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01-05-2025
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Fox Hollow Farm serial killer's 10th victim identified: coroner
A 10th victim has been recovered from Fox Hollow Farm, where suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister lived in Indiana. The Hamilton County Coroner's Office said in a news release that the body found at Fox Hallow Farm in Westfield, Indiana, belongs to Daniel Thomas Halloran. According to Fox 59, Halloran was born in 1972, but officials aren't sure when he died. Halloran is the 10th identified victim from Fox Hollow Farm, but investigators have tied Baumeister to at least 25 victims overall. A spokesperson for the Hamilton County Coroner's Office told Fox News Digital it still has three DNA profiles that haven't yet been identified. Fox Hollow Serial Killer's Secret Tapes Could Reveal Murder Horrors If Ever Found: Documentary Halloran's daughter, 32-year-old Coral Halloran, told WTHR that she didn't know how to respond upon hearing that her father was an alleged victim of Baumeister. She said her father went missing in 1993, just one year after she was born. "I feel kind of like I'm mourning," Coral said. "All my life, I kind of expected my dad to be around and one day hoping he'd come try to find me. Read On The Fox News App "It makes me sick and weary to my stomach, having to know my dad was brutally murdered. It's hard. And for all the other victims out there, their families, I'm with them. I'm praying hard for them." Police believe Baumeister lured gay men to his home between the 1980s and 1990s, where he would allegedly kill them and bury their bodies across his 18-acre property. Around 10,000 bone fragments and charred bones were found on the property. Detectives believe Baumeister often went to gay bars in the Indianapolis area. During periods when his family was out of town, Baumeister lured men into his home where it's believed he killed them. Baumeister owned the Sav-A-Lot shopping chain. SIGN UP TO GET True Crime Newsletter In 1996, Baumeister killed himself in a Canadian park shortly after bone fragments were discovered on his property, prompting an investigation to be opened. "This identification is a significant development in our ongoing efforts to provide answers to the families of those who went missing," Jeff Jellison, Hamilton County coroner, said after Halloran's remains were identified. "We are grateful for the expertise of Othram and the advances in forensic science that made this possible." New England Serial Killer Fears Merit 'Review And Investigation' After Remains Found Across 3 States: Expert According to a recent documentary from ABC News Studios titled "The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer," investigators believe Baumeister filmed his victims using a hidden camera placed in a basement air vent. "Something to relive… the murders," said retired Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Det. Cary Milligan. "We're looking through the bottom of the entertainment area… and we noticed this vent. … I was suspicious that if Herb was videotaping any activity that might have been going on. … That may have been a way that Herb could've gained power over the individuals that he was killing." GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE True Crime Hub "It's not uncommon for serial killers to keep mementos or trinkets from victims," Milligan added. Jellison previously told Fox News Digital it's unlikely the video recordings will be recovered. The coroner's office said forensic laboratory Othram Inc. played a critical role in identifying Halloran through DNA analysis. The Indiana State Police, University of Indianapolis, Human Identification Center and Marion County Coroner's Office also assisted in identifying the remains. Follow The Fox True Crime Team On X Fox News Digital's Stephanie Nolasco and Audrey Conklin contributed to this article source: Fox Hollow Farm serial killer's 10th victim identified: coroner
Fox News
30-04-2025
- Fox News
Fox Hollow Farm serial killer's 10th victim identified: coroner
A 10th victim has been recovered from Fox Hollow Farm, where suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister lived in Indiana. The Hamilton County Coroner's Office said in a news release that the body found at Fox Hallow Farm in Westfield, Indiana, belongs to Daniel Thomas Halloran. According to Fox 59, Halloran was born in 1972, but officials aren't sure when he died. Halloran is the 10th identified victim from Fox Hollow Farm, but investigators have tied Baumeister to at least 25 victims overall. A spokesperson for the Hamilton County Coroner's Office told Fox News Digital it still has three DNA profiles that haven't yet been identified. Halloran's daughter, 32-year-old Coral Halloran, told WTHR that she didn't know how to respond upon hearing that her father was an alleged victim of Baumeister. She said her father went missing in 1993, just one year after she was born. "I feel kind of like I'm mourning," Coral said. "All my life, I kind of expected my dad to be around and one day hoping he'd come try to find me. "It makes me sick and weary to my stomach, having to know my dad was brutally murdered. It's hard. And for all the other victims out there, their families, I'm with them. I'm praying hard for them." Police believe Baumeister lured gay men to his home between the 1980s and 1990s, where he would allegedly kill them and bury their bodies across his 18-acre property. Around 10,000 bone fragments and charred bones were found on the property. Detectives believe Baumeister often went to gay bars in the Indianapolis area. During periods when his family was out of town, Baumeister lured men into his home where it's believed he killed them. Baumeister owned the Sav-A-Lot shopping chain. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER In 1996, Baumeister killed himself in a Canadian park shortly after bone fragments were discovered on his property, prompting an investigation to be opened. "This identification is a significant development in our ongoing efforts to provide answers to the families of those who went missing," Jeff Jellison, Hamilton County coroner, said after Halloran's remains were identified. "We are grateful for the expertise of Othram and the advances in forensic science that made this possible." According to a recent documentary from ABC News Studios titled "The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer," investigators believe Baumeister filmed his victims using a hidden camera placed in a basement air vent. "Something to relive… the murders," said retired Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Det. Cary Milligan. "We're looking through the bottom of the entertainment area… and we noticed this vent. … I was suspicious that if Herb was videotaping any activity that might have been going on. … That may have been a way that Herb could've gained power over the individuals that he was killing." GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB "It's not uncommon for serial killers to keep mementos or trinkets from victims," Milligan added. Jellison previously told Fox News Digital it's unlikely the video recordings will be recovered. The coroner's office said forensic laboratory Othram Inc. played a critical role in identifying Halloran through DNA analysis. The Indiana State Police, University of Indianapolis, Human Identification Center and Marion County Coroner's Office also assisted in identifying the remains.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
