Try again later. As several victims were found near Richmond, Indiana, where Eyler's mother lived, it was suggested that the killings were linked to those of Eyler. Fannie Weinstein; Melinda Wilson (September 15, 1998), This page was last edited on 28 April 2023, at 04:40. In his everyday life, he expressed homophobic views, but was secretly a latent homosexual who committed the murders out of shame and self-hatred. He regretted messing up the park, he wrote, and felt badly about his broken marriage and failing business, but he did not mention the remains of his victims or admit to any crime. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Baumeister was the founder of Sav-a-lot thrift stores in 1988, and had two shops in total. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Try again later. Herbert Richard Baumeister (April 7, 1947 - July 3, 1996) was an American businessman and suspected serial killer. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. [22] Only eight people have been identified since the initial discovery. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. 0 cemeteries found in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA. Try again later. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. A resident of the Indianapolis suburb of Westfield, Indiana, Baumeister was under investigation for murdering over a dozen men in the early 1990s, most of whom were last seen at gay bars. We have set your language to Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. After his disappearance, his vehicle was found at Castleton Square Mall. Baumeister committed suicide in 1996 before he could be questioned about his involvement in the . Each had been strangled to death.[2][3]. Herb was the oldest of four children. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. The I-70 Strangler is the nickname of an unidentified American serial killer who killed at least 12 boys and men in Indiana and Ohio between June 1980 and October 1991, dumping their bodies near Interstate 70 (I-70). In pop culture terms, 20-30 . The property is beautiful and right off the Monon Trail and close enough to downtown Westfield. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Authorities have publicly and posthumously linked two unsolved disappearances of young men in Indianapolis during the 1990s to Baumeister. He also wants to build a home for his family there. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. [1], The killer would choose young boys and adolescents as victims, whom he met in popular gay bars and other similar establishments within a four-block radius in Indianapolis. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Hamilton County Coroner's office have appealed to the public requesting anyone with missing family members from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s in the Indianapolis area to complete a DNA test in an effort to help identify the victim remains.[23][24]. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. In June 1996, Indianapolis Homicide investigators searched Fox Hollow Farm, the home of suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister, and found the remains of 11 men. Click here to submit your listings. Thanks for helping with Find a Grave! John Bayer, (aka John Chadwick) was a victim of Herbert Baumeister. While awaiting execution at the Pontiac Correctional Center, in November 1990, Eyler, with assistance of his lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, invited the Illinois and Indiana authorities to negotiate a plea deal: in exchange for commuting his sentence, he would provide information that would help solve more than 20 murders, which he alleged to have committed with the help of his lover, Robert Little, a professor at Indiana University. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Year should not be greater than current year. Thanks for helping with Find a Grave! Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. This browser does not support getting your location. Baumeister was subsequently diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder but did not receive further psychiatric treatment. It was never marital bliss- from the start, there were serious issues. 0 cemeteries found in River Grove, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Beloved husband of Agnes V, nee O'Brien.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Received from Bill Stanczak Apr. Delvoyd Lee Baker (14), an 8th grader, was found semi-nude near a river in Hamilton County. Michael F. Keirn is listed as one of her sons, preceding her in death, in her obituary. Herron said if the project is approved, his companywill develop the infrastructure for three lots. In the early 1990s, investigators with the Marion County Sheriffs Department and the Indianapolis Police Department began investigating the disappearances of gay men of similar age, height, and weight in the Indianapolis area. Though officially unsolved, it is believed that deceased serial killer Herb Baumeister might have been the . Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Please try again later. We have set your language to Oops, we were unable to send the email. Two years later, Jerry Williams-Comer, 34, was last seen in Indianapolis on August 8, 1995. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? A resident of the Indianapolis suburb of Westfield, Indiana, Baumeister was under investigation for murdering over a dozen men in the early 1990s, most of whom were last seen at gay bars. An independent documentary film titled The Haunting of Fox Hollow Farm also explores the crimes and the possibility of hauntings on the grounds of Baumeister's former estate.[31]. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Learn more about merges. 27-year-old Allen Lee Livingston was last seen in downtown Indianapolis on August 6, 1993. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Failed to delete flower. Herbert "Herb" Baumeister was suspected of being the "I-70 Strangler," a serial killer who plagued Indiana and Ohio, leaving bodies along Interstate 70. Family members linked to this person will appear here. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Authorities believe that from 1980 to 1996, Baumeister, of Westfield, Indiana, murdered up to 27 men. The community of Westfield has since moved on from the tragedies, though the memories of victims past will likely always walk among the living there, like a shadow that doesn't go away when there's a light shined upon it. Baumeister eventually settled in Westfield, Indiana, where he married and had children. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? Investigators approached Baumeister, told him he was a suspect in the disappearances, and asked to search his house. [5], Another, more viable suspect was convicted serial killer Larry Eyler, who was found guilty of murdering 21 adolescents boys and young men in Indiana and Illinois, and was on death row at the time for the 1986 murder of 16-year-old Daniel Bridges. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Failed to report flower. Failed to delete flower. