Coroner suspects serial killer didn't act alone

Nearly 30 years after thousands of human bones were discovered at the estate of suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister, a renewed investigation is casting doubt on whether Baumeister acted alone. Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison expressed suspicion that Baumeister may have had an accomplice.

Coroner Jellison stated he wants to question Mark Goodyear, who claims to be Baumeister's only known survivor, about what he knows. Jellison noted Goodyear has not been honest in previous conversations and urged him to be forthcoming to help identify the remaining victims. Despite this, Jellison clarified Goodyear is not a suspect.

Baumeister is believed to have murdered numerous men at his Fox Hollow Farm estate before his death in 1996. Investigators recovered approximately 10,000 bone fragments, with over 9,000 yet to be examined. Jellison is determined to identify these remains, comparing the investigation's complexity to the World Trade Center recovery effort.

The scale of the remains and their placement suggest Baumeister could not have carried out the crimes alone. Jellison is reaching out to the public for any information that could help identify victims, emphasizing that some families may not even know their loved ones went missing.