A million-dollar farm in Indiana apparently served as a hiding spot for the remains of a serial killer's victims nearly 30 years after his arrest.

Ten thousand pieces of human remains -- mostly burnt and crushed skeletal fragments -- have been discovered in Herb Baumeister's 18-acre farm known as Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield, Indiana, according to Fox News.

The remains were reportedly of gay men the businessman and father of three hunted and met in bars, abducted and murdered in the late 1980s to the early 1990s. At the time, he went by the fake name of "Brian Smart."

"Because many of the remains were found burned and crushed, this investigation is extremely challenging. However, the team of law enforcement and forensic specialists working the case remain committed," said Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison.

"A special thanks goes to the very talented and hardworking people at the FBI, Indiana State Police Laboratory, Dr. Krista Latham of the Biology & Anthropology Department at the University of Indianapolis, and DNA experts from Texas-based Othram Laboratory."

One of the latest identified remains reportedly belonged to Jeffrey A. Jones of Fillmore, Indiana, who was reportedmissing in August 1993.

Other identified victims of Baumeister included Allen Livingston, who went missing in August 1993, and Manual Resendez, who reportedly vanished in 1996. Their bodies were identified in December 2023.

So far, the number of Baumeister's victims totaled 12, per the DNA profiles the Hamilton County Coroner's Office Indiana found. The others have yet to be identified.

"Othram scientists developed a comprehensive DNA profile for the unknown man using Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing. After successfully completing the process, the DNA profile was delivered to the FBI's forensic genetic genealogy team, and the FBI team performed the necessary genealogical research to generate new investigative leads in the case," Othram, the largest forensic genetic genealogy lab in the country, said in a statement.

Per Fox News, Baumeister moved to the farm with his family in 1988. He then used the vast area to hide thousands of his victim's decomposed remains.

His double life was hidden until his teenage son discovered a human skull and showed it to his mother.

In 1996, a warrant of arrest for Baumeister was released. However, he fled to Ontario, Canada, where he fatally shot himself. He was 49.

He was never charged for the murders. He also reportedly didn't admit to the crime in his suicide note.

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