NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Human remains found nearly 30 years ago at Fox Hollow Farm, belonging to suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister, have been positively identified as a man reported missing from Indianapolis in 1994.
The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office made the announcement Tuesday, reporting that “advanced forensic and DNA analysis” conducted by a university in Texas identified the man as Roger Goodlet.
Goodlet was initially identified in 1996 after reviewing dental records. He is the 11th person to be identified from the over 10,000 bones and bone fragments found on the farm in 1996.
Baumeister was reportedly on vacation when the 1996 search was conducted. He’d been suspected of murdering several men in the early 1990s, most of whom were last seen at gay bars across central Indiana.
He first denied investigators access to search his farm in 1995, but Baumeister’s wife – reportedly concerned by her husband’s behavior – allowed police to search the farm in 1996.
After learning of a warrant out for his arrest, Baumeister fled to Ontario, where he committed suicide.
Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison said in a release that the advancement of forensic sciences has helped them begin restoring the victim’s names and providing their loved ones much-needed peace.
“Today’s confirmation is an opportunity for continued closure to the family and loved ones of Roger Goodlet,” he added.
The coroner’s office says it will continue to work with local, state, and federal groups – as well as groups of forensic experts – to identify other remains found on the property.
