Steven Spurlin Hale was 28 when he vanished from Indianapolis in the spring of 1994. He was last seen on April 1, 1994, at the Indianapolis Central Library, a spot noted as a meeting place for gay men. At the time he worked as a custodian at a local restaurant and lived in the city. His family did not learn his fate for more than two years.

In June 1996 investigators excavating Fox Hollow Farm, the Westfield estate of businessman Herb Baumeister, found at least eleven sets of human remains. Forensic analysis identified some of the charred and crushed bone fragments as belonging to Steven Spurlin Hale on September 12, 1996, and his death was ruled a homicide. Baumeister became the prime suspect in the deaths connected to the property; he later died by suicide in Ontario and left a note blaming personal and business problems without confessing to the murders.

The remains recovered at Fox Hollow Farm have been linked to at least eleven men, and authorities have suspected Baumeister in additional killings including those attributed to the I-70 Strangler. If anyone knew Steven’s movements or associates in Indianapolis in 1994, can you share what you remember?