10th victim found on suspected serial killer’s farm identified, IN officials say
The remains of a man believed to have been a victim of notorious suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister have been identified, according to Indiana officials.
Daniel Thomas Halloran, who was born in Indiana in 1972, was identified as the 10th victim whose remains were found on Fox Hollow Farm in 1996 among thousands of other burned and crushed skeletal remains, according to Indiana officials and WXIN.
Halloran was identified through forensic testing and genetic genealogy conducted by Othram laboratory, the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office said in a news release.
An estimated date of death was not provided. No known missing person’s report was filed with police, making it difficult to narrow down when he may have been killed, Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison told the Indianapolis Star.
Investigators discovered thousands of remains in 1996, believed to belong to as many as 12 people who had been killed by Baumeister on the 18-acre farm in Westfield, DNA Solves said in an April 29 news release.
Baumeister is suspected of luring victims from gay bars to his estate in the 1980s and 1990s, where he’s accused of killing them and disposing of their bodies on the farm, WXIN and the Indianapolis Star reported.
The accusations against Baumeister started to form in 1996, when his son discovered remains on the property, approximately 60 yards away from the family’s home, WTTV reported.
Baumeister fled the country and died by suicide before he could be arrested and charged for any of the killings, according to Psychology Today.
The coroner’s office said it is working with multiple agencies to identify the rest of the remains found on Baumeister’s property.
Westfield is about a 25-mile drive north from Indianapolis.
