Mannequins, Missing Men & A Murderer: Herb Baumeister
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Hi everybody, welcome to Legally Brunette. I will be your hostess today, Emily Simpson with... Shane. With Shane. Okay, today we are going to discuss a case called the Fox Hollow Murders. I don't know if you've heard of it. It was a documentary on Hulu and I remember seeing it anytime I would, you know, go on to Hulu and I hadn't watched it yet, but I had gotten a lot of DMs from people saying, hey, have you talked about the Fox Hollow Murders? And also the reason I feel like it was just kind of renewed or became more interesting again is because they added... I believe there's three parts in the original. I think it came out in 2025. But they added an updated episode. So I think that renewed interest in people talking about it.
So anyway, let's get into it. I will say before we get into it, I... I have never watched a documentary before where I finished it and left with more questions than in the beginning. So let's get into it. In the quiet suburbs of Indianapolis, Herb Baumeister appeared to be living the American dream. He was a family man and a business owner. Herb and his wife, Julie, had even acquired a sprawling rural estate called Fox Hollow Farm, a place that seemed to embody a certain idyllic Midwestern peace. But throughout the early 1990s, men were vanishing from Indianapolis's gay bar scene. No bodies, no explanations. When investigators finally turned their eyes toward Fox Hollow Farm, they found that the peaceful estate held secrets buried deeper than anyone had ever imagined.
The idyllic grounds of this family home had been hiding the truth all along, waiting to be found.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–8:51
2
What is the Fox Hollow Farm case and why did it resurface recently?
8:51–15:35
3
How did Herb Baumeister’s background and lifestyle explain Fox Hollow Farm’s property and finances?
15:35–27:02
4
Which men disappeared from Indianapolis gay bars in the early 1990s and when were they last seen?
27:02–38:53
5
Who is Mark Goodyear and what did his 1994 report to police claim about 'Brian Smart'?
38:53–55:03
Speakers
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