Remains Found at Central Indiana Estate Are Those of Man Who Has Been Missing Since 1993

WESTFIELD, Ind.—Remains recovered from the central Indiana estate of a presumed serial killer have been identified as those of a man reported missing in 1993, a coroner said Thursday. The remains recovered in 1996 at the Fox Hollow Farm estate of Herbert Baumeister were found to match Manuel Resendez, who was 34 when he disappeared, Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison said. Resendez was identified through a family reference sample provided in early 2023, Mr. Jellison said. Approximately 10,000 charred bones and bone fragments have been found at Baumeister’s 18-acre (7.3-hectare) estate in Westfield, about 16 miles (25.75 kilometers) miles north of Indianapolis, Mr. Jellison has said....