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. We have set your language to In his early teen years, he began to show signs of aggressive and antisocial behavior, and he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. [6], Police identified "Brian Smart" as Herb Baumeister. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Learn more about managing a memorial . Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? WWII vet -357th FG in EnglandP-47 radio mechanic- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Thanks for your help! English Herb Baumeister was born in 1947 to a reportedly normal home. Baumeister escaped to Ontario, Canada, where he committed suicide at Pinery Provincial Park by shooting himself in the head. According to IndyStar archives, Baumeister, 49, was the owner of Sav-A-Lot thrift stores. Try again later. The I-70 Strangler is the nickname of an unidentified American serial killer who killed at least 12 boys and men in Indiana and Ohio between June 1980 and October 1991, dumping their bodies near Interstate 70 (I-70). Resend Activation Email. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. According to investigators, he stopped dumping the bodies of his victims in 1991 after he bought the Fox Hollow Farm, which he would use as a burial site for his subsequent victims. Grisly discovery. : http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/genealogy-files/obituaries/obits_1989.htmHis mother, Frances June Keirn Weaver, remarried after her first husband's death. . His father sent him to a psychiatric hospital in the 1970s, with Herb's wife saying that he "needed help". In it, Eyler admitted that he had killed 21 young men between 1982 and 1984, four of which were committed with Little's knowledge or assistance. based on information from your browser. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Richard Douglas Hamilton Jr. Failed to delete memorial. Founder of Sav-a-Lot and Serial Killer. Weve updated the security on the site. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Baumeister fled the country after he refused to talk to police who were investigating the missing men. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. ", Retro Indy:Heinous crimes of serial killers in Indiana. In a park there, he sat on the shore of a lake . He was last seen with an unfamiliar man, with whom he later left. As a teenager, Baumeister was diagnosed with schizophrenia but did not receive any further treatment for this. Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Thanks for your help! cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Herbert Baumeister (136928507)? Resend Activation Email. Though officially unsolved, it is believed that deceased serial killer Herb Baumeister might have been the perpetrator. Harris collected the license plate number and sent the information along to the police. The discovery took . As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. He was found deceased in his vehicle at a park in Ontario on July 3rd, 1996 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. [16][17], In February 1998, an Indianapolis resident contacted the police and claimed that a local businessman, Herb Baumeister, was the mysterious man photographed leaving The Vogue Theater with one of I-70 Strangler's victims, Michael Riley. Try again later. You can always change this later in your Account settings. From there, Herb Baumeister was identified as the owner of the vehicle. The additional three remains are still unidentified although they are all believed to be male and to have been victims of homicide. Their second son, Brad, was born in . Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. He, his parents and three siblings grew up in Indiana. Photo Credit: Alchetron. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Patterson's testimony was corroborated by a witness who had seen Baker leave the van, go up the library steps to talk a man he apparently knew, before the two got into the older man's car. [1][2] Baumeister committed suicide after a warrant was issued for his arrest. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. I found on Findagrave.com. Follow her on Twitter,@NataliaECG. According to IndyStar archives, Baumeister, 49, was the owner of Sav-A-Lot thrift stores. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. based on information from your browser. 0 cemeteries found in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. She thought her husband, Herb Baumeister, was acting "off" though people had been saying that about Herb since he was a teen telling lewd jokes and playing with dead animals. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Please reset your password. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-2020, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Try again. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. A system error has occurred. The doctor's oldest son was Herb. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Baumeister, who owned two Save-A-Lot thrift stores in the Indianapolis area, denied knowing anything of the missing men and refused to let police search his property. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. There is a problem with your email/password. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. A system error has occurred. Their daughter Barbara was born in 1948. Try again later. This is a carousel with slides. Before being suspected in the murders, Herb Buameister was a married father of 3 and founder of the successful "Sav-A-Lot" store chain in Indianapolis. [27][28] As young gay men, they both fitted the profile of Baumeister's victims despite the fact that they were never recovered from his residence. Leave a Flower Try again later. This is a carousel with slides. [7], One of the first suspects was 47-year-old Duncan Patterson, a Florida native. . Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. English https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128666756/richard-douglas-hamilton. "We asked neighbors around there if they've ever seen ghosts, and they said no. He was later linked to a series of murders of at least eleven men along Interstate 70, which occurred in the early-1980s to the early-1990s.[3]. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. She can be reached at 317-444-6187 ornatalia.contreras@indystar.com. This account has been disabled. This month, we have the story of suspected serial murderer, Herb Baumeister. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. OldDocBenway 2 yr. ago. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. [1] After this information surfaced, Baumeister was named as the prime suspect in the I-70 Strangler case. Thanks for your help! Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. 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[3] The prosecutors offered a plea deal, according to which Eyler would plead guilty and receive a 60-year sentence. