Advances in DNA technology are helping victims of suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister be identified more quickly.
Dr. Krista Latham, director of the Human Identification Center at the University of Indianapolis, tells WISH-TV how the way they use DNA technology has changed. “It’s not that technology exists today that didn’t exist in the past. It’s just that it’s more sensitive. We’re able to create those DNA profiles from samples that we may not have been able to do so in the past because we can see that DNA,”
Dr. Latham is testing samples of bone fragments that were found at Fox Hollow Farms in 1996. That’s led to seven different victims being identified, but only three have been matched to a name.
Latham says it’s a slow process, but she wants to make sure as many victims can be identified as possible.
“It’s about making sure that they get the respect and dignity that they deserve in death that was taken away from them in life,” she told WISH-TV.
