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Daniel Thomas Halloran (born May 10, 1972) was a man whose remains were found on the farm of serial killer Herb Baumeister in 1996.

He was the tenth victim to be identified, aided by Othram in April 2025.

Background[]

Investigators used DNA from bone fragments found on Herb Baumeister's farm to conduct genetic genealogical research, which led investigators to conclude Halloran was most likely the victim.

However, his identity could not initially be confirmed due to his parents and brother all being deceased and thus unable to give DNA to confirm a familial relationship.

A DNA swab from Halloran's late mother was later found in storage at the Marion County Coroner's Office which confirmed his identity. It was also discovered that he had a living daughter, who was 2 years old when he went missing.

Case[]

On June 24, 1996, Herb Baumeister, a local businessman whose behavior had drawn concern, was discovered to have sexually assaulted, killed, and disposed of the remains of at least 11 young gay and bisexual men at his Fox Hollow Farm estate in the Westfield suburb of Indianapolis.

After an arrest warrant was issued for the murders at his estate, Baumeister fled to Ontario, Canada, and died by suicide in Pinery Provincial Park before he could be brought to trial. He did not confess to killing anyone in his suicide note and blamed his failing marriage and business for his death.

Baumeister is also suspected of being the I-70 Strangler who, between 1980 and 1991, killed 12 young boys and men and dumped their naked bodies near Interstate 70 in Indiana and Ohio. Most of those victims were members of the LGBTQ community who disappeared within a four-block radius in Indianapolis, including Maurice Taylor and Mike Glenn.

During the initial investigation, approximately 10,000 charred and fragmented bone pieces were recovered from the property. From these, investigators were able to develop eleven DNA profiles. Eight of the profiles were matched to identified individuals: Johnny Bayer, Jeffrey Jones, Richard Hamilton Jr., Manuel Martinez, Steven Hale, Allen Broussard, Roger Goodlet, and Mike Keirn.

A ninth victim, Allen Livingston, was identified in October 2023. Following Livingston's identification, Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison reported that four additional DNA samples were developed and that the remains found on the property could represent at least 25 people and encouraged families who had someone disappear between the 1980s and mid-1990s to contact the Hamilton County Coroner's Office. More than 30 families have come forward and provided DNA samples.

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