Midwest
Fox Hollow serial killer victim's family seeks help to ID 10,000 pieces of remains: 'Second only to 9/11'
The Westfield, Indiana, community publicly honored the nine identified victims of Indiana’s notorious 1990s Fox Hollow Farm serial killings, and an unknown number of unidentified others for the first time Thursday.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office have successfully named the nine known victims and are in the process of identifying four others. There were a total of 10,000 pieces of human remains located on the 18-acre estate where serial killer Herb Baumeister, owner of the Sav-A-Lot shopping chain, once lived.
“The complexity and the amount of remains they have, which is over 10,000 stored, is second only to 9/11,” said Linda Znachko, founder of He Knows Your Name, an Indiana-based ministry for the unidentified deceased. “And the intricacy and the amount of manpower that this investigation is continuing to need and require, plus money to do pathology and all the DNA work, is just huge.”
Znachko told Fox News Digital she connected with Hamilton County Coroner Jeffrey Jellison because they had a shared interest of honoring the forgotten and unidentified dead. On Thursday, they dedicated a memorial to the Fox Hollow Farm victims, which included a plaque with the named victims and a space designated for the unidentified victims to be remembered.
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He Knows Your Name ministry and the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office partnered to give the nine identified victims of the Fox Hollow tragedy their first public dedication Thursday, ensuring the families that their loved ones will no longer be forgotten. (He Knows Your Name)
Linda Znachko and Jeff Jellison partnered to create the Fox Hollow Farm memorial for identified and unidentified victims of the 1990s serial killings. (He Knows Your Name)
“My organization purchased an outdoor sculpture from an artist in Canada [David Perrett], and we placed it today with the [victims’] names listed with an opportunity for more names to go on that list if more are there and also place an ossuary there so that any future remains or any family member that would like to use that ossuary and have their loved one buried right there at that memorial site, and free of charge,” she explained.
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Reporters interview a police officer outside the entrance of Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield, where human bones were discovered in 1996. (Rich Miller/Indy Star/USA Today Network)
She added that Jellison inherited the Fox Hollow case when he was elected coroner and has made it his mission ever since to identify the unknown remains.
The nine victims who have been identified so far are Jeffrey Allen “Jeff” Jones, Allen Lee Livingston, Manuel Resendez, John Lee “Johnny” Bayer, Richard Douglas Hamilton Jr., Steven Spurlin Hale, Allen Wayne Broussard, Roger Allen Goodlet and Michael Frederick “Mike” Keirn.
The nine victims who have been identified so far are Jeffrey Allen “Jeff” Jones, Allen Lee Livingston, Manuel Resendez, John Lee “Johnny” Bayer, Richard Douglas Hamilton Jr., Steven Spurlin Hale, Allen Wayne Broussard, Roger Allen Goodlet and Michael Frederick “Mike” Keirn. (He Knows Your Name)
“While this is an ongoing investigation, we feel now is the time to properly and publicly remember these members of our community,” Jellison said during a press conference for the event. “We are proud to partner with He Knows Your Name to further their mission to provide dignity and a final resting place, regardless of their circumstance.”
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About 10,000 pieces of human remains of Indiana serial killer Herb Baumeister’s victims were found on the 18-acre Westfield, Indiana, property. (Michelle Pemberton/USA Today Network)
Livingston’s cousin, Matthew Pranger, attended the memorial event Thursday to honor him.
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Allen Livingston’s remains, which were recovered from Fox Hollow Farm, were identified last year. (He Knows Your Name)
“The memorial service yesterday, I believe, did give justice to those who either have been identified or have yet to be identified,” Pranger told Fox News Digital.
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He added that part of the reason he agreed to act as a spokesperson for his family is so other families who have lost loved ones may come forward so that the unidentified victims can be named.
“We would like to have as many people come forward that may have any connection whatsoever to this case to try to identify other potential victims,” he explained. He added that part of the reason his family got involved and vocal about the Fox Hollow Farm killings and memorial is so “anybody … whose family member has been identified will have the opportunity then to have services available and a place of rest for the victims.”
Allen Livingston’s cousin, Matthew Pranger, attended Thursday’s memorial event to honor him. (He Knows Your Name)
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The ninth identified victim was named just last year. The other eight were identified in the 1990s.
Authorities are hoping to bring that number to at least 12 in the near future using DNA technology that has advanced significantly in recent years.
About 10,000 pieces of human remains of Herb Baumeister’s victims were dug up throughout his 18-acre Indiana property. (Google Street View/Indianapolis Police Department)
Baumeister is believed to have killed dozens of men between the 1980s and 1990s. He fled to Canada and died by suicide in 1996 when authorities began looking at him as a suspect in the serial killings.
Thirty years have passed since officials began recovering remains on Fox Hollow Farms, but Thursday’s service was the first time the community formally remembered the victims in a public dedication.
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Cleveland, OH
Woman found dead in backyard of Cleveland home
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A woman was found dead in the backyard of a home on the city’s West side Friday morning.
Officers responded to the 3400 block of Bosworth Rd. around 9 a.m. for a welfare check.
This is in the city’s West Boulevard neighborhood.
When officers arrived at the home, they found the victim.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Officer will now determine the victim’s name and cause of death.
A child connected to the woman has been located and confirmed safe, said Cleveland police.
Police added the circumstances regarding the death remain under investigation.
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Illinois
Illinois legislation to regulate cannabis market
In Illinois, new legislation is designed to keep the cannabis market safe and growing.
Senate Bill 3222 prohibits the sale of certain intoxicating hemp products to anyone under 21.
Beginning in November, some products will be required to have child-proof packaging.
Misleading marketing and packaging will be banned. The law also allows all Illinois cannabis retailers to register as medical dispensaries and allows curbside and drive-thru pickup until 2:00 a.m. for all customers. The law also expands conditions to qualify for a medical card, which can now be certified through telehealth.
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Indiana
Prostitution charges filed against two women in Westfield
WESTFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Two women are facing criminal charges following a prostitution investigation at an apartment complex in Westfield.
According to a news release Thursday, the investigation began June 23, stemming from a Crime Stoppers tip about suspected prostitution and possible human trafficking at The Farmhouse at Lantern Commons Apartments, near the 16000 block of Gleam Way.
On June 25, detectives arranged a meeting, entered the residence and encountered two adult women. One of the women agreed to engage in sexual activity in exchange for $300. Both women were detained at the scene.
Detectives searched the apartment and found evidence of sexual activity and prostitution-related activity.
Yanyi Zhang faces five charges:
- Two counts of Promoting Prostitution, a Level 5 Felony.
- Identity Deception, a Level 6 Felony.
- Class A Misdemeanor for prostitution.
Linxia Shi was charged with a Class A Misdemeanor for prostitution.
Zhang and Shi were offered victim assistance resources during the investigation, Westfield Police said.
A jury trial for Zhang is scheduled for Nov. 2, according to online court records.
This case marks the second prostitution investigation by the Westfield Police in the past two months, both of which were initiated by tips submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers. The department encourages residents to continue to report suspicious activity.
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