The remains of 11 men were unearthed, with only four of them ever being identified. Herb Baumeister found out about the search of the house and eloped over the Canadian border to Ontario.
He wrote a suicide note in which he spoke about his failing marriage and dwindling business but didn't mention the murders at all.
Shortly after, he shot himself dead in Pinery Provincial Park. Julie Baumeister went on to tell the investigation that her ex-husband had made over trips to Ohio on apparent business trips.
It was then that the investigation linked Baumeister with the murders of nine more men, whose bodies had been discovered along the main highway between Indiana and Ohio; the Interstate Baumeister's body was discovered eight days after he had killed himself. The Fox Hollow Farm and house were stripped of everything after the bodies had been discovered, and it stood abandoned for many years.
Until it was sold cheaply to Rob and Vicky Graves from Indiana. Everything seemed to be going fine until one day Vicky was cleaning the house and the hoover kept coming unplugged at the wall socket for no apparent reason.
It scared her and she began to suspect something was wrong with the house. Then more things began happening. One day, Vicky came home from work to see Rob painting, and took a good look at his work. She then looked beyond the painting and saw a man outside the window, standing in the grounds of the house.
The man turned from her but he had no legs, then he disappeared completely. The family then installed security cameras. Shortly after, one of Rob's work colleagues named Joe, moved into the spare apartment in the property, with his dog. One night while washing the dishes, there was a knock at the door but no one was there. Then the dog began acting as if someone was in the apartment but no one was there. A few nights later, Joe was walking his dog in the grounds when he saw a man watching them from the woods.
The dog gave chase and Joe followed, to see the man even closer, before running back to the house. After speaking to the Graves, it appeared they had seen the same man. Another night came and another encounter happened. This time the dog was growling at someone who was trying to open the front door.
Joe stood up and the door swung open to a strong wind. He went to the door and looked outside but no one was there. Upon turning to head back into the apartment, a man was running towards him from inside the apartment, screaming for his life. They then began to research Baumeister's victims and Joe watched some old news footage and was certain he had seen the man in the victim list.
Rob Graves then contacted Mary Wilson, the lead investigator on the case. In the late s, Herb attended Indiana University where he met his future wife, Julie. She was a high school English teacher and he was working odd jobs around town. Soon after they were wed, Herb was committed to a psychiatric hospital for a short time after becoming depressed and prone to fits of rage.
In , Herb and Julie opened a chain of thrift stores, Sav-A-Lot, around town and were charitable with their proceeds. Google Maps Bing Maps. Microsoft has removed the Birds Eye imagery for this map. You may wish to switch to the Google Maps view instead. Show location URL View at google. Allow map scroll. In , gay men started disappearing around the Indianapolis area. Originally, the police tried to find a suspect named Brian Smart.
After a tip from someone who saw him in town and wrote down his license plate number, Herb Baumeister was determined to be Brian Smart. After multiple requests from police to search the house without a warrant, Julie finally agreed to let the police search the property while Herb was on vacation. At that time, police found the remains of 11 men. Currently, only eight of them were identified.
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