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. This browser does not support getting your location. more details . Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. ). On June 24, 1996, Herbert Baumeister's 15-year-old son stumbled onto bones while on the family's 18-acre estate in a remote wooded area of Hamilton County. His DNA was identified from remains found in Baumeister's wooded backyard at 1111 W. 156th St in Westfield (now Carmel)Indiana, a northern suburb of Indianapolis, where Baumeister buried or strew the burned remains of at least 11 of his victims, according to a 1999 Reuters . The bodies of his victims were buried all over the farm. In his teens, Baumeister's behavior caught the attention of his father, who secreted him off to mental examinations. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. The cause of death wasthought to be strangulation. GREAT NEWS! The elder Herbert was an anesthesiologist and Elizabeth a homemaker. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Michael Frederick Mike Keirn I found on Findagrave.com. According to investigators, bodies related to the I-70 Strangler case stopped being found in 1991 after Baumeister bought the Fox Hollow Farm, which he would use as a burial site for his subsequent victims. Fearing new charges, on December 4, 1990, Eyler wrote a 17-page confession concerning the murder of Agan, which he claimed was committed with the help of Little. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. This gentleman, sadly, was murdered by Indianapolis serial killer, Herb Baumeister, in 1995 and was his last known victim. This account has been disabled. Noah Herron, the owner of Urban Vines Winery & Brewery and Urban Farmer in Westfield, bought 8 acres of the property just north of Baumeister's former home and wants to sell three lots. By the onset of adolescence, however, he began exhibiting anti-social behavior; acquaintances later recalled the young Baumeister playing with dead animals and urinating on a teachers desk. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Michael is mentioned in his father's obit as one of their children living in Indianapolis (scroll down to Dec. 7, 1989 obit). If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Michael Andrew Riley (22) disappeared on May 28, 1983 after visiting 'The Vogue Theater' (other sources claim it was 'The Broad Ripple'), a nightclub in Indianapolis. In Herb Baumeister's case, police were digging up remains of at least 11 male victims in the yard of his Indiana estate as he took off to Canada. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. GREAT NEWS! Julie Baumeister, is arguably the most gullible wife in this list. Baumeister left a 3-page suicide note, written on yellow notepaper. Please reset your password. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. [14][15], In 1983, a resident of Carmel, August 'Gus' Caito, was briefly detained and interrogated for the murders in Indianapolis, but was quickly released after investigators found no evidence linking him to any of the crimes. Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. This gentleman, sadly, was murdered by Indianapolis serial killer, Herb Baumeister, in 1995 and was his last known victim. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. They disappeared from 1993 to 1995" According to "Familysearch.org he was listed in the Chili Cemetery in the "BillionGraves.com Index" but he was not in findagrave, so I prepared this memorial to remember him and so hopefully others will leave him flowershttps://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3T8-MLYHe (and/or his parents) had a residence in Peru, IN (near Chili) at one time according to these records also found on Familysearch.org:Name: Michael F KeirnTitles and Terms (Original): Also Known As: Mike F Keirn2nd Also Known As Name: 3rd Also Known As Name: Residence Date: 01 Sep 1994Residence Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, United StatesBirth Date: Feb 1949Phone Number: 271-6270Phone Number Recorded Date: 13 Nov 2000Address: 912 Broken Bow Trl Address Continued: Indianapolis, Indiana 46214 Address Date: 01 Sep 19942nd Address: 1 Cherokee 1122nd Address Continued: Peru, Indiana 469702nd Address Date: 01 Dec 19933rd Address: 912 Broken Bow Trl Apt 10163rd Address Continued: Indianapolis, Indiana 462143rd Address Date: 01 Mar 1989-01 Sep 1994Possible Relatives: Record Number: 143715135https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KTH6-HXDHe was one of the sons of Max E. Keirn, born in Chili (who preceded him in death in 1989) and Frances Lukens Keirn of Wabash, who lived in Peru. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Make sure that the file is a photo. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Verify and try again. Their second son, Brad, was born in 1954. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. He died on July 3, 1996 in Ontario, Canada of a self-inflicted gunshot. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Fox Hollow Farm killings:20 people provide new DNA samples hoping to find loved ones. [7], According to the FBI, Davis, Brotzge, Roach and McNeive's killer was a white man between the ages of 20 and 30, worked in job requiring low skilled-labor, was a fan of military paraphernalia and led a healthy lifestyle. Make sure that the file is a photo. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. In his suicide note, he described his failing marriage and business as his reason for killing himself. He buried their bodies around the farm. This is a special five-part true crime series for the month of October. He spent two months there. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. In 1983, the FBI joined the investigation, with profilers suggesting that the offender showed volatile behavior when committing the murders. Now determined to bring this likely killer to justice, the detectives then contacted Mrs. Baumeister who, after some coaxing, granted permission for investigators to search Fox Hollow Farms shortly after she filed for divorce. [4][7][8] Saiter later said they had been sexually intimate only six times in over twenty-five years of marriage and never saw her husband nude. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. In 1965, Baumeister attended Indiana University for a semester before dropping out, and later returned in 1967. A system error has occurred. Failed to report flower. He drove to Canada, where he shot and killed himself about a week after the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department began investigating the discovery of the bones. Under the smooth stone, Herb Baumeister's body lies in the dignified repose he robbed from all of his victims. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Learn more about merges. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Try again later. Oops, we were unable to send the email. The property the suspected serial killer owned, Fox Hollow Farms, where remains were found buried, became the subject of many documentaries, crime shows, and paranormal shows.

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