Below is a short clip of the K-2 activity we caught in the woods near the area of the burn pit.
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History: Fox Hollow Farm is an 18 acre estate in Westfield, Indiana just north of Indianapolis. The Tudor-style home was built in 1979 and features 5 bedrooms and an indoor swimming pool among other amenities. It is most famous for being the home of suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister. Due to his suicide in July 1996, no charges were ever filed against Baumeister and the case was closed.
Over 5,500 bone and teeth fragments were found in the back yard and human ribs, vertebrae and spines were found in the drainage ditch between the Baumeister property and a neighboring farm. The bones were so numerous and more intact than on the Baumeister land that they actually stuck up visibly from the mud. By the time exhumation of this area ended - the mortal count had risen to an estimated 11 men killed. Eight of the victims have been positively identified. The current owners continue to occasionally find bones. Claims: Joe LeBlanc, a man who worked for the current owners and rented the apartment above the garage claims to have made contact with Baumeister and recorded EVPs of their encounter. LeBlanc also claimed to hear footsteps walking in the apartment kitchen. Others have claimed to hear knocking on the apartment entrance door and seeing apparitions inside the home and on the grounds. Our Findings: We investigated Fox Hollow Farms on August 25, 2018. It had rained on and off all day accumulating nearly one inch of rainfall. The temperature was 72° with winds SSW at 3mph at investigation time. As our focus was on the grounds, we did not set up any static cameras. Instead we went ‘old-school’ using simply a K-2 meter and audio recorder. Our research did not find any evidence that any crimes had actually been committed in the home. There is police speculation that victims were killed in the pool area then dragged outside. That is simply speculation – no physical evidence exists to support that claim. Or even to support a claim they were killed anywhere on the property. Nonetheless – human remains were found on the property. How they got there – and who put them there – is purely speculation. The owner gave us a tour of the home and stated that he had not had any experiences in the home in the 10 years he has resided there. He stated that some of the evidence we may have seen on TV or read on the internet was ‘staged’. He allows investigators into his home 5 times per year simply because “people were curious”. He pointed out areas where others have claimed to have caught EVPs or seen apparitions. He also pointed out the areas on the property where bodies were apparently burned and disposed of. He allowed us access to all areas of the home and grounds. We conducted EVP sessions in nearly every room of the home and in the areas on the grounds where bones were discovered. No EVPs were captured. We did have some K-2 activity on the side of the 5 car garage where bones were discovered under a compost pile. It appeared that something was communicating with us as the K-2 lit up in response to questions we asked. That activity was not caught on camera. We also had some K-2 activity in the woods where the so-called ‘burn-pit’ was located. It was fairly steady but did not seem to be in response to any questions. While no apparent electrical lines or other indication of possible interference was noted, it was just too random to be classified as paranormal. We had just one personal experience – while standing in the doorway to the living room we clearly heard what we thought sounded like a man’s cough coming from behind us. That experience was also not captured on audio. We did not feel any heavy or negative energy as so many others have claimed. Unfortunately our investigation did not confirm any of the claims of paranormal activity that has been reported. Instead, our visit to Fox Hollow Farm allowed us to experience not only where a piece of dark Indiana history took place but also what it has become today - a family home enjoyed by its owners. |