'Ghost Adventures' Recap: 'Fox Hollow Farm'

BY NOWAL MASSARI

Herb Baumeister, image courtesy Google

Buckle in Ghost Adventures fans, because it’s time for another lockdown. This time around, the crew head to the Fox Hollow Farm in Carmel, IN. The mansion sits on 18 acres and was the home of alleged serial killer, Herb Baumeister. In the early 90s, local police began to investigate the disappearances of gay men in the area. One man came forward and claimed that a “Brian Smart” had murdered his friend and had attempted to kill him, as well. Indianapolis police told the man to contact them if he saw Smart again. In 1995, he encountered Smart and passed along the license plate number, and when they ran the information, they found that it belonged to Herb Baumeister.

Investigators went to his home, called Fox Hollow Farm, and requested to search the home because of his suspected involvement in the disappearances, however he and his wife denied their requests. By the following year, however, Julie Baumeister was so terrified of her husbands erratic behavior and violent outbursts, that she filed for divorce and allowed the police to investigate the property while Herb was out of town. Upon searching the 18 acre property, the remains of 11 men were found.

Baumeister fled to Ontario, where he committed suicide by a shooting himself in the head. He left a note, citing the stress of his failed marriage and business as the reason behind his suicide. He made no confession, nor any acknowledgement, of the bodies found on the property. In addition to the 11 men found at Fox Hollow Farm, Baumeister is suspected of murdering another 9 men, who’s bodies were discovered in rural areas between Colombus, OH and Indianapolis, IN along Interstate 70.