Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison has announced the identification of remains that were recovered in 1996 from Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield, the former home of Herb Baumeister.
A human remain recovered from Fox Hollow Farm has matched a family reference sample that was submitted early last year and has been identified as Manuel Resendez.
Resendez was reported missing in August 1993.
The identification of Resendez was the result of the dedication of many forensic experts working collaboratively in an effort to identify nearly 10,000 human remains recovered from Fox Hollow Farm.
“I would like to thank the entire team of law enforcement and forensic specialist that have come together to support this effort,” Jellison said. “A special thanks goes to the hardworking people at the Indiana State Police Laboratory and Dr. Krista Latham of the Biology & Anthropology Department at the University of Indianapolis.”
They should search the property again. About 10 years ago, a friend of mine went on one of those ghost tours at Fox Hollow Farm. The new owner of the property allegedly showed the group a human rib bone that they had found on the property. The group was allegedly told not to photograph the bone as it has not yet been reported to police. I wonder how much is yet to be discovered on that property.