Herb Baumeister
Herb Baumeister | |
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Baumeister's 1986 mugshot | |
| Born | Herbert Richard Baumeister April 7, 1947 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 3, 1996 (aged 49) Pinery Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Spouse |
Juliana Saiter (m. 1971) |
| Children | 3 |
| Details | |
| Victims | 11–unknown |
Span of crimes | 1980–1995 |
| Country | United States |
| States | Indiana, possibly Ohio |
Herbert Richard Baumeister (April 7, 1947 – July 3, 1996) was a German-American businessman and serial killer who came under suspicion of murdering over a dozen men in the early-to-mid 1990s, most of whom were last seen at gay bars in central Indiana. Police ultimately found the remains of eleven men, eight identified, on Baumeister's property. He died by suicide after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Since his death, he has come under suspicion for the murders of twelve other men along Interstate 70 in Indiana and Ohio, which occurred from the early 1980s to the early 1990s.