In Part 1 we introduced you to Herb Baumeister: Husband, father of three, prominent Indianapolis businessman…secret necrophile. By the early 1990s, Herb and his wife Julie were practically printing money with their chain of thrift stores, and they’d recently moved into a spectacular mansion on acres of beautiful woodland. It was the perfect place for the kids to run and play…and even more perfect for Herb’s favorite form of recreation. And in the summer, when Julie and the kids left for their vacation house in Lake Wawasee and Herb took to the Indy gay scene under the fake name “Brian Smart,” men started to go missing at an alarming rate. Join us now for part 2 of this chilling true story.

Sources:
You Think You Know Me by Ryan Green
A&E's "Investigative Reports with Bill Kurtis," episode "Secret Life of a Serial Killer"
Various articles from this collection: https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/baumeister-herbert.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Baumeister


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