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Human remains found by man picking mushrooms in Ohio
A person found a pile of human remains in the woods in Ohio on Sunday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Deputies responded around 2:47 p.m. to the 1500 block of Barger Road in Clermont County. The caller told dispatchers she gave her male neighbor permission to search for mushrooms on her land when he discovered several bones, 'which appear human,' according to the Clermont County Sheriff's Office. TRENDING STORIES: Vance arrives in India for a 4-day visit that includes personal engagements and talks on trade 7 injured after driver drops phone, hits parked truck in Dayton neighborhood 'Sweet situation gone sour;' Easter Bunny arrested in Fairborn Our news partner, WCPO in Cincinnati, reports that Barger Road is a rural, back road. It runs along the North Fork Indian Creek and heavily wooded areas. Deputies arrived and confirmed the discovery just before 3 p.m. After securing the scene, the Clermont County Coroner's Officer arrived, including recovery resources from the EquuSearch Midwest Team. A pathologist from the Hamilton County Coroner's Office also helped in differentiating human remains from animal remains. The sheriff said any human remains will be transported to the Hamilton County Coroner's Office for further identification. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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20-03-2025
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Coroner identifies man fatally shot by Lockland officer after pursuit, crash
Officials have released the identity of the man fatally shot by a Lockland police officer after a pursuit that began in Butler County early on Wednesday. The Hamilton County Coroner's Office confirmed Thursday that 48-year-old Samuel Mumyarutete, of Woodlawn, was killed in the shooting on Interstate 75 near Glendale Milford Road. West Chester Township police began the pursuit at the intersection of Princeton Glendale Road and Provident Drive after they received notification from a license plate reader of a stolen vehicle, according to a township spokeswoman. Officers located the vehicle and attempted to pull it over but the driver fled. West Chester officers pursued the vehicle for approximately six miles and ended the chase at the Hamilton County line, where other departments picked it up. Several police departments responded at about 2:45 a.m. to assist when the chase entered Hamilton County, according to Evendale police. The vehicle being pursued was found crashed near Glendale Milford Road and Evendale Drive, though occupants of the vehicle were not found there, officials said. After one suspect had been taken into custody, a Lockland officer located Mumyarutete walking along the interstate, according to Lockland police. Mumyarutete was holding something and refused to obey police commands, officials said, adding the Lockland officer tried to stop Mumyarutete with a Taser but was unsuccessful. As Mumyarutete continued to disobey commands, the officer opened fire and struck him in the chest, officials said. The Enquirer has requested body camera footage and other records about the shooting. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is leading the shooting inquiry. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Coroner IDs man shot by Lockland officer after pursuit, crash
Yahoo
05-03-2025
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Coroner's office seeking help identifying bodies of two men found recently
The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is looking for help identifying two men whose bodies were found recently, according to our news partner WCPO. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] A man's body was found Tuesday, March 4, near the Sacred Heart Recreational Area soccer fields near Mt. Storm Park in Clifton, WCPO says. TRENDING STORIES: Mobile crisis mental health services to resume in Montgomery County Local self-serve tap house now closed Woman goes overboard on Royal Caribbean 80s-themed cruise The coroner says they do not expect foul play in the man's death, but his fingerprints are not in any system and the facial recognition software has not identified him, WCPO says. The man was white, around six feet tall and around 230 pounds, according to WCPO. He had brown hair, brown eyes, a full beard and longer hair, WCPO says. The man did not have any identifying tattoos or scars, and was found with black-framed glasses, black pants, a black jacket and a black backpack, WCPO says. 'This person had not been dead for a while, he was found pretty quickly after his death,' said County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco. 'It's just there's nothing in the system.' A second man's body was discovered March 1 near the Delhi Township and Cincinnati line in the 6800 block of Hillside Ave in a heavily wooded area, WCPO says. According to WCPO, the man's remains were skeletal when they were discovered. Sammarco says he doesn't suspect foul play in this death, either, according to WCPO. 'Judging by the area where he was found and the steepness of the hillside and the likelihood of his size, we don't think he was put there,' said Sammarco. 'We don't think he was placed there, we do think that he probably took himself there and then died. So we're not suspecting foul play.' According to WCPO, the remains were a middle aged black man who was around six feet tall. They also say he was wearing XL sized shirts, a Port Authority-style fleece jacket, Levi jeans and size 13 Airwalk shoes. According to WCPO, Sammarco estimates the man died last fall. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office at (513) 946-8700. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
