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Police in Indiana have identified their third victim among the 10,000 human remains found at a suspected serial killer's burying grounds.
Knewz.com has learned that the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office in Indiana has indicated that Jeffrey Jones, to whom the newly identified set of human remains belong, was reported missing in 1993.
His remains were identified "through an extensive forensic genetic genealogy investigation conducted by the FBI and the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office," per a press release published on Facebook.
"According to [County Coroner] Jellison, investigators have four additional DNA profiles that have not yet been identified, bringing the total number of victims to 12. The four unidentified DNA profiles will also be sent to the FBI for genetic genealogy investigation," the statement added.
Jones is the third victim to be identified from as many as 10,000 human remains found at the Fox Hollow farm formerly home to Herbert Baumeister.
According to police, Baumeister who was a married father of three, lured numerous gay men back to his Fox Hollow lair between the mid-'80s and '90s where he is believed to have killed them before burying their bodies on the property.
Baumeister, who was a successful businessman, frequented gay bars–which was where he found his prey.
During the period of his depraved operation, he was believed to have killed 25 males including an individual by the name of Manuel Resendez who went missing in the year of Baumeister’s suicide.
Police received their first tip-off in 1996 when Baumeiter’s teenage son came across the remains. Baumeister killed himself in the same year while on the run.
Knewz.com reported on a previous development in the case on October 20, 2023. At the time police identified the remains of whom they believed was Baumeister’s third victim.
Allen Livingston was missing for 30 years when the authorities contacted his family with their discovery. His mother, Sharon, claimed that she always believed he had fallen victim to Baumeister but despite that, kept the same landline telephone number for three decades.
“When Allen disappeared, there was only a landline. That's the only number he knew because there was no cell phone,” she said (in the hope she would receive a call from Allen.)
Less than a year prior to the police’s revelation, she told WTHR:
“I know he's there (at Fox Hollow Farm). I know he's there. I know that man (Baumeister) got him. I just know it. I feel that. I know.”
Allen’s cousin, Eric Pranger, also weighed in on the matter saying: “Hearing about Allen was a little roller coaster of feelings.”
“We're happy because we got closure and we were able to identify him, but sad because we had to relive it a bit,” he told NBC News.
Jeff Jellison, Hamilton County’s Coroner, noted the challenges faced by his department in the Facebook press release saying:
“Because many of the remains were found burnt and crushed, this investigation is extremely challenging; however, the team of law enforcement and forensic specialists working the case remain committed.”
He went on to tank the entities involved for their contributions to the progress made thus far:
“A special thanks goes to the very talented and hardworking people at the FBI, Indiana State Police Laboratory, Dr. Krista Latham of the Biology & Anthropology Department at the University of Indianapolis, and DNA experts from Texas based Othram Laboratory.”