive heard of Herb Baumeister and always wanted to read up on it. Its a very interesting story at hand, of course. I also am going to be doin a paper on him, so thanks for the heads up and great information
~~Nichole~~
Nyce and Sw33t, but naughty to tha core |
| AndyRiesmeyer |
Posted - 30 October 2005 : 09:16:37 AM
hello...
I have lived in Indianapolis for most of my life. Herb Baumeister is a bit of a legend around town- today on an errand to westfield with the family we were discussing Baumeister. We took US-31 to 151st street, taking a left at the light and driving past the Target about a mile into where the estates start popping up. My mother had told me a while back that Fox Hollow was around here in this area. I can't find any published record of where Fox Hollow Farms was, I understand that the name might have been changed to cover up its past.. but does anyone know if Fox Hollow Farms still stands? Who owns it? Where is it?
When 151st street turns into Greyhound pass there is a large slated fence with grand opening and a long driveway on the north side of the street. We stopped and looked down the driveway where we could see a tudor-esq house..fairly large. The address was something about Ascot or some word beginning with an A... is this Fox Hollow Farms? |
| magecougar |
Posted - 05 September 2005 : 2:59:12 PM
It's amazing the things you can find out about this guy when you're looking for it. For all you out there who ever had a fixation over this guy, I would like to introduce myself to you as one of the campers that found his corpse lying along the beach in Canada. It kinda bummed me out that in every article about this guy the only recognition me and my family got was being called campers. Hell, I was only 11 at the time, but i was in the front seat of my grandparents' Suburban that we were borrowing to tow the camper, and I got enough of an eyeful to where I still remember it like it was last night. Of the three children present, I was the youngest at 11, my sister was 16, and it just so happened it was my brother's 13th birthday that mourning (considering that it techniquely was mourning, being about 12:30). So as you can tell, it was hard for me to convince my class after summer break was over and it was the first show and tell of what we did that summer. The funny thing is, is that we didn't even know who it was that we had found until about 2 years later when my aunt read an article about Herb in "Time Magazine." Funny how life works, huh? |
| Deathrattle |
Posted - 11 June 2005 : 07:09:36 AM
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Originally posted by jimmywmiller3
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Originally posted by dr00t
Me and my buddy work with Erich (the 13-year old that discovered the skull and bones) at a local mall here in Indianapolis right now.
I heard a story about his dad and recognized the last name, turns out, hes the same kid.
I think I know Erich and Marie Baumeister also I think that Erich has changed his name though. Let me know if anyone has any info on where they are now, I think that they have moved.
Jimmy Miller
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| jimmywmiller3 |
Posted - 26 March 2005 : 07:08:15 AM
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Originally posted by dr00t
Me and my buddy work with Erich (the 13-year old that discovered the skull and bones) at a local mall here in Indianapolis right now.
I heard a story about his dad and recognized the last name, turns out, hes the same kid.
I think I know Erich and Marie Baumeister also I think that Erich has changed his name though. Let me know if anyone has any info on where they are now, I think that they have moved.
Jimmy Miller |
